Beauty & Health

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2014 Winner: November Project

Photo Credit: Bojan Mandaric/November Project

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At these massive group workouts, everyone is welcome, “especially those who prefer to exercise outside, instead of with machines,” says co-founder Brogan Graham. The brainchild of two contagiously enthusiastic former Northeastern University rowers, November Project meets every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, either at Harvard Stadium or at tweeted locations citywide. Participants run, crunch, squat and plank as the sun rises, and while we won’t call them painless, the workouts are completely free—something that hasn’t changed, even as the Project has spread to 16 other cities and clinched the cover of Runner’s World.