Round 1 of Our Hottest Trainer Competition Starts Now!

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Last month, we put out an open call for Philadelphia's hottest fitness trainers. From there, our panel of experts combed through tons of shirtless, sweaty photos to select eight contestants. (We know, it was hard work.) Now, it's time to begin the voting process. Here's how it'll go down: This week, we'll hold Round 1 of the competition, the winners of which will progress to next week's Round 2. On Wednesday, August 28, we'll hold the Round 3 final face-off, and on Thursday, August 29, one of our finalists will officially be crowned the Hottest Trainer in Philly.

First up: Jessica Sullivan of Body Cycle versus Joe Ling of Crossfit Novem. Each poll will close 24 hours after it's published, so you have until 12:30pm on Tuesday to vote for Jessica or Joe. To the polls!
Update: This poll is now closed.