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5 Life Lessons Learned From The Karate Kid

Other than Top Gun, no movie molded my childhood moreso than the Karate Kid. Thanks to Daniel-san and Mr. Miyagi, I spent a good portion of my early years attending Karate classes, practicing the crane kick in my back yard on tree stumps, and cleaning the windows of our house only using the “wax on, [...]

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9 Geeky Gateway Activities to Get You Fit

This is a guest post from George Titsworth over at GeekIntoShape. We geeks have an unfortunate dilemma when attempting to go from geek to super awesome fitness geek of infinite power. Our hobbies — gaming, coding, reading, correcting people on the internet — tend to be measured in hours and days of time commitment and [...]

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How to Create Your Own Jedi Council

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, the Jedi helped keep the peace. Today, they’re going to help you level up your life. How? By teaching you to surround yourself with the right people!  If you spend your days sitting around listening to lazy bums who eat poorly and make fun of [...]

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Real-Life Role Playing: What is Your Profession?

What do you want to be when you grow up? Today, let’s delve deep into the nerd aspect of Nerd Fitness and turn life into a giant role-playing game.  Why?  Because it’s damn fun, nerdy, and quite applicable.  If you’ve played World of Warcraft, Everquest, Final Fantasy, or practically any fantasy-based RPG this article will [...]

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Meet Moe: The Powerlifting Gamer Girl You Didn’t Know Existed.

A few weeks back, a gamer/graphic designer by the name of “MoePower” found her way onto the Nerd Fitness Message Boards, and talked about how she got into the best shape of her life by lifting heavy weights. Considering I get a few emails a week from female readers who either don’t want to lift [...]

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