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Welcome to Nerd Fitness!

My name is Steve Kamb, owner and rebel leader here at NerdFitness.com. We’re a rag-tag bunch of intelligent nerds looking to level up our lives by going against conventional wisdom. Why? Because it’s this “conventional wisdom” that has dug the general population into a bigger and bigger hole: 66% of people in the United States are overweight, half of whom are considered obese.

Despite more and more low fat health food options, gyms, fancy “toning” sneakers, and miracle diet pills, these numbers continue to get worse and worse.

Luckily, there is hope.

Every Monday and Thursday, I publish a new article on how to better your life through your exercise, diet, and mind. To keep things interesting, I do everything I can to surround these educational message with references to Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Billy Madison, the Matrix, and more. Getting in shape has never been so fun (or nerdy).

Here’s the basic philosophy of Nerd Fitness in a nutshell (a more in in-depth philosophy can be found here):

Fitness

We exercise because it’s fun. If the idea of running on a treadmill for three hours sounds miserable, then don’t do it! If you don’t want to lift weights, don’t do it! There are so many different ways to burn calories that any and all methods are acceptable, provided they get you results and put a smile on your face. Yoga, karate, weight lifting, ultimate Frisbee, cycling, Belegarth, whatever it is – I want to help you find what it is that gets your heart racing, and help you get better at it.

Now, if you’re up for anything and want to burn the most calories in the most efficient manner possible, I’d recommend looking into starting with the Nerd Fitness Beginner Body Weight Circuit, and then progressing onto the Advanced Body Weight Circuit once you’re in good enough shape. For the reasoning behind my strong belief in weight training over cardio, read about my research here.

Diet

We understand that 80% of our success in losing weight will be a direct results of what we eat. I’m a huge fan of the Paleo Diet (fancy terminology for eating REAL food) because it makes complete logical sense to me from a scientific standpoint. I also understand that sometimes our lives, jobs, and families often make it difficult to eat healthy 100% of the time, so we do the best we can with what we have.

To explain just how important your diet is to getting in shape, I recommend reading “How to Lose Weight Without Doing a Single Minute of Exercise.“ I’m not advocating doing zero exercise, but i just wanted to highlight how important eating well really is. It comes down to a few basic steps:

Eat real food as often as possible.
Cut back on fake foods and processed foods.
Eat in moderation.

Mindset

Now, possibly more important than both fitness and diet when it comes to getting in shape is your mental attitude. Gandalf said it best: “all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” Everybody can make excuses why they’re overweight and out of shape. It’s the successful ones who shut their mouths, play the hand they’re dealt, and take care of business!

We all have lives, jobs, families, pets, friends, and more that can keep us from getting in shape. Rather than use those things as excuses or shirk your other duties to get in shape, instead why not find a way to incorporate your changes into your daily life?

Your exercise and diet can become part of what you are, but not at the expense of who you are.

So, Are You In?

I encourage you to join the Nerd Fitness Rebellion. Here are the best ways to connect with the community:

Sign up for the Rebel Army Newsletter or subscribe via RSS Feed.
Join us on the Nerd Fitness Message Boards – 350+ rebel soldiers and growing daily.
Be a fan of Nerd Fitness on Facebook – even my mom is a fan, so you KNOW it’s cool.
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Subscribe to the Nerd Fitness YouTube Channel - Any day now I expect to be picked up for my own show on G4, but until then…watch me be an idiot on YouTube! You might even learn something.