I realized this weekend that Nerd Fitness should be the catalyst for improving people’s lives. That is my goal for for this site – to facilitate good changes in people’s lives, to allow them to find their inner strength, their true motivation, to realize that exercising is a microcosm for their future successes in life. I want Nerd Fitness to be the place that allows people to become 2.0 versions of themselves.
I see people every single day in the gym paying crazy amounts of money for personal trainer sessions and then half-ass it. Of course, the trainer doesn’t care, because he gets paid either way. This drives me bonkers. I think it’s smart to have a mentor, and a trainer can make sure you’re doing exercises with proper form so you don’t get injured. However, if you’re intelligent (and if you’re reading a nerd fitness site I’d like to think you are), you can be smart about getting in shape and not have to spend thousands of dollars. I’d much rather see a really skinny or overweight guy in the gym by himself, with his headphones in, recording his results on his iPhone…pushing himself every day to get better. I’d rather hear about the programmer who decided to start riding his bike to work, ultimately lost over 100 pounds, and will soon compete in a Ironman Triathalon. These are the guys who will be successful in life, and will help others along the way. These are the people I want in the Nerd Fitness community.
Now, why did I decide to start a fitness website, even though there are already a million of these things out there already? It’s because 99% of the sites out there are extremely overwhelming, beg you to spend 4 easy payments of $89.99 for their program, and endorse products that probably aren’t good for you (but make the site owners an extra 20 bucks a week). I know what it’s like to have no clue where to start…and it sucks. I created Nerd Fitness to approach wellness from a different angle – I’m not a body builder and I have absolutely no desire to become one; I’m just a normal guy with a day job that wants to help other people become better versions of themselves. I want to make things as easy and fun as possible for you guys, because your lives depend on it. Why not have fun, look better, and live longer!
I want to help, and I need your help. I want you to email me at [email protected] and let me know what questions you have about your exercise plan and diet, if you got a gym membership and need a routine, what you’re struggling with, and let me know how I can help. I don’t have all the answers, but I can put you in touch with people who can answer the questions I can’t. I want you to email me and let me know what topics I should be writing about more often; I want to know if my articles are too confusing, too long, or too short; I want to know where I can improve so that I can help you improve.
My friend Saint’s success (losing over 30 lbs in a few months) has shown me that if somebody is determined to change their lives, they can do it without a personal trainer yelling at them five days a week. Hell, Saint didn’t even have a gym membership! Fitness is what you want it to be: if you want to run marathons, you can. If you want to climb mountains, play Ultimate Frisbee, study karate, or win the Tour de France, you can. There’s no right way to get in shape; you just need to find out what makes you happy and healthy and stick with it. I don’t care if you’re 18 or 80, fat or skinny, in shape or immobile; there’s a better version of you waiting around the corner, and I want to help you get there.
Like Morpheus says in the Matrix, “I’m trying to free your mind, Neo…but I can only show you the door. You’re the one that has to walk through it.”
-Steve
email Steve at [email protected]
