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Crushed It!
So yesterday, I made a boo-boo. I broke my elliptical. #crushedittoomuch I didn't fall off, which is a miracle, but it did cut my workout a bit short--only got 45 minutes instead of 65. That's okay. Things happen and workouts get interrupted. The elliptical got me...
Using the Low Glycemic Index and Complex Carbs for Weight Loss
The low-glycemic index diet is fairly complicated when you break it down and start looking at the science. The essential rule, though, is pretty basic: avoid simple carbs. When I started this diet in July of 2010, I lost 30 pounds without lifting a finger. All I did...
Your Fitness Quest, Part 3: Unlearn What You Have Learned…About Diets
Master Yoda was right: before we can even start, you're going to have to unlearn what you have learned...about diets and dieting. Because if you plan on losing weight--and keeping that weight off--you need to understand something:Â diets are bad. Here at Geek Fitness,...
Happy Birthday! I’m Nerdy-Thirty!
Happy Birthday to me! I'm thirty! Or, as my wife has taken to saying, I'm Nerdy-Thirty. Honestly, I'm freaking out a little bit about hitting the 30-year milestone. Just a bit. And while I may be getting older, I have to keep telling myself that I'm in the best shape...
2 Quick and Easy Fitness Tips for MMO Raid Nights
MMO raiding is stressful. Sitting at a computer, staring at a screen, and wiping to Korfok the Unintelligible for 3-6 hours can be hell on your body. Add in your raid leader and guild officers critiquing your performance, and there goes your mind. Fortunately for you...
Second Breakfast? What About the First One?
You know how I know I'm not a Hobbit? I mean, I have the feet for it, but I have never really been hungry in the mornings. So I had no interest in eating breakfast--much less second breakfast. The way I saw it, if I wasn't hungry, I shouldn't eat. Why take in extra...