I started playing World of Warcraft when it was still in beta 10 years ago. Until the end of Cataclysm, I maintained a pretty steady subscription to the game. It was only after I killed Deathwing that I decided the game was no longer as fun for me anymore. But with...
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Is Virtual Reality the Future of Fitness?
The future of fitness is in augmented and virtual reality. Run across a glacier, bike on a volcano–visit exotic locales and get your heart-rate up, without ever leaving air conditioned awesomeness of your own living room.
Forget High School: Being an Athlete Doesn’t Mean You’re a Jock
Geeks and jocks don’t have to be polar opposites. They’re not mutually exclusive. People can be more than one thing. Nerds can be athletes and vice versa.
Gaining Weight = XP Loss
Gaining weight while trying to lose it can be like losing XP in your favorite MMORPG.
Your Fitness Quest: It’s Dangerous To Go Alone
As much as fitness and weight loss is an incredibly personal undertaking, if you head into an expert-mode dungeon without some kind of backup, you’re going to wipe hard.
Eating like You’re Pac-Man
When you’re a runner, you’re always hungry. You eat and eat and eat to run and run and run and run. But where is the balance between fueling and weight loss?
Gym Fitness for Nerds and Geeks: Beginner Workout Plan
Find more success in the gym by treating fitness like an old-fashioned MMO raid–boss fights included!
5K-to-10K: Week 1 in Review
Week 1 of Active’s 5K-to-10K program was a bit tougher than I thought it would be, but it wasn’t really that bad.
What Are Your Favorite Rest Day Hobbies?
We all know working out and staying healthy takes a lot of time. A lot of time. So much time that fitness very easily becomes our primary hobby, and everything else we love is kind of forced to just sit on the bench while we press it. (See what I did there?) But...
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...