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Onward and Upward – Geek Fitness is now RunningShoes.TV

Well, folks, after 5 years of being awesome and making friends, it's time for me to pretty much revamp and rebrand Geek Fitness into RunningShoes.TV. I won't go into a lot of details, but a few things have happened in the past few months that led to me making this decision and in the end, I think this is going to be a very positive change for me (and for us as a community). The main change will…

So I just got my new running shoes in, and I decided to take a break from work and give the New Balance 1080v7 a trial run. Now, after my last post where I talked about the Blerch catching up to me, I figured it was a good time to get back outside and run. I’ve done a lot of research on running shoes lately (more than usual) because Asics went and ruined my favorite model (the Nimbus), and I’ve…

Being a runner gives my life meaning. No, wait. Being a runner gave my life meaning. I know you think that sounds hyperbolic, melodramatic, and over-the-top…and you’re right. It is. But I was reading The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances for the upteenth time this weekend, and it made me realize that I have been letting the Blerch win. He’s dragged me down. He’s convinced me…

From Fat to Fit – Chapter 1 – Morbid Obesity? Nahhhh…

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From Fat to Fit – Chapter 1 – Harry Potter and the 150lb Weight Loss

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I miss being a runner

Runkeeper tells me that I became a runner on June 27, 2012 at 3:05pm. That was the very first run I tracked by GPS. I did 1.72 miles in 36:37, a pace of 21:18 per mile. That’s slower than I walk a mile now. But it was the first time I had succeeded at running, and I am still proud of that. Unfortunately, I have not felt as though I’ve succeeded at running in a very long time. I don’t think of it…

Geek to Geek Podcast - Our Favorite Documentaries and Non-Fiction - “I never had a book that changed my life before”

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Press play below to listen to the episode, or check it out here if you can’t see the…

Adding @Geektitude to the #podcast network and prepping for #yogaeverydamnday

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/2zoamWzF0mc” el_width=”60″ align=”center”][vc_column_text]Howdy do, geeks! It’s Friday, the world is beautiful, springtime is here, and we are all upright and breathing. What’s there not to be happy about? Geektitude! We added a new podcast to the network this week, Geektitude! Our take on a network is a little different than others, but we…

Meditation Mantra: Be Here

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4289″ img_size=”large”][vc_column_text]Recently, I’ve had a harder and harder time focusing while I meditate. I make sure to take time to sit every day, but it’s been pretty difficult to keep my focus on my meditation. I’ve followed my thoughts down the rabbit hole a lot and been unable to really come back to center. I thought maybe this would be a good…

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is so good it made me fat

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/kMlMqW0OYss” el_width=”60″ align=”center”][vc_column_text]Well, folks, I wasn’t around last week to podcast. That was partially because I was playing the new Legend of Zelda game. Breath of the Wild is just so good that I couldn’t stop playing it. Between work and Zelda, my time was pretty much taken completely up. And I honestly didn’t exercise…

Why you’re likely to gain back all the weight you’ve lost–and how to avoid it.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4267″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]This article is a guest post written by Nick Kastrup. Nick owns the blog www.betterstrongerfastereveryday.com which is all about weightloss, fitness and nutrition, and in this post he will explore how you can avoid regaining weight, after having gone through all the hard work of losing it in the…

New #podcast is up! Weight Loss, great podcasts from @buffer & @codenewbies, and playing #Persona4Golden

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/MHbnOt7txIU” el_width=”60″ align=”center”][vc_column_text] Press play above or subscribe to the Geek Fitness Health Hacks podcast to hear this episode. This week was pretty good for me overall. I made a lot of progress on a lot of fronts, from gaming to fitness to finishing out some freelance contracts. Forward momentum feels good, you know?…

This #FitGeekFriday is busy busy busy

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I'm Running a 5k and playing Darksiders II on #FitGeekFriday. What about you?

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Strength Training for Runners with Stronglifts 5×5 Program

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4206″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] Press play below to listen to the podcast companion for this post! [/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/UrfNUv7ckNE” el_width=”70″ align=”center”][vc_column_text]Today’s a good day. Like Faith would say on Buffy The Vampire Slayer, everything is five by five. What in the world do I…

Hey! #FitGeekFriday is back! Thanks to @sidequestfm and @chocobochica for the inspiration!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4187″ img_size=”large”][vc_column_text]Austin Kleon said that the key to success as an artist was stealing. Really! He wrote a book called Steal Like an Artist, for goodness sake! So, I’m following his advice and straight-up stealing Side Quest Fitness‘s Friday High Five emails. Every Friday, I get 5 cool things Robbie has done, seen, or cared about that…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4170″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Press play below to listen to the episode, or check it out here if you can’t see the download. Additionally, you can find GFHH on iTunes, Stitcher, and YouTube (or whatever your favorite podcasting service…