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I’m Beej, and I’m a running-obsessed mega-geek from Alabama. Since 2010, I’ve lost over 150 pounds, and despite falling in love with fitness, I'm still the same Star Wars-loving geek I was. I just love running almost as much as I do Wookiees. I wasn’t bitten by a radioactive spider or exposed to cosmic rays. I couldn’t fit on a roller coaster, so I changed how I lived my life. Today I’m 155 pounds lighter, and World of Warcraft and Mountain Dew have given way to water bottles, tempo runs, an ...
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Well. That’s been a pretty long gap in updates, ain’t it? What I thought was going to be a weekly series has turned into a whole lotta weeks of a whole lotta nothing. I mean, not technically nothing, but not a month and a half of running as much, as often, or as well as I had hoped for. These weeks are pretty embarrassing, actually. I had committed…
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S2E1 - I Registered For a Marathon. What Have I Done?
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Well, I did it. I registered for a real, full, 26.2 mile-long marathon. The Publix Atlanta Marathon to be exact. March 1, 2020. 25 weeks from now. Or rather, 25 weeks from last Tuesday. Which may mean it's 24 weeks now. I don't know. It's 6 months away, or as Siri tells me... 5.52 months. And now...I have to start training. Let's dig in on why I ma…
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S1E12 - What You Need to Know about Anxiety and Self-Care - "You are not alone"
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Season 1 of this podcast is a re-release of the first season of the original Geek Fitness Health Hacks podcast. When switching hosts, the episodes went off iTunes, and they need to exist again. I hope you get something out of them. Full post at http://www.geekfitness.net/anxiety So mental health is a big topic for me right now, specifically anxiety…
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S1E11 - Welcome to the Hydration Station (Rhymes are So Cool)
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Season 1 of this podcast is a re-release of the first season of the original Geek Fitness Health Hacks podcast. When switching hosts, the episodes went off iTunes, and they need to exist again. I hope you get something out of them. It’s summertime, y’all, and you’re probably not drinking enough water. If your mouth is dry and you feel thirsty, it’s…
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S1E10 - It's Dangerous to Go Alone #ZeldaWasRight
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Season 1 of this podcast is a re-release of the first season of the original Geek Fitness Health Hacks podcast. When switching hosts, the episodes went off iTunes, and they need to exist again. I hope you get something out of them. Like that old dude in the cave said in The Legend of Zelda back on the NES, “It’s Dangerous to Go Alone.” And honestly…
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S1E9 - 7 Hacks to Move More Each and Every Day
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Season 1 of this podcast is a re-release of the first season of the original Geek Fitness Health Hacks podcast. When switching hosts, the episodes went off iTunes, and they need to exist again. I hope you get something out of them. If you're a true newbie, you have to train your body to get used to moving before you start beating it up. You need to…
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Season 1 of this podcast is a re-release of the first season of the original Geek Fitness Health Hacks podcast. When switching hosts, the episodes went off iTunes, and they need to exist again. I hope you get something out of them. Too often, the "health" part of mental health is disregarded. Wellness is not just about your physical health. If any …
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Season 1 of this podcast is a re-release of the first season of the original Geek Fitness Health Hacks podcast. When switching hosts, the episodes went off iTunes, and they need to exist again. I hope you get something out of them. I used to weigh 310 pounds. I was unhealthy, pre-diabetic (at least), and completely sedentary. I hated moving, being …
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Season 1 of this podcast is a re-release of the first season of the original Geek Fitness Health Hacks podcast. When switching hosts, the episodes went off iTunes, and they need to exist again. I hope you get something out of them. As a new runner, you don’t need much to start. Technically, all you need are feet. But if you want some gear, the most…
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S1E5 - Twice-baked, savory sweet potato recipe. Mmmm.
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Season 1 of this podcast is a re-release of the first season of the original Geek Fitness Health Hacks podcast. When switching hosts, the episodes went off iTunes, and they need to exist again. I hope you get something out of them. In our house, we eat a lot of sweet potatoes, and this is my favorite sweet potato recipe. It takes maybe 10-12 minute…
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S1E4 - Running with Asthma: What You Need to Know
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Season 1 of this podcast is a re-release of the first season of the original Geek Fitness Health Hacks podcast. When switching hosts, the episodes went off iTunes, and they need to exist again. I hope you get something out of them. Running is hard. Starting to run...well, that's even harder. Especially if you want to start running with asthma. Howd…
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S1E3 - How to Be Healthy During a Gaming Binge (Like the Battle for Azeroth Launch)
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Battle for Azeroth, the latest World of Warcraft expansion, released this week. Like everyone else who plays the game, I spent many hours sitting in my office chair, melting faces. But I made sure I did it a healthy way, and I just want to take a few minutes to offer some advice on how to make your marathon gaming binges a little less hard on your …
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S1E2 - Let's Talk About Anxiety and Depression
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Season 1 of this podcast is a re-release of the first season of the original Geek Fitness Health Hacks podcast. When switching hosts, the episodes went off iTunes, and they need to exist again. I hope you get something out of them. We need to talk about mental health. There's too much of a stigma attached to anxiety, depression, and the personality…
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S1E1 - How Harry Potter Helped Me Lose 150 Pounds
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Season 1 of this podcast is a re-release of the first season of the original Geek Fitness Health Hacks podcast. When switching hosts, the episodes went off iTunes, and they need to exist again. I hope you get something out of them. This is the obligatory "get to know you" episode. I talk about how I lost 150 pounds because of a terrifying experienc…
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Trailer - Good runs. Heavy lifts. Many friends. Much geek.
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Launch trailer for The Geek Fitness Podcast. I’m B.J. (call me Beej), and I’m a running-obsessed mega-geek from Alabama. Since 2010, I’ve lost over 150 pounds, and despite falling in love with fitness, I’m still the same Star Wars-loving geek I was. I just love running almost as much as I do Wookiees.I wasn’t bitten by a radioactive spider or expos…
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