Superhero Fitness is Here!!!
The Walking Dead Escape 2014… aka Nerds vs Zombies!
I think that by now it is clear that nerds shall inherit the earth.
But if that is true we might be in trouble because, in a lot of survival situations, I am pretty sure zombies > than most nerds!
The Dilemma
We geeks are often faced with an unfortunate dilemma when attempting to go from geek to real-life superhero.
Our hobbies are numerous, but rarely conducive to building a body fit for heroic adventures. We spend our time:
- Reading comics
- Playing video and role-playing games
- Programming
- Watching movies
- Trolling the Internet
Then we have the social commitment associated with those hobbies as well:
- Arguing about the latest issue of our favorite comics
- Guild raiding
- Project deadlines
- Midnight showings
- All those people on the Internet that need to be trolled
So even though we might know, deep in our hearts, that eating right and exercising is something we should be doing, we are often fearful of not only adding a new time commitment to our schedule, but also the simple fact that it these things are foreign and unknown.
I have said multiple times before (and I will keep saying it I’m sure) that you don’t have to leave your geeky hobbies and interests behind to get healthy and in-shape!
There are so many ways to merge fitness into your geeky lifestyle… and today we are going to talk about The Walking Dead Escape as just one of those ways you can get out and do something physical without being bored in a gym
So load your crossbow; we are about to open the door to a fun, alternative fitness opportunity!
How Chris Used the Riddle of Steel to Get Fit!
Editors Note: Since I am still recovering from San Diego Comic Con, and not entirely capable of writing more than a few coherent sentences, I thought it might be helpful to have a one of my geeky compatriots share some thoughts about health and fitness. So today, 1/3rd of the Geeked Out Fitness gang decided to share the first leg of his personal journey…
There comes a time in every nerd’s life when you stop, look around at the wasteland of empty soda cans, crumpled chip bags, and crushed pizza boxes and think…
“IS THIS WHAT IS BEST IN LIFE?!?”
I had an epiphany one day as I stood before my feast of Hamburger Helper and realized that the only green colored sustenance I had consumed in weeks was Mountain Dew. Not a vegetable in sight for miles…
The worst part of all?
I was in the military at the time. I was supposed to be in the best shape of my life but I couldn’t run a mile without wanting to hack up a lung. The reality of the situation was that I had gained a bunch of weight, it certainly wasn’t the good kind, and I had a really unhealthy diet.