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[This is the part 2 in our Nerd Fitness Challenge series – designed to help you build fitness habits that last. You can read part 1 here. In the last step​, you identified the things that usually get in the way when you try to stay consistent. Now we’re going to use that information to…

So far in the Challenge, you’ve: Identified what usually trips you up Picked a starting plan Now we make sure that plan survives real life. In the video below, I walk you through building your Dial Mode – a simple backup plan for the days when time, energy, or motivation are low. We want to…

You go to bed fully intending to exercise tomorrow. Then the morning hits, and suddenly everything else feels more important. This exact pattern came up in a recent coaching session I recorded with a Nerd Fitness reader named Charlie. Below are three coaching takeaways from that conversation you can use today to avoid the comparison…

Depending on how the start of the year has gone, you might be feeling one of two things right now. Either: “Hey, this is actually going pretty well.” Or: “I thought I’d have more momentum than this.” Both are completely normal. And both are exactly why this step matters. The fourth and final step: Zooming…

Last week did not go according to plan. My wife ended up in the hospital and needed her gallbladder removed. (She’s okay now ❤️.) I wrote last week’s newsletter from a hospital room, using…let’s call it optimistic Wi-Fi. When the email went out this week, I opened it up and immediately noticed the bottom of…

If you find yourself getting excited to tackle a big fitness goal, but then burning out a few weeks in, you don’t need a better goal. You need to choose better problems. Let me explain. Take a marathon, for example. Wanting to complete a marathon sounds pretty cool. But that’s the shiny object at the…

Have you ever felt like you’re you’re doing your best to workout consistently, but you don’t feel like you’re seeing any progress? That’s exactly how Roseanne felt when we sat down for a live coaching session the other week. Here’s what she told me: I keep a workout journal, and I was looking back over…

Here are four simple cues you can use to move better and feel great in your workouts. If you’ve had a nagging feeling of: “I’m not sure if this is sketchy, am I doing this right? 🧐” …then this is for you! Let’s dig in. ​WATCH: 4 CUES TO HELP YOU MOVE BETTER​ CUE #1:…

Welcome to the kick off of the 2026 Nerd Fitness Challenge! If you’re starting the year excited and a little wary because you’ve been here before, you’re exactly who this Challenge is for. In this first short video, I’m going to ask you to start from a place you might not expect. We’re not starting…

One of the most common things I hear from people is this: “I’m tired of starting over with fitness.” They feel like they’re stuck in a loop: Get motivated to make a change Go all-in with a new plan Life throws a curveball Fall off track and feel like they “failed” Eventually muster up the…