Fitness

I sat in the parking lot, absolutely terrified. My palms were sweaty, my heart was racing, my brain was going crazy. After ten minutes, I finally mustered up my 20 seconds of courage, literally yelled at myself, got out of the car, and walked through the double doors. I was getting ready to try something I had always wanted to do but had been too scared.... And an hour later, I left a sweaty mess... A sweaty mess with a giant smile on my face. I had just attended my first swing dance class. I know plenty of people who hate exercise but WANT to find a way to like it. And that's what today's post is all about: exercising in a way where life doesn't suck. Before we jump into exercise that doesn't feel like exercise… I know what it's like to hate exercise, and ALSO want to lose weight and see results. Ugh. It's one of the reasons I started Nerd Fitness: to help busy people get results and feel good about themselves without living in a gym. We've built an entire company around doing just

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