Steve kamb is not only a real life james bond, hes also written a damn good book. Steve kamb is a blogging buddy of mine from way back. Level up your life uses the principles of video games, movies, television, comic books, and pop culture to teach you how to transform your life in extraordinary ways and collect realworld experiences that are just as amazing and fulfilling as the adventures of comic book heroes and video game characters. Level up your life by steve kamb tiibiis nerd fitness. Im also the bestselling author of level up your life, which you can find in bookstores or anywhere books are sold. Now hes written a book on how we can do that too, level up your life. I recently completed the audio book level up your life by nerd fitness founder steve kamb. We both started our sites in 2009 damn, that seems like a long time ago. Level up your life was a book that resonated well with me. Steve kamb from nerd fitness joins me to talk about his new book, level up your life.
Download episode here download a transcript of this episode here guest. Here he talks about his new book, all about making your life. Steve kamb is the founder of, a worldwide fitness community dedicated to helping nerds, desk jockeys, and selfaware robots level up their lives hes also the author of the upcoming book, level up your life, that gives people a blueprint for prioritizing adventure, growth, and happiness by turning life into a giant video game. This is the place to set up your own meet upspub crawlshopscotch tournaments.
Theres a fun feel to the site as steve really is a nerd, so he makes quite a few references to science fiction and comic books. The book is called level up your life, and its written by a freakin genius named steve kamb. Start small so you dont give up too soon, but make them challenging enough that the sense of accomplishment helps you take things a step further until youre living the life you want or doing the things you. In his new book, nerd fitness founder steve kamb turns to video games and other geeky pursuits to show you howkamb takes a fresh approach to the selfhelp and fitness category, walking you through the steps needed to make your life. Im steve kamb, founder of nerd fitness and leader of this rag tag group of misfits. His unique program applies video game principles and behavioral psychology to physical fitness, and has transformed the lives of over 5,000 rebels. Oct 19, 2015 i survived camp nerd fitness, zombie dog and all. I bought into the entire system from steve kamb including their nerd fitness academy, this book, and also attended camp nerd fitness in 2016. Fun, approachable yoga workouts you can do anywhere on your own schedule. If you think no meat athlete is a blogging success story, well, then you havent seen nerd fitness. Nerd fitness helps desk jockeys, nerds, and average joes level up their lives. Helping you lose weight, get stronger, live better. First, the website talked about their book level up your life. Finally, it focuses on your training, in the home or gym, to improve your fitness.
Steve kamb is the creator of nerd fitness, a fitness community dedicated to helping nerds, desk jockeys, and average joes get healthy. The 10 best health and fitness podcasts you should. Oct 01, 2012 welcome to nerd fitness im steve kamb. Level up your life by the art of manliness published on 20160119t12. And later this year, nearly 400 members will converge in georgia for the third iteration of camp nerd fitness. Steve kamb is the rebel leader of nerd fitness and an allaround fascinating guy. How this zeldaplaying, harry potterloving nerd built a. Guides to staying healthy, without giving up your geek lifestyle.
Nerd fitness is a health and fitness website that uses the slogan level up your life. I read a fair bit of fiction, but would like to expand my horizons more. Three words you rarely hear uttered in the same sentence, let alone to describe any one person unless youre talking about epic movie battles. Steve kamb from nerd fitness joins us to discuss turning your life into a game.
Honestly, that was my biggest challenge, because i was so used to, before going full time with nerd fitness, working a fulltime job at 40 to 50 hours a week and then coming home every night to work on nerd fitness until 2 in the morning and then waking up and repeat, repeat and repeat. Shop shelves are littered with self help books and while many use the same techniques level up your life stands aside. In that chapter, kamb explains that we often skip that messy middle step that allows us to get from point a to point b. It changed how i manage every part of my day and i cannot recommend it highly enough. Jun 30, 2016 nerd fitness offers nf yoga, a guided online course with kamb and two other instructors. I started nerd fitness in 2009 as a simple blog and have been publishing 12 articles per week ever since.
If you have additional questions, check out our faqs below. Id also recommend getting this book for a fella who doesnt seem too motivated about leveling up his real life, and spends most of his time leveling up his video game avatar. But achieving and maintaining fitness is a common problem. Nerd fitness its got this magical, perfect mix of fun and function where you really dont see anywhere else, said maya ogranovitch scott. But, that triplethreat describes founder of the global nerd fitness movement and author of level up your life, steve kamb, perfectly. Learn how to design your own personal epic quest of awesome through. At home workouts, live classes and challenges, and the most supportive community ever. Were all at different steps, moving at different speeds, and chasing our own dragons big and small, internal and external. Hes also the author of the upcoming book, level up your life, that gives people a blueprint for prioritizing adventure, growth, and happiness by turning life into a. I survived camp nerd fitness, zombie dog and all cnet. Nerd fitness steve kamb on how to level up your life. As the founder and rebel leader of nerd fitness, steve is dedicated to helping desk jockeys, nerds, and average joes level up their lives.
In his new book, nerd fitness founder steve kamb turns to video games and other geeky pursuits to show you howkamb takes a fresh approach to the selfhelp and fitness category, walking you through the steps needed to make your life more epic in an extremely geekfriendly way. If you buy one fitness or selfdevelopment book this year, make it this one. The part that spoke to me most was the cautionary tale of the underpants gnomes. Steve was becoming increasingly interested in fitness and if there is a problem a lot of people have, aside from money problems. Level up your life, every single day that has been the nerd fitness tagline from day one. We love star wars around these parts our site is literally called nerd fitness, so youre in the perfect place to begin your training, my young padawan. Once a side project, nerd fitness has since exploded into a top online fitness community and has helped thousands of geeks incorporate fitness into their lives. Get healthy, lose weight, and level up your life with other rebels from around the world. Kambs first published book, level up your life, was released on january 12, 2016 by rodale books. Oct 23, 2019 if you like the idea of looking at life like through this lens, you should probably go buy my book its available anywhere books are sold.
The paleo solution, by robb wolf the paleo diet confuses the crap out of people, which i guess is why the beginners guide to the paleo diet is the most popular and commented on article on nerd fitness. I was able to relate to the author very well as i am a nerd at heart. I listened in my car during my commutes to and from work and it certainly did wonders for my attitude while sitting in traffic. That was the genesis and ultimate creation of nerd fitness, and now something that im so proud of, and really happy with how it turned out, but this book level up your life, which i just man, i had so much fun writing it, and im actually in this, the microphone is currently sitting on a stack of my books. As a long time reader of nerd fitness, i can say steves advice has helped me look at fitness in a new light. Dont worry, steve has you covered in chapter 2 of level up your life. Level up your life with nerd fitness founder, steve kamb. We specialize in creating nerdy themed workouts and today one of our coaches will walk you through an. Level up your life with steve kamb listen money matters. Steve talks with us about how to level up your life, using video game strategy for self improvement, and being a superhero.
Nerd fitness is a health and fitness website run by a guy named steve kamb who calls his followers rebels. The site was created by a guy named steve kamb who encourages visitors to follow him on. These programs are no longer available, and have been replaced by the nerd fitness academy. Choose challenges for yourself in every area of your life that you feel weak in. Level up your life, with steve kamb from nerd fitness. In this edition we talk to the founder and owner of one of my favorite websites, steve kamb of nerd fitness. The book is out since january 12th 2016, and i just finished reading the sample. Steve kamb is the founder of, a worldwide fitness community dedicated to helping nerds, desk jockeys, and selfaware robots level up their lives. Thanks for putting your trust in me to help you level up your life. How to unlock adventure and happiness by becoming the hero of your own story steve kamb. In 2015, kamb released nerd fitness yoga, a beginners yoga digital guide. We chatted with kamb about nerd fitness, favorite workouts, goto take out orders, and his book, level up your life, out in january 2016. Of all the books ive read on the diet, i found robbs book to be the most enjoyable and easy to read. So 12 nonfiction books over a year should be easy i was looking, in.
Jun 21, 2016 nerd fitness users go on quests to level up. Level up your life goodreads meet your next favorite book. It just felt a little like they were trying to sell me something before even explaining what they had to really offer, but i read on just trying to. Nerd fitness turns exercise and healthy eating into a game. This post is adapted from his book, level up your life.
Let me summarize this book so you dont waste your money. Heres everything you need to know about nerd fitness. We have guest steve kamb of nerd fitness on the podcast. I loved this concept so much that i built my entire book, level up your life, around it. In this episode i speak with the founder of nerd fitness and the author of the book level up your life, steve kamb.
Level up your life uses the principles of video games, movies. It just felt a little like they were trying to sell me something before even explaining what they had to really offer, but i read on. Jul 12, 2010 the first chapter of my book, level up your life attempt this exercise at your own risk, and always consult a physician before beginning any physical activity. Level up your life, with steve kamb from nerd fitness gmb fitness. Theres a lot of information that you can find on his web site, or in the nerd fitness ressources, but a bunch of new stuff too. Because most of us tend to fall off the track every once in a while. Thats why fitness enthusiasts like you and me need the help of. While youre reading this, im probably running through new york city bookstores skipping and giggling like a fiveyear old schoolgirl and signing as many copies as i. You can find the current challenge subforum here and rulesfaq here if this is your first challenge please set up your challenge thread in the level 1 subforum. The unlikely combination of superhero nerd culture and serious fitness and. Good horror books book club nerd fitness rebellion.
We talk about what it takes to take your life to the next level in a variety of ways and go over whats happened in both of our journeys since the very first interview we ever had over 7 years ago. C heck out the nf beginners guide, as well as the video walkthrough of your first challenge. The instant promotion of the book kind of put me off a little bit. Nerd fitnesss steve kamb wants to level up your life.
Steve was working a sales job he hated and wasnt very good at when he saw tim ferriss book, the four hour work week. Kylie chans dark serpent has the same issues, but possibly because i picked up book 6 in the series instead of starting at the beginning. Sep 12, 2011 you can find the current challenge subforum here and rulesfaq here if this is your first challenge please set up your challenge thread in the level 1 subforum. He built a sevenfigure business making fitness friendly to. The site was started by steve kamb, who introduces himself like this. How the nerd fitness founder created a forum that helps geeks. Our nerd fitness academy offers all the mindset, fitness, and diet guidelines you need to continue to level up nerd fitness yoga works really well in tandem with the academy, but is also a terrific standalone product you can use to build strength, improve flexibility, and lose weight and bring everything all together for a week of nerdy fun at camp nerd fitness. In his new book, nerd fitness founder steve kamb turns to video games and other geeky pursuits to show you howkamb takes a fresh approach to the self help.
He takes a firm line on whats paleo and whats not, and i really enjoyed. In his new book, nerd fitness founder steve kamb turns to video games and other geeky pursuits to show you howkamb takes. If you have a nerd fitness academy or nerd fitness yoga account, make sure to use the same email address you used for that, and we will automatically link your accounts. About the author part of the reason i found myself getting so into the book is that i can relate in a lot of ways to the book s author, steve.
Aug 27, 2017 level up your life by steve kamb is a motivational book, a tool to achieve your goals, a kick up the ass. A lot of the material covered in the book was information i. Nonfiction book recommendations nerd fitness rebellion. In the book, ferris details how to start a very small company that solves a problem that a lot of people have. And he talks about the whole story, and a lot that i didnt saw on the nerd fitness blog. He built a sevenfigure business making fitness friendly. Post here if you feel like catching up with other rebel army members in your area. Jan 20, 2016 if you like video games, comic books, pop culture, and selfimprovement, youll love level up your life. The entire process has been a life changing experience, from the community that ive become involved with all the way to the motivation that exists within this book. It doesnt matter if these fly over your head, but its nice to be in on the jokes.
Discover the simple framework to find adventure and start leveling up your life today. The nerd fitness academy is a selfpaced fitness and nutrition course with the best community on the internet. Steve kamb promotes his nerd fitness website throughout the book, which would be fine if. Steve has a strong community dedicated to improving their lives.
A lifelong gamer and nerd, steve found himself exposed to the world of fitness later in life. I picked up the book expecting epic kungfu battles and theres way more inner life of the protagonists than i was expecting. Steve kamb of nerd fitness talks with jon in this engaging interview about his new book level up your life, nerd fitness, how to choose your next project, and the true value of consistent persistence. Nov 27, 2019 the 10 best health and fitness podcasts you should listen to. Hes also the author of the upcoming book, level up your life, that gives people a blueprint for prioritizing adventure, growth, and happiness by turning life into a giant video game.
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