I’m always on the lookout to gamify fitness as much as possible. That’s because making it fun is what keeps me motivated. Today, I’m starting a new challenge to see which burns more calories, the Xbox Kinect or the Oculus Quest 2.

Here we are, halfway through my latest iteration of the 12-week fitness challenge and I haven’t really done much for fitness. In fact, I’ve only lost 3.6 pounds in total since I began this year. But that’s going to change.

When some people think of the gym, they imagine bulking up and walking around like the Incredible Hulk. In reality, though, this doesn’t happen unless you put in the effort to make it happen. There are all kinds of ways the gym can help you reach higher levels of fitness without looking stacked.

Sunday begins another year. How ready are you to start your goals and put plans of action into your resolutions? Personally, I’ve been waiting for this moment since November. Then again, I often start my plans for the next year a couple of months beforehand.

Although I’m doing what I can to slim down before the end of the year, I’m still looking forward to starting my next 12-week fitness challenge on January 1st. Mostly because I’ve kind of expanded the challenge and included a variety of fun elements.

Recently, the so-called, “Liver King” was outed as being a fraud in the fitness world. Instead of promoting his physique as natural, it was discovered through email that he is actually on a series of performance enhancers and steroids. Why does it matter?

So, I managed to drop five pounds over the span of two days. And while that might sound pretty amazing, it’s actually a bit of a false-positive from the scale. Yes, I’m lighter today than I was Monday, but there are a few distinct reasons why.

Over the weekend, I made a bit of a pig out of myself. For two days, I threw caution to the wind and just ate pretty much anything that was in front of me. Unfortunately, I’m paying for it now in a big way.

Earlier this week, my 23-year-old decided he wanted to challenge the old man to a friendly sparring match. This morning, I called his bluff and set the date. April 1st, we’ll go a few rounds. And no, I’m not going to be gentle.