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To help get you started, here are a few of our most recent posts. And if you want to dive in to a particular area. check out the ‘Start Here‘ page above. Enjoy.
Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Embrace Discomfort : Lean Into Challenge to Improve Your Life’ (by Michael Easter)
Most of the books I read fall in to one of two camps – health & fitness or psychology. This one – Michael Easter’s ‘Embrace Discomfort : Lean Into Challenge to Improve Your Life‘ – combines the two, which is truly wonderful.
Enjoy.
Omni Health Ring (Smart Ring)
We’ve looked at a number of Smart Rings on this site, and the Omni Health Ring is certainly up there when it comes to functionality. It’s a wonderful combination.
10 Near-Impossible Exercises Only 0.1% Can Do – Are You One of Them? (Calisthenicmovement – @Calimove)
Up for a serious challenge?
Looking At : May 4 2025
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Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Anchored : How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory’ (by Deb Dana, Stephen Porges PhD)
A recent conversation on biohacking led to a discussion on the vagus nerve, and mention of Deb Dana’s book ‘Anchored : How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory‘. Interesting read.
JumpPal (Smart Jump Rope)
The JumpPal is certainly an intriguing combination. Although aimed at children / young athletes, the noted functionality is fairly well suited to users of any age.
15 BIOHACKS I Still Do From The 1 Week Experiments (pigmie – @focusedlucas)
Interesting list. Anything you’d add/change?
Looking At : Apr 27 2025
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Fitness Reading/Listening For The Week : ‘Anatomy for Runners : Unlocking Your Athletic Potential for Health, Speed, and Injury Prevention’ (by Jay Dicharry MPT SCS)
Jay Dicharry MPT SCS’ ‘Anatomy for Runners : Unlocking Your Athletic Potential for Health, Speed, and Injury Prevention takes an incredibly thorough look at the biomechanics underlying running – how everything works, and how to identify which aspects to modify (and how).
Wonderful.
PiEEG Kit (Home Bioscience Lab)
The PiEEG Kit is a ‘Bioscience Lab In-A-Box’, a great way to measure and analyse signals from the brain, muscles, heart and so on. Looks great.