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4 Best Exercises to Improve Your Memory and Learning Skills
Your brain is literally the most important part of your body. It will control all organs, help you remember things, and in fact, it will also help you to figure out details about your movement and direction. Your brain also handles your hormones and vital organs so...
Fitness Reading For The Week : The Addictive Brain (by Thad A. Polk)
This is a great overview of a personal area of interest – addiction & the brain. How and why everything works the way it does.
FEND SUPER (Foldable Bike Helmet)
The FEND SUPER is an incredibly portable bicycle helmet which folds up when not in use. A pair of lights (front and rear) complete the picture.
How Much Does Chalk Actually Help In Climbing? (Geek Climber)
Interesting comparison of climbing with & without chalk. Would love to see something similar with certain strength feats.
Looking At : Oct 2 2022
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Fitness Reading For The Week : Habits for Mastering Depression: 10 Steps to Understanding, Surviving and Thriving (by Dr Tim Sharp)
Once again we’re visiting the wonderful work of Dr Tim Sharp – this time exploring the area of depression. And if you’ve read any of his previous works, you’ll appreciate just how deep he dives.
FITTO (Muscle Growth Tracker)
The FITTO is a handheld scanner for assessing the status of individual muscles, using NIR to work out the amounts of each component.
I Tested Apple Watch Ultra In A Dive Chamber (DC Rainmaker)
How deep can it go? This video explores exactly that.
Looking At : Sep 25 2022
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Fitness Reading For The Week : Ruby Wax’s No Brainer (by Ruby Wax)
Once again we’re returning to the fascinating world of neuroscience, with several brief glimpses of this incredible area.