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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.
Kingsmith WR1 (Foldable Water Rower)
The Kingsmith WR1 is a foldable (three segments) water rower, with the usual functionality. Nice and compact.
How Your Muscles Change With Exercise (Institute of Human Anatomy)
Exactly what the title suggests – and it’s a fascinating area. Dive in.
Looking At : Aug 14 2022
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Fitness Reading For The Week : Wayfinding – Food and Fitness (By Hugh Howey, read by Graham Vick)
This is another book that was brought up in a recent conversation – ‘Hugh Howey’s Wayfinding – Food and Fitness‘. A brief look at fitness and nutrition from the evolutionary side of things.
Interesting read.
Relee M1 (Sports Helmet With Integrated Lights, Camera And Audio Assistant)
The Relee M1 is a sports helmet with integrated lights, camera and audio assistant. Wonderful idea.
How To Make Your Apple Watch As Accurate As Possible (Bryan Adam Castillo)
When it comes to the use of the Apple Watch for health and fitness tracking, I’m similarly obsessed. I agree 100% with these suggestions.
Looking At : Aug 7 2022
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Fitness Reading For The Week : Man on Wire (By Philippe Petit, read by Andrew Heyl)
I was chatting to a friend the other day about tightrope work (we’d be talking about slacklining, and it escalated a little), and they mentioned the incredible Philippe Petit. I’ve never actually read his book ‘Man on Wire‘, so decided to dive in to the audio version.
Wonderful.
AMU+ (Non-invasive Glucometer)
The AMU+ is a non-invasive glucometer (scanning fingers, rather than requiring blood samples). Sounds great, though I’d like to see a bit of detail on how it works.
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The Gut-Brain Connection [Audio Only] (Peter Attia & Michael Gershon)
This is an incredibly detailed look at this link, and the many ways it can be (and often is) put to work.
Love it.