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Checking Out : BBalance (The World’s First Smart Bath Mat)
The BBalance is a smart bath mat which functions much like many a set of bathroom scales – measuring your weight, and estimating both BMI and posture. It even recognises particular users by footprint, if multiple people use the device.
QuietOn 3 Noise Cancelling Earbuds For Sleep (Katie Type A)
Remember the QuietOn noise cancelling earbuds? Here’s a great look at the latest incarnation of the device. Nice one.
Looking At : Oct 10 2021
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Fitness Reading For The Week : Strong Boy: The Life and Times of John L. Sullivan, America’s First Sports Hero (Christopher Klein)
I’m currently reading ‘Strong Boy‘, Christopher Klein’s wonderful biography of boxing champion John L. Sullivan. Nice and detailed – highly recommended.
Pocket Monkii 2 (Suspension Setup For Travel Workouts)
The Pocket Monkii 2 is a basic suspension setup with a definite focs on travel workouts. And given how many of those we’re likely to be part of in the coming year or two, it’s an ideal piece of equipment.
30 Minutes of Jump Rope Every Day for 30 Days (Goal Guys)
Long-term readers may recall my earliest forays into the world of 30 Day Challenges. They’re wonderful things – forcing you to return to the world of the beginner, and to rapidly learn a new skill. Love them.
As for this one, well I’ll let the guys explain.
Looking At : Oct 3 2021
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Fitness Reading For The Week : Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage (Alfred Lansing)
I’m currently re-reading Alfred Lansing’s wonderful book ‘Endurance’, which details Ernest Shackleton’s 1914-1915 attempt to reach the South Pole. Highly recommended.
Checking Out : CZUR Mirror (Smart Posture Corrector)
A deceptively simple combination with an awful lot of promise – both for this device in particular, and the space in general. Especially the ‘how’s my form‘ questions during a workout.
The CZUR Mirror.
Day at Wellness District LA (Katie Type A)
Very interesting look at the Wellness District LA biohacking expo. Nice one. Incidentally, I completely agree with Katie's assessment of the future of personalised healthcare.NB : We first looked at this one in the weekly Strength & Fitness Newsletter (part of the...