I read a USA Today story this week about the rise of “biohacking,” and my first reaction was that it mostly got the vibe right. More wearables. More self-ordered labs. More biological-age tests. More longevity clinics. More guys showing up with a screen full of numbers and the feeling that they’re finally getting serious about […]
A lot of health advice online still pushes the same basic fantasy: that one big change is going to transform your future. Alternatively there is the biohackers hustle culture demanding to “optimize” everything right now. For many folks that’s so intimidating to be impossible. Personally, I have taken a somewhat staged approach while making small
I have spent the last two weeks trying to get the subreddit r/proactivehealth of the ground. I took the initiative of creating it after I got again disappointed by one of the influencer-names forums going to hell because the influencer turned out to be of questionable character. starting the Reddit community was a lot of
I need to vent for a minute. I work hard in the gym and I am a data nerd. I like toys and numbers but Garmin just pisses me off. I get why VO₂max matters and would love to track it (ideally without killing myself in a lab). What I am frustrated with is how
Many fitness tracking apps and wearables offer metrics — so many metrics, that it’s easy to get lost. scores for everything: sleep, fitness, training readiness, heart rate (variation) and many many more. I am a self-confessed data nerd and I feel overwhelmed by these metrics. I am trying to pay only attention to the things
I spent most of my life thinking heart disease was something that happened to “other guys.” I don’t have a family history of heart problems but obviously occasionally heard of cases. The older guy at the office. The guy who never exercised. The friend who lived on pizza and stress. Then I started looking at
Over the last year, I have been reading and watching a lot of health and fitness-related content with a focus on longevity. Peter Attia’s “Medicine 3.0” particularly resonated with me since it focuses on proactive detection and optimization of health and fitness. This is a stark contrast to the largely reactive medical approach prevalent today,
If you’ve ever wondered what truly separates elite athletes from recreational exercisers, or why some people seem to breeze through workouts while others struggle, the answer often lies in a single metric: VO2 max. This measurement represents the pinnacle of your cardiovascular fitness and serves as one of the most powerful predictors of both athletic
Science is telling us that fitness will make me live longer, in particular VO2max is touted as one of the best predictors of longevity (reduced all-cause mortality). Peter Attia as usual has a very good summary and here is a short snippet from that discussion: There is also a pretty compelling study (aptly titled “Survival
It is widely documented that achieving consistent sleep quality is one of the most important things we can do to improve health. It affects hormones and strength. Alas, every year with the switch to Daylight Savings time and back, everyone in the US gets their sleep disrupted for days. This is especially bad with young
