7 minute workout, plus an advanced version, with voiceovers to walk you through actually doing them.
#health
Krav Maga Level 4 Test
This past Saturday, I had a test that was long overdue — a test that I originally should have taken almost 2 years ago. I tested to go from Level 4 (Green Belt) to Level 5 (Blue Belt) in Krav Maga at my gym here in San Francisco. I have missed this test twice now (once each year) because of scheduling conflicts, and thought I was going to miss it again this time around. Luckily things worked out and I was able to put the time in so that I felt ready for the test. (more…)
Ancestral Health Symposium
Videos from the AHS. Lots of interesting stuff on body hacking, self experimentation, personal optimization, primitive health systems etc.
Body Hacking
Random update, possibly TMI, but we’re all friends here, right? 🙂
I’m on a bit of a “body modification” kick since reading The Four Hour Body and also Born to Run, and am making some changes and testing the waters in a few different things.
Waking up with Wakemate
The age of the quantified self is coming, whether you like it not. I’ve recently started experimenting with a few aspects of this idea, with sleep being one of the first that I was interested to look at, since I’ve had a quite a lot of trouble with getting good sleep over the years.
My theory has always been that after I had glandular fever about 12 years ago, sleep has never left me feeling rested or fully revived. That’s been very difficult to quantify or keep track of though, other than saying “I feel crappy in the morning.”
Summer Tomato
Neat blog written by a woman in San Francisco. All sorts of interesting scientific approaches to eating well and living a more healthy lifestyle.
25 Body Hacks to Supercharge Yourself
25 Body Hacks to Supercharge Yourself
“A body hack is a usable technique that can make an improvement to improve a person’s life, health or mental state. These techniques are generally learned through real-life experience and are not necessarily medically recognized.”