Tag: Breathwork
-
Training the Inspiratory Muscles: A Review of the O2Trainer
In the realm of fitness and wellness, training your respiratory muscles has gained significant attention in recent years. These muscles, comprising the diaphragm and accessory muscles, play a vital function in facilitating efficient breathing. A few months ago, I started using the O2Trainer to enhance my breathing capabilities and overall performance. In this blog post,…
-
Cold Water Immersion
Embrace the Chill: Unleashing the Joys of Cold Water Immersion In the realm of personal wellness, few practices have gained as much attention and popularity as cold water immersion. This technique is accessible to everyone. It has been embraced by athletes, mental health advocates, and everyday individuals looking to supercharge their physical and mental well-being. …
-
Tracking Health and Performance Metrics
I remember reading about the Quantified Self movement in the early 2000s. Even though this was something that people were experimenting with for years, I felt that it was a revolutionary approach to understanding and improving our health and well-being. In the early days, it was difficult to collect and analyze all of the data…
-
Improving HRV
I was introduced to heart rate variability (HRV) when I got serious about getting in shape. Many people recommended monitoring HRV as a means of knowing when to push a workout further. My HRV has always been low relative to others. Despite this, it was clear that I always felt my best when it was…
-
Intro to Breathwork
Breathing… we all do it. Most of us probably don’t pay much attention to how we go about it either. Unless you do, you probably also don’t realize that some subtle awareness when it comes to your breathwork practice can likely make a radical difference in your day to day health. I was the same…
-
Sauna Protocol and Benefits of Sauna Use
Fairly early on in my journey toward better health, I kept running into all the research touting the benefits of sauna use. None of these prescribed a specific sauna protocol, but noted that there seemed to be many benefits that correlated with regular use of sauna. Sauna use wasn’t really foreign to me. I had…
-
My Daily Ritual
The thing I am asked about most often is some variant of “How are you able to do everything that you do?”… It’s usually buttressed by things like: “You have so many interests.”… “You’re married with kids, how do you have the time?” or “Do you ever have down time? I just want to watch…