Let’s set the record straight: pain stinks. The enlightened mind accepts that pleasure is only appreciated by contrast to pain, but forget that. Pain is a tricky son of a gun. Practitioners compare it to an iceberg, separating the visible parts from the deeper ramifications of pain. Unlike pleasure,... Read more
There’s no denying it. We’re super excited about virtual reality (VR) technology. It comes up so often at BodyHacks, “VR is cool,” is practically our refrain. It should come as no surprise that we are equally excited about the peripheral market developing around VR. It was inevitable. Our new favorite: Gloveone, by Nuerodigital... Read more
Recently, an article appeared in Very Well, which outlined many of the reasons we eat emotionally. In case you don’t feel like reading it, the article mentioned cortisol cravings, social eating, nervous energy, childhood habits, and stuffing our emotions. It’s an interesting list of challenges many of us can relate to,... Read more
Technically, that’s not true. We won’t be melding with exoskeletons anytime soon. It may surprise you to learn just how many exoskeleton options exist out there. In fact, this isn’t even the full list. Many groups are racing to create the next generation of exoskeletons. Will we see the end... Read more
You’ve done the research, considered all the options. Many smartwatches have features you like, but you take the bad with the good. There are a couple of competitive fitness trackers, but none stand out as perfect. If only there were some way you could cobble together the best parts... Read more
For users who are a little more tech-savvy than the rest of us, the HDK 2 (Hacker Development Kit 2) may be the open source headset to buy. Virtual Reality headsets may not be the most useful wearable on the market. There are no heart rate monitors, no steps tracked, no... Read more
According to the Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents, ROSPA, in 2014 75% of cycling accidents occur in urban areas. This data may not be relevant to the greater cycling community, but it’s not ignorable. Not all cycling happens in cities. In fairness, many cities have stepped up their cycling game... Read more
In development for over ten years, Wove promised to be the greatest thing to happen to wearables since the Apple Watch. It scheduled to launch mid-2016, but it has yet to sell anywhere. Short of reaching out the devs, we spent some time searching the internet for clues, looking... Read more
It needs to be said, so let’s come right out with it: fitness is boring. That sounds like a complaint, but it’s not. It’s the greatest thing about fitness. You can scour the internets for the best new way to get six pack abs or how to deadlift a... Read more
The question answers itself, in the same way, a second hit rebrands a one hit wonder. According to Wareable, the Whoop band will soon be made available (pre-order now for December delivery) to the common consumer. Prior to this, it was only worn by professional athletes. Who, you ask?... Read more
Change one letter in that title and it reads life instead of lift, which is equally true. The right tension in your life is key. We’ll come back to that. Let’s start with tension in the gym. The gym isn’t exactly a walk in the park. For many of us, just the... Read more
The problem with plans for better health is they are always just plans. We have notions of the life we’d like to be living, but most of us will start tomorrow the same way we started today. The trick to making changes is to make them the moment you... Read more
Launched recently on Indiegogo, Elf Emmit (pronounced alf-émit) promises to help you relax wherever you want. This isn’t the first device we’ve looked at for managing stress, but this is the first one that works in this specific way. By emitting pulses at frequencies your brain associates with more... Read more
So, you left your phone on the bedside table overnight, now it’s dead. The problem is, you have a date with a running trail in fifteen minutes, but no time to re-charge. Running without tunes isn’t even an option, but what if you could charge your phone as you... Read more
Albeit the people chasing this 90’s era diet are dwindling in numbers, there are enough that manufacturers still brand food as “nonfat” and “high fiber.” For many, these labels mean, “guilt-free.” The belief is that if I eliminate fat from my diet, I’ll cut out the biggest chunk of calories... Read more
Will running make you smarter? According to a recent study reported in the New York Times, it certainly doesn’t hurt. That doesn’t mean all you need is a pair of New Balance and an open road to maintain universal health. There’s a little more to running than just not... Read more
The hill to be climbed by the average adult, when it comes to starting a fitness program, feels more like an active volcano. It’s not only massive but unforgivingly full of deadly magma. Not literally of course, but there are so many ways in which the motivated can fall... Read more
As is the case with any disability, the hardest part isn’t living with it. The most difficult thing is admitting there’s a challenge. Then you have to ask for help, possibly drawing attention to yourself in ways you prefer to avoid. This is probably why less than 20% of... Read more
The biggest challenge with deadlifting, as is the case with lifting anything, is your grip. The muscles that we use to pull objects are some of the largest muscles in the human body, even if you don’t look like these guys… We’re talking about the latissimus dorsi or “lats.” These can... Read more
Sorry to spoil your lifestyle, but if you had designs on the Pokemon GO Plus, created to accompany the new game sweeping our smartphones and social media feeds, you’d better check your bank account. The only place you will find one now is on Ebay or Amazon, scalped for... Read more