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How To Solve A Nation Wide Health Crisis With Connor Young - 20 Minute Fitness Episode #082 Jun 13, 2019

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Today on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we have the second half of our interview with Connor Young, the founder of Ample Foods. As you could hear in the first half of the interview, Ample Foods is a meal replacement company that provides you with your optimal nutrition on your busiest day no matter what diet you follow.

As the head of a "food company", Connor knows a lot about nutrition, but also various food intolerances and diets and he shares it all with you in today's episode. We'll cover everything from extreme dieters to fundamental issues of our agriculture & food industry as a whole to Connor's hopes for a more health conscious future.

Listen to this week's episode to hear about all the ins and outs of nutrition, Connor's future vision for Ample and how he thinks our society could be pushed towards healthier eating habits!

Three Things You Will Learn

1) Extremist Diets: Who Should & Shouldn't Follow Them

Unfortunately not all of us our lucky enough to be able to eat without restrictions. Those who suffer from certain illnesses or food intolerances may not be able to enjoy certain foods ever in their lives. For these people, extreme diets can actually bring amazing health benefits.

But for those who don't suffer from any health issues and their bodies digest all sorts of food well, these extreme diets may not be the solution to anything. Finding some moderation in our lives is crucial, as we can't just think about our physical health, but also need to pay attention to our mental health at all times.

Press play to hear Connor sharing his thoughts about extreme dieters and his own personal struggles with food intolerances!

2) Challenges of A Healthy Nation Wide Diet

When we think about our society's health crisis, most of us tend to associate it with the lack of education or affordability issues. While these are both relevant to the problem, these are just the byproducts of some more fundamental issues.

According to Connor, the whole crisis can be rooted back to the artificially low prices of commodity corps, like wheat, corn and soy. As these low prices had created a surplus of these cheap ingredients for big food companies, they became incentivized to convince people that they are healthy. Which in reality caused a nation-wide addiction to these actually not-too-healthy corps.

Learn more about this long-lasting issue, its potential solutions and our responsibilities as consumers!

3) Future Hopes Vs Thoughts On Eating Habits

We all have some big hopes for the society moving into a more health-conscious direction, and Connor is not an exception. He thinks that there are certain measures, which will of course take time and effort, that can be done to push the nation as a whole in a good direction.

Things like trying to tighten the feedback loop between food company's products and their consumers health, conducting better nutrition studies, shifting our agriculture to a new direction, are just a couple of examples here.

However do these "hopes" reflect a realistic picture for our future? Listen to this week's episode to find out now!

How Technology Can Help To Kill Your Boxing Workout At Home - 20 Minute Fitness Episode #081 Jun 06, 2019

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This week we're turning the 20 Minute Fitness podcast into a fight club and aim to improve your punches. While boxing traditionally might have been seen as a "two-men" sport, today we look at it as an amazing workout for everyone. No matter if you're in for the weight loss or want to get stronger, boxing can take you there.

Listen to this week's episode to learn more about the tech that can improve your uppercut and knock out your virtual target!

Three Things You Will Learn

1) Track Your Punches With These Gadgets

The very first step towards not just becoming a pro boxer, but getting a good boxing workout in is mastering your punches. There are a number of factors that you should look at from technique to speed and force. And all of these can easily be tracked by tiny little sensors that you can hide underneath your gloves.

The first one of these sensors is the PIQ ROBOT - a collaboration between PIQ and Everlast. This gadget is "more than just a sensor". It is an AI-powered system that delivers actionable information that will allow you to improve your punches. Get an insight on how your punch speed and your G force are improving and learn about your strengths and weaknesses that you should work on!

Another similar innovation is the Hykso punch tracker that tracks your hand movement at 1000 times/second. The 6000 data points you get will detect the number, type and velocity of your punches and provide you with all this information at real time. This will give you a great basis for becoming a better fighter. But if you still need an extra boost of motivation, you can compare yourself to elite level boxers and try to catch up to them.

Finally the StrikeTec Sensors are the tiniest of all, but will give you the highest number of data points. With StrikeTec, you won't just know how fast and powerful your jabs are, but also see whether you throw that punch accurately enough.
Press play to learn more about the ins & outs of all three sensors and to find out which one is the one for you!

2) Transform Your Home Into A Boxing Studio

Going a step further than tracking, you may also want to start taking classes from professional instructors. So you should sign up at a gym that offers boxing, right? Absolutely not. FightCamp can turn your own living room into a boxing studio in a matter of a second.

With the FightCamp Gym, you'll get all the equipment you need for a proper boxing session. And that includes guided workouts as well. FightCamp has an extensive library of on-demand classes led by the best boxing trainers in the US.
All workouts will vary based on your proficiency level, but they are all built on a 3-min round - 1-min rest format. And if you're just starting out, they have a 10-week program for newbies that will start from scratch and help with learning all the basic boxing moves. Listen on to hear what's included in the FightCamp package and how your virtual trainer will motivate you to hit that punching bag harder!

3) The Boxing System For Pros

If you're a gym owner or someone who's very into boxing, the BotBoxer could definitely be something exciting for you. This system is a comprehensive robotic boxing stimulator that will challenge even pro boxers.
With its high speed computer vision and motion recognition, the BotBoxer will also train your boxing tactics and ensure that your opponent won't get out of your punches' way.

Tracking the force, velocity and the directions of your punches is just the beginning here. The real deal comes when you turn your BotBoxer into fight mode. This will result in the stimulation of a real human and turn your fights into the closest it can get to reality. Tune in to learn more about the BotBoxer's features and human characteristics!

Why Connor Young Built The Natural Meal Replacement Ample - 20 Minute Fitness Episode #080 May 30, 2019

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In today's episode we have Connor Young, the founder of Ample Foods, who doesn't really fit the norm of most Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. Why? Simply because Connor and his team actively promote a much healthier way of living, in which you actually make sure your body gets all the essential nutrients it needs no matter how many days you have until your MVP roll-out or how many VCs you're pitching that day.

Listen to this week's episode to hear the first half of our interview with Connor that focuses on Ample Foods, their magical food replacements that taste like heaven and Connor's definitely not boring journey through the health & fitness sectors. And two weeks from now, you'll get a chance to listen to the second half of the interview where we dig deeper into all things nutrition.

Three Things You Will Learn

1) What Is Ample & Who Is It For

Connor founded Ample with a simple goal in mind: to solve the issue of living a health conscious life next to a busy schedule. Unfortunately as life gets faster, our schedules get tighter, but the number of hours in a day remain the same, sometimes our diets suffer the consequences. Which is what Connor's friends experienced as well, when they started to bug him for a solution.

As he couldn't find a reasonable solution that was already on the market, he decided to create one. And this is how Ample was born. Ample is a meal replacement that includes your optimal nutrition in powder form packed into a very minimalistic plastic bottle. All you have to do is some water, shake it up and enjoy not just a healthy and nutritious, but also very tasty meal.

You can get Ample in 3 different versions. The OG, which is higher in protein, is for anyone and everyone. Ample V, the plant-based version, is for all vegans or those who are lactose intolerant. And Ample K is for people following a Keto diet and look for something very low in carbs. Press play to learn more about the difference between Ample and other meal replacement companies. And of course to decide which of the 3 Ample versions should be your emergency!

2) The Path From CrossFit Through Sales To Nutrition

Before founding Ample, Connor had gone through a very interesting journey in the health & fitness industry. He started with a degree in Biology, became obsessed with CrossFit during college which then led him to opening his own CrossFit gym.

After getting bored with CrossFit, he joined a big corporate to sell their medical devices to hospitals. He realized that the medical industry was broken and wanted to get out of the system as his goal was to make a real difference.

Tracing back the root cause of the problem to the poor diets & exercising routines of people, he then built a patient engagement physical therapy platform. However quickly arrived to the conclusion that physical therapy is another sector where he couldn't make a difference.

So then when a bunch of his friends highlighted another major problem in their own lives, which is not having the time or the access to proper nutrition next to their schedules, he started working on Ample. Listen to this week's episode to hear all about Connor's interesting story and his first nutrition lab aka his own kitchen!

3) The Ample Community

The immediate short-term goal of Ample is to provide everyday individuals with the optimal nutrition on their busiest day. However the long-term vision is much bigger than this.

Connor doesn't only want to build a brand, he also wants to build a community. A community that is built around a health conscious way of living. A community that spreads this idea and grows continuously. And he wants to use Ample as a tool to turn this vision into reality.

Listen on to learn more about why Connor thinks that we need this bi

How Technology Can Help To Keep You Motivated - 20 Minute Fitness Episode #079 May 23, 2019

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Today on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we are getting into a topic that many of us struggle with, which is motivation.

Three Things You Will Learn

1) Social Power That Will Keep You Pushing

One of the greatest sources of motivation comes from your friends, family and sometimes even people who you don't now. An app that builds on this social power is BodySpace.BodySpace is a social fitness app run by bodybuilding.com and has a big community of health & fitness enthusiast users. After creating your profile and inputting your personal data, the app lets you connect with like-minded people from their community. Within BodySpace you can follow your friends, make new workout buddies and gain some inspiration from other users' stories.

Listen to this week's episode and learn more about BodySpace aka "the Facebook of fitness apps" and how it will provide you with the motivation you need!

2) Reward Yourself & Others As You Move

Another amazing way to motivate yourself can be through rewards. Rewarding yourself for every bit of exercise you do and knowing that there's something tangible you'll receive for your hard work will definitely push you to your limits.

Sweatcoin is an app that helps with setting up this reward system. All you have to do is sweat and they'll pay with their digital currency for it. The prizes you can spend your digital currency on vary all the time and of course for greater achievements there're greater rewards.

A bit of a different concept but also built on a reward system is Charity Miles. The main difference here is that with Charity Miles, you're moving for a charity of your choice. After each minute of exercise, you'll earn money and donate it to one of their 40 charity partners. The motivation with this app doesn't only stem from the thought of helping others, but also from reading all the inspiring stories that Charity Miles' users share with the community.

Press play and hear more about how Charity Miles works and how its users have already raised over $2.5 million!

3) Where to Look For Greater Accountability

All the amazing apps out there are great if you only need a little push to do that extra burpee every day. However if you're struggling with more significant health and/or motivational issues, you might need to look for something more scientific.

This is where health & fitness gadgets, different wearables and trackers come into the picture. Once you start using any fitness tracker, you'll get exposed to a wide array of data that will present you with the truth about your daily activity. You can use this data to see where you're currently at, set SMART goals and track your progress against them.

But if you're not a big fan of the dry numbers approach, you can also call an AI health coach for help. Lark is "the leading chronic disease prevention and management platform". It is designed for people who might be facing more serious health issues, such as type 2 diabetes. With Lark's AI coach, you'll be connected to an sms line through which you can receive motivation and advice 24/7. This way you can get the instant feedback and recommendations that won't let you lose your focus on harder days that you may have. Listen on and hear more about why Lark is such a great platform for those who need a real push to put the effort into their health & fitness progress!

Why Billie Whitehouse Built The World's Smartest Yoga Pants Nadi X - 20 Minute Fitness Episode #078 May 16, 2019

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Today on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast's 'Why I Built This' mini series, we have Billie Whitehouse a real business lady all the way from Australia. Billie is the CEO, designer and director of Wearable X, "a fashion-tech company that brings together design and technology to create a better quality of life."

After graduating with Bachelor's & Master's degrees in design and fashion, Billie had decided to break the traditional career path of the fashion industry and step to the forefront of fashion and tech’s convergence instead. With this decision, Wearable X and a sequence of fascinating projects were born. These projects included garments that help the wearer find her destination using integrated LED lighting and haptic feedback. And jerseys that allow fans to feel what the players feel in real time.

However what really put Wearable X in the spotlight was Billie's new product launch, which shifted the focus to the world of yoga. Press play to learn about Billie's journey and how she's finally arrived to her latest development, Nadi X aka the smartest yoga pants in the world!

Three Things You Will Learn

1) Nadi X - The Next Generation Yoga Instructor

Yoga has been gaining a lot of traction in recent years, but innovation wise we haven't really left the software space yet. Until, of course, Nadi X was born. Nadi X is a pair of smart yoga pants with embedded sensors that track how your body's moving through each pose. The Nadi X pants and app guide you through your yoga workout with not just visual and audio, but also haptic feedback. So as you move through each pose, the pants will use vibration to let you know whether your body is in the correct orientation.

Listen to this week's episode to learn more about how Nadi X uses vibration as a language to improve your yoga poses day by day!

2) Why Nadi X Is Better Than Your Average Yoga App

If you're into yoga and doesn't always have time to hit a studio, chances are that you have at least one yoga app installed on your phone. While these apps provide some basic guidance as to how your workout should look like, that's really all they do. On the other hand, Nadi X brings a more efficient way of coaching. It makes sure that you work both on your body and your mind at the same time.

By designing a pair of smart pants with the accompanying mobile app, Billie built a fully integrated solution. Nadi X creates a seamless yoga experience powered by technology that fades into the background. Which ultimately allows you to practice and master yoga with professional help within the comfort of your own home. Press play to hear how Billie's education influenced her journey with Nadi X!

3) The Evolution Of Nadi X

Today Nadi X might seem like the obvious solution to the issues Billie wanted to solve, but of course it hasn't always been this way. As most innovative products, Nadi X has been through a number of iterations as well.The first version of Nadi X was released to customers in 2017. It currently focuses on one main feature, which is at home independent yoga practice. The next step will be adding two extra features: 1) take your Nadi X to your favorite yoga studio & 2) join a live virtual yoga class with Nadi X from your own living room.

But of course there's a lot more to Nadi X than just personal yoga practice. Billie also has some ambitious plans to working with physiotherapist and turning her innovation into an aid for post-injury recovery. Tune in and listen to Billie walking us through the evolution of Nadi X and sharing her big vision for Wearable X!

Our Favorite Health & Fitness Apps Of May 2019 - 20 Minute Fitness Episode #077 May 09, 2019

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Today on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast's 'How Technology Can Help' mini series we have a special episode for you. We introduce our favorite health & fitness apps of May 2019 that will help you make the most out this month.

In each of our 'favorite health & fitness apps' episodes, we'll try to focus on factors that might be unique to that given month. Hence this week, Charlie puts the emphasis on two things. Firstly, the possibility to train outdoors due to the warmer weather. And secondly, the usual dieting "sprints" before the summer arrives. Tune in and learn all about our favorite health & fitness apps for outdoors workouts and those that will keep your nutritions in check!

What You Will Learn

1) The Apps That Will Let You Cancel Your Gym Membership

As the weather gets warmer, we can basically say that it's a "sin" to exercise indoors. There's literally nothing better than getting your body moving while inhaling some fresh air. And we've got the perfect guidance for you.

Our favorite app of May 2019 is Freeletics. Freeletics is a workout app that uses purely bodyweight exercises, making it perfect for outdoors training. Besides having a 'no equipment' focus, Freeletics also puts a great emphasis on personalization. After filling out a questionnaire, the app will create a personalized trainer journey and assign you a digital coach. Reaching your personal fitness goals is guaranteed this way.

The second app is more for those who have a clear vision in mind about the exercises they want to do. Bit Timer is "the world's simplest interval timer" that aims to get you doing some sweaty interval trainings. Bit Timer has a specific format of "work - rest - repeat" which can be tailored to your needs. So if you know your exercises and only need some guidance for timing, Bit Timer is the app for you.

Our final app in this category is the Ladder, which is perfect for those who need some extra help. The Ladder works pretty much on the same principles as Freeletics, except that this app will pair you with an actual human personal trainer. Pretty much like a social media platform that makes personal training more accessible and convenient to all. Listen to this week's episode to learn about the ins and outs of all three apps and find out which one's the best for you!

2) The Ultimate Help That Will Keep You On Your Diet

Another quite common activity that we like to engage in before summer is dieting. As we all know the 70-30% rule, what you eat is actually more important for getting in a good shape than how much you exercise. So here're a couple of apps that you can download for some help.

Foodility is a nutrition tracking app that finally focuses on simplicity rather than overcomplicating your logging process. This app is the definition of minimalism, as its main feature is a simple calendar where you can add your food intake by selecting a date. Use Foodility to keep track of what you eat, your workouts, your water intake and other useful data in the simplest possible way!

Finally 'HowUdish', an app that helps those who like to eat out to stay on track with their diet. HowUdish uses Geolocation data to suggest healthy dining options nearby that match your diet. After setting up your profile, the app will know all your dietary restrictions and also your goals that will help to find personalized healthy food options specifically for you. Press play to hear how you can best use Foodility and what special features you may discover if you download HowUdish!

Why Aly Orady Built The Most High-Tech Strength Training Equipment Tonal - 20 Minute Fitness Episode #076 May 02, 2019

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On today's show, we have a Stanford graduate and a real Silicon Valley veteran, who has built the shiniest engineering career of all and also become a serial entrepreneur in the process. Aly Orady started his career at HP as a hardware engineer then moved through a number of startups where he was the leader of technical efforts, and finally ended up as a CTO & Board member at his own manufacturing company.

While this career sounded pretty much like a dream to all engineers, it became more like a nightmare to Aly's health & wellbeing. By the age of 35, Aly suffered from serious weight-related illnesses and at that point he realized he needed to change. By strength training consistently for many months, he was able to lose 70 pounds. However, the problem was that the schedule of going to the gym several times a week wasn’t sustainable.

Aly refused to believe that he had to sacrifice his life to keep his body healthy. So when he couldn’t find a better solution, he invented one. Which is how Tonal, a revolutionary all-in-one equipment was born.

Press play to hear all about Aly's journey from working crazy hours to shifting his focus to his health and building Tonal, the first home fitness system to offer highly personalized, science-based training!

Three Things You Will Learn

1) Tonal Aka The All-In-One Weight Machine

Have you ever walked into a gym and felt intimidated by all those big weight machines? Or ended up skipping your workout because you just didn't want to go through the struggle of traveling back and forth from your gym? You're definitely not alone, as these things happen to all of us day by day.

But you don't have to search for a solution anymore because Aly Orady built it for us. Tonal is the very first smart strength training equipment that is designed for your home. It uses digital weights, which you can set up to 200 lbs, and hence takes up a much smaller space than any other machines in the gym.Due to Tonal's digitized weight system, you can do things that you couldn't even imagine before. Train with a virtual coach at your own pace. Let the machine automatically adjust the weights for you at real time.

Press play to learn more about Tonal's magical features and the future of resistance training!

2) How Tonal Was Born

You might think that the founder of a fitness company has been healthy all his life. But this is not the truth. According to Aly he was "growing up as a chubby kid with glasses who could code". It took him 35 years to realize that his health was more important than his career.

He then started an intense workout regime, which put him on a good path and turned him into a fitness fanatic. However he was shocked by the fact that strength training was stuck in the past with no real innovations. So he decided to turn things around and build an equipment to revolutionize the industry.

Listen to this week's episode to hear all about Aly's personal struggles and how they led to the born of Tonal!

3) Why You Will Never Cancel Your Tonal "Membership"

Sometimes it's hard to stick to a workout plan and keep yourself accountable. Except if you have a Tonal in your living room. Unlike going to the gym, Tonal offers the most convenient solution for a workout. You can simply hop out of bed and even train in your PJs. You also don't have to worry about planning, as Tonal will set out the exercises for you and also choose your optimal weights.

Listen on to learn about Tonal's Machine Learning capabilities and discover the equipment that works like a GPS for strength workouts!

How Technology Can Help With Muscle Recovery - 20 Minute Fitness Episode #075 Apr 25, 2019

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On today's 20 Minute Fitness episode we are looking at a very important topic, which is muscle recovery. As you probably know, when you're working hard in the gym there are micro tears created in your muscles. Your muscles then start working hard on recovering from themselves however, they surely appreciate a little help.

So today we're introducing you to all the magical innovations that you can you can use to help your muscles recovery faster and more efficiently. Press play to learn about the different techniques and innovations that can make your muscles' lives easier!

Three Things You Will Learn

1) Stretching. Is it Good For Your Muscles?

The topic of pre & post workout stretching is a quite controversial one. Most of the research agrees that pre-exercise stretching improves performance. But research on the impact of stretching after you are done with your sweat session is inconclusive.

However we believe that if you feel like your body appreciates a good stretch, then you should definitely keep on doing it. And a great app that can help you master your techniques is the Stretching app by SWorkit. Stretching by Sworkit is designed to increase your flexibility and provide you with some great pilates workouts. Downloading the app will grant you access to over a 100 workouts and guided sessions. These workouts are categorized based on whether they are full body, head-to-toe or pilates.

Press play now to hear more about the scientific findings behind stretching and the various features of Sworkit!

2) Gadgets That Your Muscles Will Appreciate

Although we often tend to forget about the process of muscle recovery, there are actually plenty of products available for our use.

Starting with the Hypervolt gun a muscle vibration device that can help to relax sore and stiffed muscles. The device has 4 different attachments, each of which can be used for specific muscle areas. So no matter where you feel the pain, the Hypervolt gun can help.

Using the already discussed Electrical Muscle Stimulation technique, the Powerdot 2.0 is also a great gadget to use after your workouts. By inducing muscle contractions, the Powerdot 2.0 increases blood flow in your body, which enhances recovery.

Listen to today's episode to learn more about the Hypervolt gun, the Powerdot 2.0 and two other gadgets that will help you with not just recovering but also building your muscles!

3) Luxury Muscle Recovery

Besides the more affordable innovations that can be accessible by everyday people, there are also products towards the higher end of the spectrum. Of course these products are usually designed for athletes as they follow more scientific approaches.

The NormaTec Pulse 2.0 stockings were for instance created by a physician bio-engineer. They use three techniques, sequential pulsing, gradients and distal release, to enhance blood flow and speed up recovery.

Finally a very different product category that targets your muscles during the night is Signature Sleep's nanobionic mattress collection. These mattresses have three layers, each of them with a different functionality aiding your recovery in a different way.

Tune in to get a deeper insight into the NormaTec Pulse 2.0 stockings and learn more about each layer of the Signature Sleep nanobionic mattresses!

Why Dr Rhea Mehta Built The First Encrypted Wellness Platform Bowhead Health - 20 Minute Fitness Episode #074 Apr 18, 2019

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This week on the 20 Minute Fitness podcast we've got Dr Rhea Mehta on the show. She's an entrepreneur with a medical background who's gone through a very diverse journey before arriving at her latest project that aims to revolutionize the healthcare industry.

Rhea has a PhD in Molecular Toxicology, is a certified health coach, the founder of Global Smoothie Day and in her free time creates Scientific Wellness content. Besides all of these, today Rhea is also the Co-Founder & CEO of Bowhead Health, a healthcare and blockchain technology company making personalized health solutions more accessible.

Listen to this week's episode to hear all about how Rhea's fighting for empowering patients to manage their own health and data using Blockchain technology!

Three Things You Will Learn

1) The Main Focus Of Bowhead Health Today

Rhea and her team have very ambitious goals in mind. Eventually they are planning to revolutionize the personal health & wellness industry at many fronts. But for now, they are taking one step at a time.

Currently Bowhead Health acts as a platform through which you can fill out health & medical surveys, track your daily healthy habits and order clinical lab tests. All your personal data is then stored in one secure place that is the Bowhead Health platform. So why is it more secure than other platforms that are linked to specific medical companies? Because Bowhead Health uses Blockchain technology to protect your data. All information that is uploaded to the Bowhead Health platform is owned and managed by you and no one else.

Tune in to learn more about why data protection is such a pressing issue in the medical industry nowadays! And to get a better idea of how Blockchain works in a healthcare setting!

2) The Anonymous Healthcare Tokens

Cryptocurrencies have been all over the place lately. But one place where we probably wouldn't have expected to see a digital currency is the health & wellness industry. Until the born of Bowhead Health of course. Another very interesting innovation that Rhea and her team have launched in their ecosystem is the 'Anonymous Health Token'. With the use of this cryptocurrency, they are introducing a reward system where users get rewarded for building out their own health records.

Press play to hear more about the first cryptocurrency in healthcare and how you will be able to benefit from it in the future!

3) The Future Of Healthcare In An Ideal World

The big vision for the Bowhead Health team is more than just a Blockchain-powered platform. It's really to have a globally integrated and secure healthcare system where patients are in charge of their own personal data. Rhea imagines a future where everyone has a digital self with all their health, wellness and fitness information. This information is only accessible and manageable by the user, who can share it with all kinds of medical professionals via the platform.

Listen to this week's episode to learn more about Rhea's vision for Bowhead Health and the future of healthcare!

How Technology Can Help To Get Killer Abs - 20 Minute Fitness Episode #073 Apr 11, 2019

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This week, the 20 Minute Fitness crew really starts to get ready for summer. Because the number 1 summer must-have that will never go out of fashion is your abs. So on today's episode Charlie gets into some magical products that can help with building the abs of your dreams this summer.

But of course, it's important to mention that while all these apps and gadgets are there to support you, they won't do the work for you. So firstly, lay down the number one rule, which is to burn more calories than what you consume. Secondly, decide in your head that you'll push hard to see results.

And finally, press play to learn how technology can help to get those killer abs that will go perfectly with your swimwear!

Three Things You Will Learn

1) Apps For Abs

After you put your nutrients in order, it's time to hit the gym. But instead of trying to come up with some DIY exercises, download an app and make sure you're doing everything right. The perfect app for this is iMuscle 2, which has won several awards before for a reason. iMuscle 2 is an extremely visual and detailed workout app that uses an anatomically correct 3D human model for illustration purposes. You can for instance identify muscle groups on the model and view specific exercises that target those muscle groups. And of course watch the model completing the exercises to learn the correct form.

Another excellent app is the Daily Ab Workout - Abs Fitness, which specializes in core exercises. The Daily Ab Workout app currently only has a limited number of workouts, but each of them are accompanied by instructional videos and text. This way making sure that each of your moves are on point.

Tune in to learn more about how you can use each app and which one would fit more your workout routine!

2) How To Use Electrical Muscle Stimulation

If you feel like going beyond the traditional sense of building muscles at a fairly reasonable price, check out SIXPAD's Ab Fit 2!

This gadget has 6 wings, which are designed to be fixed to your abs. Through the wings, the device uses electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) to create involuntary muscle contractions. All you have to do is stick the specially designed gel sheets onto the wings and you can train your abs anywhere at any time with the SIXPAD Ab Fit 2.

Learn more about why the EMS technique was originally created and why SIXPAD's device is superior to other EMS devices!

3) The FDA Approved Abs

BuildingFinally, if you're ready to drop a larger amount on your sculpting the perfect abs, EmSculpt will be your solution.

EmSculpt is an FDA approved technique that supposedly builds muscle and burn fat at the same time. It makes use of high intensity focused electromagnetic field technology. This technology creates a rapidly changing magnetic field that induces electric currents in the tissue causing concentric contractions with the target muscles. During the EmSculpt treatment your abs are exposed to supramaximal contractions which increase the workload and forces your muscle tissues to adapt & respond. As a result the technique claims to have outstanding results of 20% body fat reduction and 15% abdominal muscle increase in as short as 2 weeks.

Press play to hear more about the EmSculpt, where you can get the treatment, and what the skeptics & the users say!

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