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 went to the DMV last week Totally routine paperwork to get the RealID star and that brutally honest camera they use that somehow makes everyone look slightly guilty. Five years ago, I sat in that same spot for my last license photo. When the new license cane in the mail today, I pulled out
I’ll start with a confession: peptides fascinate me. I read the studies. I listen to the podcasts. I’ve absolutely had moments where I thought, “Maybe this is the thing that finally makes recovery easier, fat loss faster, or aging less annoying.” I get why guys fall down this rabbit hole. And I’ve experimented. I’ve used
I admit I like toys, whether it gadgets, cars or gym equipment. When I started setting up a “home gym” (really just a corner in my office), I thought more was better. More machines, more wearables, more gadgets, more choices… After a year I realized that more equipment doesn’t exult better training, especially as your
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
On my weight loss journey for a year only tracked scale weight but I finally wanted to gain more insights. Dexa scans are widely considered the gold standard for body composition analysis, in addition to their original target of bone density analysis. I found a Health/Fitness optimization place nearby that had a Dexa machine and
I am not a fan of going to public gyms and prefer to work out at home. I really only occasionally use hotel gyms or my office building’s gym. Our house has a big-ish two car garage that was totally unfinished (raw studs) and full of junk. This fall I finally decided to do something
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
I’ve got stage 1 hypertension. Nothing dramatic — no dizzy spells, no chest tightness — just that quiet number on the monitor that’s a little higher than it should be. My mom had it too, most of her life. She used to joke that we just “run hot,” but really, it’s no joke at all.
