‘Lung Detoxes’ Are the TikTok Myth of the Week
Scrolling through health or fitness TikTok this week, you might land on a video that explains it will give you a test for your lung health. The instructions vary, but…
What ‘Breathe Into Your Back’ and Other Weird Yoga Terms Actually Mean
Yoga instructors love coming up with creative ways to explain what your body is supposed to do as you go through a series of poses. The language can be evocative…
Altitude Masks Are Bullshit
Photo: Paul Biryukov (Shutterstock) The thin air at high altitudes has long been recognized as a training superpower for athletes. If you live and train at altitude, you’ll likely wipe…
Does Supplemental Oxygen Really Help You Recover From a Workout Faster?
Photo: Rosemarie Mosteller (Shutterstock) In my experience, anyone who engages in competitive athletics of any kind will gladly eat, drink, or wear anything that will ethically enhance their performance. Runners…
6 of the Easiest Breathing Exercises to Help Relieve Your Anxiety and Stress
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) It’s best to not be dependent on apps when it comes to breathing exercises and meditation, but there’s where most of us begin. There are plenty of…
Teens with asthma get tailored treatment thanks to cheap genetic test
By Jessica Hamzelou A cheap and simple genetic test can guide the treatment of children with asthma, improving their quality of life, according to the results of the first clinical…
Sketch a heart sensor with pencil drawings that become electrodes
By Donna Lu Squiggly pencil lines on paper make inexpensive electrodes that can sense heart rate or skin temperatureYadong Xu Pencil sketches on paper can be configured into sensors that…
Pencil marks on paper can work as electrical sensors on your skin
By Donna Lu Squiggly pencil lines on paper make inexpensive electrodes that can sense heart rate or skin temperatureYadong Xu Pencil sketches on paper can be used as sensors that…