Aside from the fact that the art of parkour is visually stunning it does help maintain fitness and flexibility. Parkour practice includes proprioceptive training, increasing the spatial awareness of one’s limbs, which increases your body’s capabilities to do things that might otherwise seem impossible. I can’t say I’m training heavily, or even do a tenth of [...]

Regular cyclists are said to typically have fitness levels of those ten years younger. In addition to this, the speed of urban traffic

The second half of the tower in Life Hack #48 is being built by daily doing ten press-ups. Our biceps at the front of the upper arm tend to be much stronger than the triceps at the rear, probably because

It may be difficult to build a tower at once. Though to build one over two years is a realistic objective. Building increased fitness each and every day by a modest amount of exercise is a simple process. You don’t have the time to go to the gym/workout/exercise/whatever-else? I have found that, if I replace [...]

When young it seems like a time wasting activity. Stretching is known to prevent injury and is a simple way to carry youth into old age. With time we slowly lose the flexibility we once had,

Wet shaving with a razor every day can be a chore for men. Epilating is an option, though not many would take it. Rather than scraping your skin as well as the intended hair, shaving every other day is another option to keeping your face scar free. In addition to the direct benefits of being [...]

I had a touch screen smart phone with great features, WiFi, bluetooth, you name it, almost an ultra mobile personal computer (UMPC) but have downgraded to an old model Blackberry. Huh? Did I just move backwards in terms of technology, or is there a counter-intuitive reason that actually makes this a practical way of moving forwards?

As mentioned in Life Hack #12, shocking your body into conciousness is not the best way to start the day. Observe how long it takes from initially regaining conciousness to being fully awake, and adjust the alarm clock sound accordingly. So if it takes five minutes to awake play a five minute audio track. For [...]

From those who have died and been revived, been near Death and looked it in the eye I’ve heard it said that when you face such a time the only thing that matters is those who you’ve loved, and those who loved you. Not a lot else seems to be of any significance. Bearing that [...]

For the reasons described in the article of phoning a loved one [lifehack #8] the same would apply to maintaining contact with family. Perhaps even more so, since the health of particularly older family members are a glimpse into the future of your own health issues that are yet to emerge on life’s horizon. Don’t [...]