Crushing the Cadence: Introduction

Here’s some lesser known fun facts about myself. I grew up as a chubby kid, always running away from physical education (P.E.) teachers to escape extra workouts for, well, chubby kids. But I’ve always loved the outdoors, like hiking, biking, snowboarding, and even trail running. However, I’ve never been intentional about my activities until I started quantifying it last year.

Sparked by recent industry discussions about longevity by experts, I started reading and listening to a ton of podcasts and books about longevity and healthspan. It is fascinating to hear the deep dive into the science and functions of the machineries in our bodies from the likes of Peter Attia, Huberman and David Sinclair. For example, Peter Attia’s book, “Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity”, focuses on 3 key solutions to the main causes of mortality: weight training, improving V02 max and sleep. Since then, I’ve been trying to incorporate some of these concepts into my daily routines, such as working out and intermittent fasting.?

Being the co-founder of a biotech startup, and previously from the tech industry, I have a natural fascination towards data. Compelled by my newfound interest in quantifying longevity for myself, I got my blood drawn with companies that analyse your biomarkers and my body composition and VO2Max measured by a company that offered a comprehensive body composition analysis alongside my own blood glucose tracker to understand how my body responds to some of the lifestyle changes I’ve made.

This series, which I’ve titled “Crushing the Cadence ”, is a celebration of its namesake – crushing the grinding pace of life to discover how I can push my healthspan to its fullest. It’s also an avenue to share the data that I’ve derived since embarking on this personal health journey. That said, this is not meant as clinical advice for anyone, but rather a suggestion on how we might be able to live longer and better. I intend to collaborate with other experts in their respective fields to dissect this data, and hopefully some of them can answer questions about your own health.

Look forward to the very first of this series which I will release next week, where I’ll be touching on the surprising outcomes of weight training. A lot of us associate weight training with building muscles and toning up. But what does it do for our metabolism and the surprising one… Bone health? Stay tuned for the release next week.