Hands-On Wellness (Audio)
Wearables, sensors, fitness trackers, and smart devices are all around us. Ant Pruitt shows you how to use today’s tech for a healthier you. He'll discuss the importance of fitness and general wellness coupled with simple life hacks. It’s as easy as taking ten minutes to get away from your desk or as advanced a heart rate monitor on your favorite smartwatch. Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.
Episodes
On Hands-On Wellness, Ant Pruitt responds to listener and viewer feedback and question regarding different tech options for personal wellness. Is there a better alternative to the Fitbit that's not the Apple Watch? Be sure to subscribe to Hands-On Tech in your podcast app as this feed will be consolidated into that one.
Host: Ant Pruitt
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Ever heard of a CGM? It's short for continuous glucose monitor. On Hands-On Wellness, Ant Pruitt takes a look at the way Levels uses data from a CGM to help you better understand how your body's metabolism and glucose management.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has really forced us to be more aware about our personal wellness and best practices for better health. Something that never gets discussed is our water supply. If our water source is contaminated, what will we do? On Hands On Wellness, Ant Pruitt shares a tool from Sawyer that can help keep your water source clean and safe for consumption.
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The holiday season means a lot of things to people. For some, it means, travel. On Hands-On Wellness, Ant Pruitt takes a look at a device that can help keep items sanitized during travel. It's the Raycop GO UV+. Interesting travel vacuum with UV light as a key component.
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Staying on top of your personal wellness and fitness means lots of exercise, proper diet and rest. It also means that sometimes you'll have aches and pain. Hyperice sent Ant Pruitt a device to help with muscle aches called the Hypervolt Plus. Ant shares his experience with the device on this episode of Hands On Wellness.
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Doing fitness work on your belly can be a drag. Face it, it's not fun, but it's a key item in keeping your waistline trim and healthy. Stealth has a product that can help make your core and belly workout more fun. Ant Pruitt takes a look at the Stealth Core fitness device on Hands-On Wellness.
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Working out at home can be just as satisfying as a gym workout. It just takes the right motivation and understanding of what it takes to really maximize your routine. Chop Fit sent Ant Pruitt its Chopper to demo for working out at home.
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Getting proper sleep is highly important to personal wellness, but what about your routine prior to going to bed? On Hands-On Wellness, Ant Pruitt discusses the Hatch Restore as it helps you develop a healthy bedtime routine.
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On Hands-On Wellness, Ant Pruitt looks at messages and emails from the listeners regarding personal wellness. Feel free to send your questions and feedback for the show to how@twit.tv or follow Ant on Twitter at ant_pruitt.
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Sinus pressure and pain affect millions of people each day. There happens to be some interesting tech available to help with these ailments. The Tivic Health ClearUP is an option available to assist with sinus pressure using microcurrent technology.
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On Hands-On Wellness, Ant Pruitt discusses bodyweight and the tools used to measure it. Scales. In particular, a smart scale from Wyze is discussed. This smart scale hits the marks for features as well as pricing.
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Ant Pruitt takes a look at a fitness tracker which was recommended by a listener of Hands-On Wellness. This fitness tracker is loaded with valuable information for the elite athlete. It's called the Whoop Strap.
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We're staring at screens more and more these days. Unfortunately, this can affect our personal wellness. Ant Pruitt discusses the blue light filtering glasses as well as the HyperX Spectre glasses on Hands-On Wellness.
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Host: Ant Pruitt
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Neofect is doing great work developing tech to help stroke patients rehabilitate from the comfort of their home and with a gamified format. Ant Pruitt discusses the products of Neofect on Hands-On Wellness.
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Fitness trackers are easy to find with a wide range of pricing. Ant Pruitt takes a look at the Wyze Band on Hands-On Wellness. The inexpensive fitness tracker with great value.
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We shouldn't forget the importance of hearing in our personal wellness. On Hands-On Wellness, Ant Pruitt shares the Olive Smart Ear hearing assistant. This tech is not a hearing aid, but it is designed to help filter out unwanted frequencies your ears hear.
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Bodyweight can't be overlooked in personal wellness. Ant Pruitt shares the QuardioBase 2 smart scale on Hands-On Wellness. The smart scale helps track body weight, BMI, and body fat percentage.
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Pain management is an important part of your personal wellness journey. Ant Pruitt shares the iTENS device on Hands-On Wellness as he explains the importance of managing pain after working out. TENS technology is a non-invasive way to manage pain during your shelter-in-place workouts.
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Ant Pruitt continues to share great smartwatch options that can easily compete with the popular Apple Watch. The Polar Ignite smartwatch shapes up to be a solid fitness tracker and sleep tracker at budget pricing.
Host: Ant Pruitt
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Unfortunately, we continue to fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus. Ant Pruitt shares some simple tools to help the chances of contracting the virus or other microbials with your hands. The KeySmart CleanKey copper key dongle limits your hands from touching devices that may have viruses or harmful microbes on them. Also, the power of UV light can be useful in your vacuum cleaner. Raycop has a vacuum that can help fight off these...
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