Hacker News with Generative AI: Fitness

How Apple Watch estimates VO2Max within 1.2 ml/kg/min without a treadmill test (empirical.health)
VO2Max is a powerful metric of longevity: every 1 ml/kg/min increase in VO2 max reduces risk of death by 9 percent.

Health, Apple Watch, Fitness, VO2Max

89 points by brandonb 20 days ago | 57 comments

OutRun: Open-source, privacy oriented, outdoor fitness tracker (tadris.de)

Open Source, Fitness, Privacy, Hardware

60 points by 0x000042 23 days ago | 21 comments

Why strength training? A programmer's perspective (fhur.me)
About four years ago I started strength training. A strict diet of barbells and kettlebells, averaging between 2-3 times per week. It was one of those decisions that changed my life for the better.

Fitness, Programming, Personal Development

86 points by fernandohur 51 days ago | 161 comments

Maximizing Muscle Hypertrophy: A Systematic Review of Training Techniques (2019) (nlm.nih.gov)
Effective hypertrophy-oriented resistance training (RT) should comprise a combination of mechanical tension and metabolic stress.

Fitness, Exercise, Research, Muscle Growth, Training

44 points by wslh 61 days ago | 4 comments

Show HN: Free AI tailored workout generator (workoutgenerator.fit)

Fitness, Artificial Intelligence, Free Tools

9 points by ggay 64 days ago | 18 comments

A lonely man in his 30s found welcome and community at spin class (longreads.com)
It’s my first day of spin class, and I am in the darkest corner of the room.

Community, Fitness, Social Connection, Loneliness, Personal Growth

140 points by mooreds 65 days ago | 200 comments

Strongman's 'guy rope' muscles show greatest growth, study finds (theguardian.com)
Scientists who examined Eddie Hall say findings suggest set of muscles in the legs are ‘more important than we thought’

Science, Fitness, Biology

7 points by PaulHoule 73 days ago | 3 comments

YouTube will begin limiting access to fitness videos for European teens (euronews.com)

YouTube, Fitness, Europe, Teens, Regulation

14 points by vladoh 74 days ago | 10 comments

YouTube to restrict teenagers' exposure to videos about weight and fitness (theguardian.com)

YouTube, Social Media, Teenagers, Health, Fitness

39 points by vasco 76 days ago | 63 comments

YouTube to restrict teenagers' exposure to videos about weight and fitness (theguardian.com)

YouTube, Social Media, Teenagers, Health, Fitness

6 points by howard941 77 days ago | 4 comments

Things I Learned from Doing Triathlon in My 70s (2023) (triathlete.com)