PickVidsBest Fitness, sleep & longevity Videos
The 51 Fitness, sleep & longevity videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 8 introductory, 7 intermediate, 36 for a general viewer, and 0 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are an explainer. What they share is that one picture or analogy is used to supply a missing concept. Channels you will keep seeing include FoundMyFitness, PowerfulJRE, Andrew Huberman.
#NSDR (Non-Sleep Deep Rest) with Dr. Andrew Huberman
A roughly 10-minute guided Non-Sleep Deep Rest session voiced by neuroscientist Andrew Huberman.
Why We Sleep: Science of Sleep & Dreams | Matthew Walker | Talks at Google
Berkeley sleep scientist Matthew Walker presents the science of sleep and dreams and how sleep affects health and lifespan, based on his book Why We Sleep.
Find your primal posture and sit without back pain: Esther Gokhale at TEDxStanford
Esther Gokhale's short TEDx talk argues that the natural human spine is curved rather than straight and teaches a 'primal posture' for sitting without back pain.
How Your Brain Works & Changes
Andrew Huberman introduces how the nervous system produces sensation, emotion and behavior, and how neuroplasticity lets us change it.
Maximizing Productivity, Physical & Mental Health with Daily Tools
A long Huberman Lab episode laying out science-based daily tools for focus, sleep, exercise and mental and physical health, organized around a 24-hour day.
Wim Hof Method Guided Breathing for Beginners (3 Rounds Slow Pace)
A guided Wim Hof breathing session of three rounds at a slow pace, building from a 30 second to a 90 second breath hold.
David Sinclair | Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To | Talks at Google
Harvard geneticist David Sinclair discusses his book Lifespan at Google.
Apple Watch : Scientific Sleep Test
The Quantified Scientist, a sleep researcher, tests Apple Watch sleep tracking against a research-grade Dreem 2 headband, comparing accuracy for sleep stages, deep and REM sleep.
Joe Rogan Experience #1027 - Courtney Dauwalter
Joe Rogan interviews ultramarathon runner Courtney Dauwalter shortly after she won the Moab 240 in under 58 hours.
altitude chamber hypoxia training guy passes out
Footage of FAA altitude chamber hypoxia training for pilots in which a participant passes out from oxygen deprivation.
Cyclists' hearts: can you be so fit that you die?
Medlife Crisis examines why some elite endurance athletes die in their sleep, covering extremely slow heart rates and the effects of performance-enhancing drugs that thicken blood.
The IGF-1 Trade-Off: Performance vs. Longevity
A short FoundMyFitness explainer on the trade-off between growth hormone/IGF-1 and longevity.
WHY Exercise is so Underrated (Brain Power & Movement Link)
A video arguing that exercise matters for the brain as much as the body, linking movement, the nervous system and BDNF to learning and memory.
Exercise Is Really Good for You. Like, REALLY Good for You.
A Healthcare Triage episode summarizing the evidence on the health benefits of exercise, made in response to people misreading the host's column on exercise and weight.
The Superhuman World of Wim Hof: The Iceman
A VICE documentary profiling Wim Hof, the Iceman, covering his feats of cold endurance, his breathing and meditation method, and scientific studies of his control over his autonomic and immune systems.
Primary Series Ashtanga with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
A 1993 Yoga Works video of the Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series led by Sri K.
DIY Sleep Apnea Fix Update: What We’ve Learned
Essential Craftsman follows up on his earlier video about a DIY approach to sleep apnea.
Wim Hof breathing tutorial by Wim Hof
Wim Hof guides viewers step by step through his breathing method, with some explanation of the science he cites behind it.
Obesity is a National Security Issue: Lieutenant General Mark Hertling at TEDxMidAtlantic 2012
Lieutenant General Mark Hertling gives a TEDx talk arguing that obesity and poor youth fitness are a national security problem because too few young Americans can meet military physical requirements.
We Need to Rethink Exercise (Updated Version)
Kurzgesagt explains why exercise alone does little for weight loss, since the body compensates by adjusting its total energy expenditure.
Uncovered - Dangerous Secrets of the DOT Helmet Standard
FortNine argues that the US DOT motorcycle helmet standard (FMVSS 218) is badly outdated and weak.
Resveratrol – The Unfortunate (& Scandalous) Story
Dr Brad Stanfield recounts the research history and scandal around resveratrol, the supposed anti-aging supplement, including problems with the original studies.
How to Slow Aging (and even reverse it)
Veritasium presents David Sinclair's information theory of aging, which says aging is a loss of epigenetic information, and the evidence that aging can be slowed or reversed.
Cynthia Kenyon: Experiments that hint of longer lives
TED talk by biochemist Cynthia Kenyon on how a simple genetic mutation can double the lifespan of the worm C.