Tomi Kokko is a Finnish entrepreneur, a leading lifestyle change expert and development coach in Finland. He is inspirational attitude and his successful Lean In Five Weeks program has helped over 8,000 Finns to achieve a healthier lifestyle. Tomi Kokko has a history of playing a variety of different sports such as football and hockey, but his biggest achievements came in judo which he won several Finnish championships. After moving to Australia in 2007 he decided to start studies to become a personal trainer and an entrepreneur, this was a turning point which started a journey towards launching his signature Lean in Five Weeks –program. During his time in Australia, Tomi Kokko experienced constant problems with his health, like fever and dyspnoea. After consulting with coaches and doctors about his symptoms he decided to make a dramatic change in his diet. Back in the days, an average diet for athletes contained a lot of dairy and milk products. When Kokko realised that his health issues were coming from dairy, he decided to cut them off. The results were quite promising. Stronger immune system and better health made Tomi focus heavily on nutrition. Once back to Finland, Tomi Kokko influenced the …
Ben Greenfield: How to Find Balance in Biohacking
Biohacker Summit 2015 opens with Ben Greenfield’s “Biohacking vs Nature”, Ben is an ex-bodybuilder, Ironman triathlete, Spartan racer, coach, speaker and author of the New York Times Bestseller “Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health and Life”. Ben starts his presentation with a Warrior breathing technique, which he practices every day to boost his energy. This technique involves hyperoxygenating the body with fast and deep nasal inhale followed by a quick exhale in sets of 50-40-30-20 and deep breath in and out in between. The technique apparently works as Ben receives a burst of applause. According to Ben it is essential to find a balance between living in nature and biohacking. See below his 10 ways to get most out of biohacking without losing the connection with nature: Quantified self. Ben is not convinced that constantly tracking the body with various wearable devices is healthy because the signal they emit may disrupt the blood brain barrier and cause low-level radiation. Ben poses a question whether one really needs data from various devices. Nevertheless, he agrees that these are great tools to look at how different habits affect different aspects of life. He spends only 5 minutes a day to track his heart-rate variability – the …