Today, my son and I went to the upper stream of Echi River in Oku-Eigenji for a swim. Here, water was much colder than that of lake Biwa, so it has a further benefit as bio-hacking. There are three benefits of river swimming as Shizenha Bio-Hacking.
My video Japanese Blue Zones’ Diet has finally gotten over 3000 views. It means within a week, it got 1000 views.
Kayaking can be another form of Shizenha Bio-Hacking. Well, all outdoor sports can. Shizenha people love outdoor sports. Many of them go mountain climbing, cycling, snowboarding, canoeing, and kayaking.
On Saturday, my son and I went to Lake Biwa for swimming. It was the first time this summer. In Shiga Prefecture, we usually swim in lake Biwa and it is just like the sea for us.
If you want to naturally bio-hack yourself, adjusting your posture is very important. The posture affects everything you do whether it is Nordic walking or HIIT. A master of an ancient Japanese martial art taught me how to adjust my posture.
Takigyo is to be under a waterfall as part of spiritual training done by Shugendo practitioners. This can be a Shizenha bio-hacking method.
On the summer solstice day, I also did 24 hours fasting for the first time. I finished eating at 8 pm on Sunday night and didn’t eat till 8 pm on Monday, so I didn’t eat for 24 hours. I have skipped breakfast and lunch before, but usually, that becomes 23 hours fast or 22 hours fast depending on what time you have dinner. To do a full 24 hours fast you need to have dinner a little later than the previous night.
Mountain climbing is a great way of bio-harmonizing, Japanese bio-hacking. Mountain climbing is one of the secrets to Japanese longevity.
Today, I did HIIT outside. Usually, I do HIIT in the house after coming back from Nordic walk, but today, I did some sprinting as HIIT.
