Not exactly a workout per se, Osteostrong is a “biohack,” which is the hip term for a self-directed body-based regimen that seeks to make you healthier. This set of four machines (developed by a bioengineer to help his mom’s osteoporosis) aims to make not your muscles but your bones grow stronger by quick, intense strain. A technician monitors you on each machine—you only need a ten-second push on each one to trigger bone growth for up to a week. While the science behind this seemed fuzzy to us, we were impressed by how much taller and stronger we felt after just one circuit. Not to mention relaxed, since the circuit includes stepping onto a vibration plate that loosens you up, reclining on a copper-threaded chaise wearing leggings that massage your legs and an eye mask that pulses brain-stimulating light as you lie back with eyes closed. Sounds kooky, right? Currently there are about 50 centers throughout the country and one just opened in West L.A., so it looks like the biohack revolution is getting its grassroots on.
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