ALLSET Explains

Time-efficient healthy ageing

ALLSET Explains covers healthy ageing topics to help you increase your healthspan. allset.substack.com

  1. WHOOP MG Review: Age Clock, Blood Pressure Accuracy, etc. ft Jessica Lu | ALLSET Explains Ep 23

    08/07/2025

    WHOOP MG Review: Age Clock, Blood Pressure Accuracy, etc. ft Jessica Lu | ALLSET Explains Ep 23

    Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. In this episode, Jessica Lu joins me to review the WHOOP MG device after both of us tried it for a month. YouTube Timestamps 0:00 Coming up in this episode 0:28 Introduction 1:00 Jessica's initial thoughts using WHOOP for the first time 4:03 Jessica's WHOOP journal experience 7:52 Jessica's thoughts on WHOOP age 10:00 WHOOP's VO2 max accuracy 12:20 What Jessica like and doesn't like 15:45 Jing's blood pressure findings 18:44 Jing's thoughts on WHOOP age 22:00 WHOOP's hiccups during the testing experience 25:37 Overall thoughts on WHOOP MG Get full access to ALLSET Gazette at allset.substack.com/subscribe

    28 min
  2. How to Improve Your Brain Health | ALLSET Explains Ep 22

    06/26/2025

    How to Improve Your Brain Health | ALLSET Explains Ep 22

    Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. In this episode, I speak to Teo Wei Peng, PhD, about how to improve brain health. Show notes coming up in next week’s newsletter. YouTube Timestamps 0:00 Preview 0:28 Near-infrared spectroscopy 1:47 Advantages and disadvantages of NIRS 3:17 How NIRS is used in research 4:28 Hyperscanning 5:18 Results from hyperscanning study 6:16 Inter-brain synchrony 7:01 How collaboration performance was measured 7:59 Findings of study on exercising for brain health 10:27 Exercises beneficial to brain health 11:39 Key finding from exercise and cognition meta-analysis 12:28 How to test our own cognition 14:09 Do we experience cognitive decline in our thirties? 15:14 Can we do dual-tasking tests ourselves? 16:48 Do dual-tasking exercises prevent cognitive decline? 17:37 Preventative brain health 18:09 Key learning from all the research done 19:54 Parting message Get full access to ALLSET Gazette at allset.substack.com/subscribe

    21 min
  3. Five Questions I Often Get On VO2 Max Tests | ALLSET Explains Ep 21

    06/20/2025

    Five Questions I Often Get On VO2 Max Tests | ALLSET Explains Ep 21

    Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. In this episode, I discuss the VO2 Max questions I frequently receive as a provider of VO2 Max tests in Singapore. Shownotes can be found in this article. YouTube Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 0:11 Questions on the purpose of the test 2:29 Questions on what the test is like 3:54 Questions on how long the test takes 4:39 Question on pre-test preparations and training 5:49 Questions on equipment accuracy 7:37 Podcast rebranding announcement 7:48 Get better content and services at early-bird rates Get full access to ALLSET Gazette at allset.substack.com/subscribe

    9 min
  4. Highlights from Beyond Activ World 2025 | Health Geeks Ep 20

    06/18/2025

    Highlights from Beyond Activ World 2025 | Health Geeks Ep 20

    Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. In this episode, I share my favourite experiences at Beyond Activ World 2025. My key takeaways: * Favourite hardware: seca mBCA Ultra * Favourite software: Rezerv * Favourite experience: (re)connecting with everyone Brief shownotes: ALLSET Gazette #28 YouTube Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 0:23 Disclaimer 0:50 Favourite booth experience 1:42 Other event highlights 2:44 Favourite software 6:28 Special message Get full access to ALLSET Gazette at allset.substack.com/subscribe

    8 min
  5. Heart Health FAQ ft Dr Koh Choong Hou | Health Geeks Ep 19

    05/21/2025

    Heart Health FAQ ft Dr Koh Choong Hou | Health Geeks Ep 19

    Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. Dr Koh Choong Hou is a cardiologist who specialises in cardiac imaging, specifically in echocardiography. He also possesses expertise in the conduct and interpretation of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing, a gold-standard investigation for assessing cardiorespiratory fitness. In our conversation, we discussed: * gender differences * most-searched technical terms * endurance event fatalities And much more. My three favourite takeaways: * heart conditions are harder to reverse when you are old; start young * start tracking your blood pressure when you are young (e.g. 18 years old), at least twice a week * if you have experienced chest pain, breathelessness, and have a family history of cardiac events, get yourself screened Where to Find Dr Koh Choong Hou * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/koh-choong-hou-01175818b/ YouTube Timestamps 0:00 Episode preview 0:08 ALLSET update 1:08 Explaining VO2 Max 2:16 Why VO2 Max is a great health indicator 5:12 How safe is the VO2 Max test? 6:17 Is hypertension inevitable as you age? 9:40 Does it matter to start preventing hypertension young? 12:03 Does it get harder to reverse hypertension as you get older? 12:40 When to consider medication 12:56 Can you stop medication after you start? 13:53 Gender disparity in hypertension and cardiac deaths 15:57 At what age should you start checking your blood pressure? 17:36 How often should you check your blood pressure? 18:29 Statins 21:54 Calcium score 23:40 PCSK9 inhibitors 24:29 Marathon fatalities 30:10 Healthy lifestyle recommendations Get full access to ALLSET Gazette at allset.substack.com/subscribe

    32 min
  6. Which Wearable Should You Get? ft Jessica Lu | Health Geeks Ep 18

    05/14/2025

    Which Wearable Should You Get? ft Jessica Lu | Health Geeks Ep 18

    Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. Jessica Lu is a Singapore-based biomedical researcher with a passion for health, wellness, and helping people live longer, healthier lives to achieve their goals and dreams. In our conversation, we discussed: * Four questions to help you decide if/what wearable you should get * How to review wearables * The future of health wearables And much more. My three favourite takeaways: * The most sophisticated or expensive device may not be the best for you * Think about how long you need the device for before you make the purchase * A research found 50% participants found benefits from using wearables and 50% did not; remember that devices are supposed to help you live better Where to Find Jessica Lu Website: https://www.drjessicalu.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjessicalu/ YouTube Timestamps 0:00 Episode preview 0:25 ALLSET update 1:24 Why research on wearables? 3:32 Is the research mainly for researchers? 4:46 Steps to selecting a wearable 7:40 Cost of wearables 8:57 How to review against gold standard instruments 11:37 Prior personal wearable misconceptions 12:06 How to select a trustworthy device 14:19 How to read research studies on wearables 15:13 Does the number of people in validation studies matter? 15:47 How to choose between brands? 17:46 Does wearing a wearable help with health? 19:28 Exciting things in the wearables space 20:22 Wearables for medical use 22:27 One thing you should know about wearables 24:04 Where to find Jessica Get full access to ALLSET Gazette at allset.substack.com/subscribe

    25 min

  7. 09/03/2024

    Newfound Benefits of Isometric Exercises ft Danny Lum, PhD | Health Geeks Ep 17

    Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. Danny Lum, PhD is the head of strength and conditioning at Singapore Sports Institute. He started his research on isometric training in 2018 and has since gone on to publish more than 15 papers on the topic. In our conversation, we discuss: * The two types of isometric training * The greatest benefits of isometric training * How Danny adjusts isometric training programme for different sports And much more. My three favourite takeaways: * You don’t only improve strength at the isometric joint angle you train at * Isometric is more effective than other training methods in training tendon stiffness * Both isometric and plyometric was found to improve running performance, but only isometric improved running economy See complete show notes here. Where to find Danny Lum, PhD: Website: https://www.dperformanceconcept.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannylum82/ X: https://twitter.com/dannylum82 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-lum-phd-cscs-asca-l2-14958544/ In this episode, we cover: 0:00 Trailer 0:17 Isometric workshop announcement 0:47 Who is Danny Lum? 2:38 Life before discovering isometric training 3:13 Discovering isometric training 5:14 Sports Danny took for strength and conditioning 5:47 The two types of isometric training 6:53 Benefits of isometric training 8:16 Is isometric relevant for all sports? 9:29 Isometrics for people who don’t gym 10:15 Times when isometric are not in training plan 10:50 Is isometric boring? 11:38 Exercise progression for isometric exercises 11:58 Danny’s bench pull study 15:30 Isometric exercises at home 16:15 Isometric progression for rehab 17:21 What joint angle to train at 18:50 Does isometric training only improve strength at an angle? 20:22 Relation between isometric-tested strength and running 21:46 Sustain isometric vs rapid non-sustained contractions 23:27 Isometric and plyometric contrast training 24:59 DSI vs IMTP peak force during early epoch 30:12 Determining 1RM squat using isometric squats 33:38 Upcoming studies 34:21 Surprising benefits of isometric contraction for sedentary 35:18 Is isometric training suitable for kids? 36:19 How isometric and plyometric improves running differently 39:38 Ways to contact Danny Get full access to ALLSET Gazette at allset.substack.com/subscribe

    40 min
  8. Top Takeaways: Healthy Longevity Supplement Conference ft Prof Andrea Maier | Health Geeks Ep16

    03/26/2024

    Top Takeaways: Healthy Longevity Supplement Conference ft Prof Andrea Maier | Health Geeks Ep16

    In this video, our founder Jing Zhi talks to prof Andrea Maier about her takeaways from the recently concluded conference 'Unlock Healthy Longevity: Supplements.' ➡️ Featured Guest: Prof Andrea Maier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreamaierprof Profile: https://discovery.nus.edu.sg/19564-andrea-britta-maier ➡️ Host/Founder: Jing LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jing-zhi-chua/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jingzhi.chua/ ➡️ Centre for Healthy Longevity Website: https://coe.nuhs.edu.sg/Centre-for-Healthy-Longevity/Pages/default.aspx ➡️ 'Unlock Healthy Longevity: Supplements' Conference Website: https://chl-summit.com/ ➡️ Academy for Healthy Longevity Website: https://longevityacademy.sg/ ➡️ Affiliate links Mito Health: https://bit.ly/3UBEt3G Athletic Greens: drinkag1.com/ALLWIN ➡️ ALLSET (Healthy Ageing Consultancy) Website: https://allset.sg​ Newsletter: https://allset.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allset.sg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allset-singapore Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allset.sg ➡️ ALLWIN (Our Platform/Startup) Website: https://allwin.co Newsletter: https://allwinbulletin.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allwin.co/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allwin-services-pte-ltd/ 0:00 Trailer 0:46 Introduction 0:59 Channel updates 2:01 Main conference takeaways 3:58 How much evidence is there for longevity supplement in humans? 6:24 How should consumers interpret supplement research? 8:51 Things to know about measuring our own NAD levels 10:38 How can the supplement industry be better regulated? 12:49 What supplements should I take? 13:08 Will a large supplement study showing positive benefit be game-changing and how far are we away from that? 16:50 Are decentralised trials next? 17:20 Upcoming projects 19:44 Why we should consider a precision medicine approach 22:09 Will longevity supplements impact public health? 25:13 Efforts to grow the longevity medicine community of professionals 26:36 What are some stones unturned at the conference? 29:06 What's next for the conference? Get full access to ALLSET Gazette at allset.substack.com/subscribe

    31 min
See All (13)

About

ALLSET Explains covers healthy ageing topics to help you increase your healthspan. allset.substack.com

Information

  • Creator
    Time-efficient healthy ageing
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © ALLSET
  • Show Website
    ALLSET Explains