This is a health/fitness book with an emphasis on strength training. Written by a doctor who is a nutrition consultant and a personal fitness consultant to Hollywood celebrities, it dispenses valuable facts and tips on nutrition and exercise routines.
Part 1 tells us the basics of nutritional science. Dr Lydon gives us just the correct [...]

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Silk Dreams, Troubled Road by Jonny Bealby
This is not just a story about an exotic adventure on the Silk Road. It is a brutally honest tell-all that reveals quite a bit more of the deeper, darker thoughts and feelings of the writer than what the average romantic [...]

Knapsack Treks Book Review by Chan Joon Yee
Singapore To Beijing On A Bike by Khoo Swee Chiow
Singapore’s best known adventurer is at it again. This time, he’s not climbing a big peak, going to the Poles or staying submerged to break some world record. He’s cycling more than 8000km from Singapore to Beijing. According [...]

Knapsack Treks Book Review by Chan Joon Yee
Surviving The Extremes by Kenneth Kalmer
For those unfamiliar with the author, Kenneth Kalmer was the only doctor on Mt Everest during the 1996 tragedy. This book touches on human physiology and how we adapt to and tolerate extremes in environmental conditions. It contains valuable information with which [...]