The Drop №. 89 with Chase Hobby

VRB’s weekly list of things to read, watch, listen to, and try that have helped us live better and be better. Brought to you this week by Chase Hobby.

The Benefits of Zone 2 Cardio

Listen to this podcast on The Benefits of Zone 2 Cardio. Zone 2 training possesses a range of health, fitness, and overall well-being benefits. What is the physiological science of what cardio zones are and what happens in the body as you move from one zone to the next? How do you know when you’re in zone 2? How can this type of training improve heart health, metabolism, sleep, weight loss, and athletic performance? How much Zone 2 should you get per week? Dig into it here.

Bundle Packing

Watch this demo on Bundle Packing. Turns out everything we know about packing is wrong. Depending on the type of trip (e.g., a weekend in Miami vs backcountry hiking in Wyoming) you're taking, a different protocol for packing might make sense. If the goal is to carry on while not arriving at your destination with wrinkled gear, this method is for you. Science!

13 tips to make your job less stressful this year

Read 13 tips to make your job less stressful this year. The turn of the new year is the perfect time to reset both personally and professionally. While many people use the new year as a time to start eating healthier, working out or drinking more water, productivity experts say it’s also a good time to reset at work. Making meaningful change doesn’t have to be overwhelming, difficult or even massive, they added. Even small tweaks can make big differences in how someone works. Check out these 13 changes you can make at work to improve performance and lower stress.

5 simple steps to become a morning person

Try these 5 simple steps to wake up early and energized without fail. If you’re not a natural morning person, I feel your pain. That said, you can’t deny the fact that, for most of us, having more hours in the day would be a good thing. Particularly, a few more in the early hours when everyone that might need something from you is still asleep. Try these 5 steps for a few weeks and you might find yourself a morning person. Side note: VRB Rest is perfectly formulated to help shift your schedule. Just sayin’.