Hey guys, it's Tyen.
I'm a fitness trainer and bodybuilder.
Today I'm going to be trying out a fat and weight loss method called Hypoxi.
Now it's really popular among celebs and its made its way to Singapore.
So it's basically a workout that claims to burn cellulite and fat more efficiently
and you barely even need to break a sweat.
Hypoxi uses advanced vacuum and compression technology that suppose to manipulate your
body into burning more fats in a shorter amount of time.
Based on what I know of this kind of technology, it does make sense
but whether or not it's really effective, I don't know.
The idea here is that instead of working harder, you're working smarter.
Sounds too good to be true?
Let's give it a shot.
So Hypoxi is highly personalised and before we begin, we're going to take my body stats
to be entered into the Hypoxi machine so that it can customise my workout.
So I'm standing on a 3D scanner and this is going to tell me my body composition
from my muscle mass to my body fat amongst other things.
Now the 2 most common body types are the apple and the pear.
I have a pear-shaped body because I store most of my body fat in my lower body
and I also have wider hips.
Because of that, I will be using this machine.
So this machine is more for people with an apple-shaped body type,
smaller butts, thighs and hips
and they concentrate most of their fats in their mid section area.
But I really want to show you guys how this machine works as well
and so I've invited a friend with this apple-shaped body type
to come and join me on my workout.
So we have Rebecca here.
Rebecca: Hey hey. Tyen: Hey, and I'm sure you guys recognise her from Hack It
and she's going to be trying out this machine, are you excited?
I'm actually curious to see how this all work so I'm very excited to try this out.
So usually before we hit the machines outside, the clients are recommended to do this thing
called the HDC skin training.
It helps to increase your metabolism and it also reduces fluid retention in your body.
So as you can see there are these bubbles inside the suit
and what these bubbles do is they inflate and deflate
and what its supposed to do is to help
encourage blood circulation in your body.
So now Ada is gonna get Rebecca into the compression suit.
So we're going to go ahead and start with the machine and here we go.
It's getting tighter.
Is it squeezing you?
It's like I'm in a vacuum pack.
Wow it's really tight.
There's tickly things in there, what is that?
It's just such a weird sensation.
It's like bubble wrap around your body just like...
Yah, okay, yes.
It's quite comfortable, it's an unusual feeling.
So is the compression actually very strong?
When it first starts, you're like "Oh my god how tight is this going to go?"
A bit of a shocker at first but it's totally not scary after that.
It's like a giant hug on every bit of your body.
That actually sounds really really good though.
Yes it's nice.
20 minutes is up and we're going to get Rebecca out of the suit.
I see that you have these little mini marks on your legs.
It's not painful at all, it's just marks from all the pressure of the little bubbles.
So now it's time to get onto the machine and actually do some work.
And as you can see Rebecca is suited up in a compression suit
that is very similar to the one that she had on just now.
So this is a really targeted thing so which is why all the compression
bubbles are right below your chest area because you know,
girls don't want to lose our chest.
Tyen: No. Rebecca: No, you will not take my bobbies.
So Rebecca I'm going to leave you to do this for half an hour
and I'm going to get to my machine.
Alrighty.
It feels weird doing a workout in a...
in a... like a wet suit kinda thing.
It's like doing a workout and getting hugs at the same time.
I'm going to bring it up a little bit.
Now I have to jog.
I'm feeling very hot, I is sweating.
like a bush pig on heat.
Oh yay I have burnt 38 calories.
39!
Yay!
Bali, here I come!
This is the machine that I'm going to be using
and I'm also going to be wearing this neoprene skirt.
It's going to act as a vacuum seal sort of device
and it's going to concentrate all the fat loss in my lower body area.
Okay so all my stats has been entered into the machine
and I gotta cycle for the next 30 minutes.
And the compression has turned on and I have a donut around my torso.
It feels like I'm on a float in a pool.
Okay it just went down.
I actually feel like I'm getting sucked down, like I'm getting sucked into the machine.
Compared to cycling on a stationary bike in the gym,
it's a lot stranger because of the vacuum technology.
Like it takes a bit of getting used to.
So I've been on the machine for almost 30 minutes
and I've got to say that this is actually
a lot more strenuous than I thought it was going to be.
It's not super intense
but it's definitely a lot more difficult than if I were to just
to riding on my stationary bike in the gym.
I feel a lot of resistance in my core area, especially in my abs,
because of the suction.
It's actually a good thing because I'm activating my abs
so I actually am getting a bit of a core ab workout while I'm doing cardio.
And something else that I find takes a bit of getting used to is the vacuum,
it's affecting my breathing a lot,
that is kind of why I feel this exercise is a bit more difficult.
Alrighty, I got 10 seconds more.
I'm gonna max this out.
3,2,1...
and done.
My workout is complete.
Okay.
Tyen: Okay it feels quite weird getting out of the machine. Ada: Are you okay?
Yah yah yah.
My legs don't feel jelly
but I think because I kind of broke the rhythm of cycling
which is why I'm still trying to get back to a normal walking pattern.
I actually feel a bit tired.
So we're done with our workout and Rebecca, what do you think?
I'm going to be very very honest right now, and say that I actually don't workout often,
or at all.
The actual workout, was a little bit tough for me because I'm so unfit and also because
I was wearing the suit, which is a little unusual to wear when you're working out.
So at first I was like "Ooh it's hugging me again, it feels so fabulous"
but then once you get your heart going, it gets really hot.
It's quite heavy, but I'm happy that it was only for 30 minutes
because I don't think I can go much longer than that.
For me, because I do workout pretty frequently, like almost every other day,
this compared to a longer steady state session at the gym
where I'll be doing a cardio for maybe an hour,
I think that this is definitely a lot more effective.
I didn't break a sweat during the entire workout at all.
I didn't even feel sticky honestly now I feel...
I still feel, I still feel fresh.
I thought I didn't sweat but I did.
Well to be fair, she was put in like a compression suit
so with like that heavy compression suit,
your body temperature is definitely going to be a lot higher than mine was.
So I think that this kind of workout will be best for people who have injuries or who
require a more low impact form of workout especially for older people
or people with a lower level of fitness...
Rebecca: Why did you look at me when you said that? Tyen: I... I...
Rebecca: It's rude. Tyen: It was not intentional.
So whether or not this works, I really can't tell because we just did one session today
but you know with any kind of exercise routine or regime, it's all about consistency
and to really see the effect of it, you got to do it long term.
But you know we only had one session today and this is just our experience.
So thats it for this episode.
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