But is any of that making us any better, as athletes or as people? Dr. Andy Galpin doesn’t think so. He’s the coauthor of Unplugged: Evolve from Technology to Upgrade Your Fitness, Performance, and Consciousness, a new book about how our blind adherence to technology is handicapping us in some profound ways. Dr. Galpin is a professor of human bioenergetics at Cal State Fullerton, author of countless studies on physiology and sports performance, and has coached scores of elite professional athletes.

He and managing editor Pete Hitzeman discuss the philosophical underpinnings of his scientific approach, what technology can do for and against us, and how our relentless pursuit of comfort has caused us no end of problems as a species. Dr. Galpin believes that we all need to disconnect from our reliance on GPS watches and other wearables, and reconnect with our bodies, our senses, and nature.

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