Get Fit Over 40 - Cheap Rubber Resistance Band Workout

Not everyone has the extra money to go out and buy even a low cost exercise system but that is still no a good enough reason or excuse not to workout or get in shape. Firstly, you can always start buy changing up your diet since 90% of losing weight and getting health starts with what you put into your mouth. If you have not watched my The Most Important Workout Technique You'll Ever Learn video Part 1 & Part 2, make sure to do so!

Some other things you can do are simply go for a fast paced walk or light jog, maybe grab a skipping rope and skip for 15 to 30 minutes, I guarantee you will breakout in a sweat for sure!

In this video I also show you another super cheap way to add some resistance training to your fitness program using Rubber Resistance Bands that anyone can afford. I played around with a super cheap set I had lying around today and they actual gave me a bit of a pump ;)

In this YouTube video I show you some basic upper body exercise I pretty much made up on the spot, I am sure there is a lot more you can do even for legs too with these handy little rubber fitness bands that are ultra portable and super low cost.

Get Fit Over 40 - Great Workout in Your Yard

Over the last couple of days I actually got to go outside and do some work in my yard, for me it's a bit of a break from my mundane indoor office work I do mostly from home. The only problem is when it's time to do yard work around my house, it usually means I will be doing it all day long and not the easy kind. I'm talking the stuff nobody else in house wants to do ;)

Most of the work I did was spring clean up and trimming, some lawn mowing, lots of weed eating and some clean up of pine needles and other winter left overs. I did so much over the last two days that my Carpel Tunnel flared up to the point that I could barely sleep due to the numbness in my hands, sucks getting older sometimes!

The good news is that I was able to track my caloric expenditure using my Jawbone Wristband and during a 6 hour yard-work episode I was abel to burn off 2000 calories, (no cardio required for me that day).

So doing yard work has many benefits not just in the improvement and instant gratification of beautifying your yard but also in the burning off of those unwanted pounds!

Watch my YouTube video of me walking around my yard and showing you some of the work I got done while getting in a great workout.

Quading at Harrison Lake in British Columbia Canada

Quading is a great way to see the outdoors, get the thrill and speed of Motorsports and believe it or not... Get an awesome workout while you're at it! I can easily burn 1000 calories out quading for the day!

Quading is something I just got into this past year and it's really an all year round sport, you just need to dress for the conditions, the quads do not worry about cold or wet or mud, they just go where you point them and can do unbelievable things and get you to places you could not go to on any other vehicle.

When I'm out having this much fun I often strap my Liquid Image Camera Goggles on and capture the days events in HD Video so I can share it with others.

I was ridding my 2007 Polaris Sportsman 500 HO EFI and one of my friends was riding a 2005 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI, my other buddy had his classic 1985 Honda ATC350X that has a conversion kit on it changing it over from the factory 3 wheeler to a modified 4 wheeler. Being that his quad is almost 30 years old it was the first one to break down on this day, losing a chain. It's all part of the adventure and so was his 1 hour tow back to the truck and trailer.

So sit back and enjoy the awesome scenery we have here in beautiful British Columbia Canada near Harrison Lake.

Fitbit Aria WiFi Weight and Body Fat Scale Review

Finally as promised I got around to doing my Fitbit Aria WiFi Weight and Body Fat Scale Review. For those that have no idea what a body fat scale is, it's a scale that not only shows you your body weight, but it also runs a small electrical current up one one leg and back down the other, by doing this it can tell your body fat content based on the electrical resistance combined with your height, age, weight and gender.

You can also program in your fitness level so that it will account for leaner more muscled body types showing you a more accurate lower body fat reading.

The Fitbit Aria also has one more very cool feature, it has WiFi built in so it can connect with your local wireless network and then take your weight and body fat readings and immediately send them to your Fitbit account online where it is saved and pushed to your other Fitbit account enabled devices like your iPhone or other Fitbit software ready smartphone.

This gives you the option of analyzing your information either using your computer and accessing the Fitbot.com website or by launching your Fitbit App on your iOS device or Smartphone. The Fitbit software does more than just give you your Fitbit Aria scale information, you can also enter additional health information like food intake, water consumption, and daily activities. If you have a Fitbit activity tracker, then activity information like walking, running, hiking and even sleeping are transferred to your Fitbit account to give you very accurate calories burned info throughout your day.

The Fitbit Aria WiFi Scale is very smart and pretty easy to setup, once you have it connected to your wireless network and online Fitbit account, up to 8 people can be setup to it and all you need to do is step on it and it will even figure out who you are based on your weight and BMI.

I have been using my Fitbit Aria Scale for several weeks now and find that combined with information from my Jawbone Up, I am really zoning in on hitting my fitness and health goals!

Make sure to watch my YouTube Video Review for the Fitbit Aria WiFi Weight and Body Fat Scale:

Get Fit Over 40 - How To Get Great Abs

It's been a bit since I made an actual "Gym Fitness Video" and I have been wanting to make an Ab workout video for you that didn't require a Total Gym this time. I have done an Ab workout video on my Total Gym so make sure to check that one out also.

In this video I show you all of the Ab exercises I do and for the most part all you need is a bit of floor space for them so anyone should be able to do them at home. Keep in mind I only do one big set of Ab exercises after my main workout, I don't do all these Ab routines each time, just one.

As for an update on how my "Lose a few pounds" program is going... slow but steady, I am down to about 176 which is 8 pounds lower than when I started and I would have to say I have gained at least 2-3 pounds of muscle in that time so I am down about 10 pounds of fat.

Starting Point

Week 9

I know I have been promising a Fitbit Scale Product Review, I plan to do this for you next week so keep posted :)

Watch my "How To Get Great Abs" YouTube Video: