MIO Alpha Strapless Continuous Heart Rate Watch Unboxing

I got another tech based fitness device I will be sharing with everyone. This one is a stand alone Continuous Heart Rate Watch that does not require a chest strap to be used and it is made by MIO, the name of this product is the MIO Alpha. This video is the unboxing video where I show you around the MIO Alpha and give you my initial thoughts on the presentation and packaging.

To give you a basic understanding of what the MIO Alpha is used for, it can be compared to a heart rate chest strap as there are many similarities. Both devices read your heart rate very accurately and continuously, both a chest strap and the MIO Alpha use Bluetooth wireless technologies to send your heart rate info to another device like a smart phone where that information is stored and can be recalled and examined. Neither device stores your heart rate info or can be used on their own.

The advantage to the MIO Alpha is that it is worn on your wrist like a watch so you don't have to wear a chest strap. The MIO Alpha also has a screen that shows you your heart rate in real time along with a timer and of course a clock.

Traveling - Training Resources - Plateaus - Get Fit Over 40 Video Requests

This is my first video in a new series of videos I am calling "Video Requests". These are videos asked for by you my viewers and subscribers :) If you would like to request a video, please send me an email using this link.

This first Get Fit Over 40 Video Request is from Mike (Healthy Lifestyle Quest) in Victoria BC Canada and he had three questions for me that I discuss in this video...

1. How to stay fit while traveling. How does your training routine change? Are there certain foods you ensure are readily available to you while traveling (ie. protein bars...).
   
   
2. Reliable training resources you follow. Are there particular books or programs that you get your training ideas from, or do you base your workouts off personal experience and what has worked for you.
   
   
3. Suggested ways to break through plateaus.

Thanks Mike for those great questions and make sure to watch the below Youtube video for my answers to this Get Fit Over 40 Video Request!

Back to the Basics - Walk with Polar Loop and H7

My first video in my new series I am calling the "Back to the Basics" series. This one is as basic as you get... For the most part everyone knows how to walk and just about everyone can walk. The more out of shape you are, the better walking is since you have all that extra mass weighing you down that makes going for a walk even more of an exercise :)

In this video I talk about my after school walk where I grabbed my wolf-dog Kiya, picked up my kids from school and went for a nice walk on a refreshing sunny January afternoon here in Beautiful British Columbia Canada.

Oh, and I wore my Polar Loop with my Polar H7 Heart Rate Sensor to see just how many calories I burned on this outing.

Get Fit Over 40 Update Video - Back to the Basics

I've had my GetFitOver40 Fitbit Flex Giveaway video up for about a week now and so far I have gotten some really great feedback from everyone. One comment that I seem to be seeing over and over again is the request for more "back to the basics" styled videos, where I just talk about the fundamentals of building certain body parts and get into the details of how to do them and the benefits of each exercise.

I started this website and my GetFitOver40 YouTube channel back in May of 2010, almost 4 ago years now! And I have done many of the "basics" type of workout videos. Perhaps now that I'm progressing personally, I tend to do some more advanced exercise videos that may get a bit away from the "beginner" or over 40 year old looking for that more basic health and fitness program advice. With that said, we all need some inspiration, myself included and there are many people out there that are my age and even much older who put me to shame in the fitness category. Still, I aspire to be like them but that does not mean that I may ever get to their level? My goal is to be the best that I can be with my limitations and that should be your goal also. Where you get to is completely up to you!

So I will be doing more "Back to the Basics" style of workouts geared for people starting out looking for info on what they need to do to get in shape and how these exercises are going to help them. I will continue to throw in some more advanced stuff and of course keep doing my Fitness Technology Reviews since everyone likes gadgets ;)

Please feel free to send me your video requests, this will help me stay on track and make sure I cover the videos that you my viewers and subscribers are looking for!

GetFitOver40 Fitbit Flex Giveaway

I am giving away my new in the box replacement Fitbit Flex. I while back I switched form the Flex to the Force and then to the Polar Loop / Polar H7 Combo so I don't need my Fitbit Flex anymore. My wife now uses the Fitbit Force and it is perfect for her needs.

So how can you get involved in this Giveaway?

• First you need to be a subscriber over on my GetFitOver40 YouTube Channel.
• You must Favorite and Like this video
• You need to also place a comment to this video on how I could improve and or promote My YouTube Channel and Website. Pleas try and be positive, I would rather hear ideas that would help me rather than comments about what I am doing wrong ;)

So that's about it, the person that I think has the best ideas on how to improve GetFitOver40 will receive a brand new in the box Black Fitbit Flex!