Wow, 50 years old! Time to start taking it easy, slow things down a bit and relax... Just kidding, I had a goal to hit 50 years old and be in the best shape of my life, that way turning 50 doesn't seem so bad since it's the best version of me ever! Age is just a number after all.
In this video I do a little bit of posing to show you what this 50 year old can do with his body eating mostly fatty meat and not doing any cardio other than going for walks with my wife. I do a lot of weight training focussed workouts, some are more vigorous than others but at the end of the day it's all about getting stronger and fitter one way or another.
I also compare myself now to when I was 49, 48, and 47 years old showing some photos I took each year. Hopefully I look better now :)
I also show you the current status of my 1993 Ducati 750 Super Sport that I have been working on very hard these days to get it completed by 50, it will be close for sure! Mid life crisis? Maybe?
That's right, my already excellent value Online Personal Training just got a little bit better. I'm adding an extra week to my 4 week program giving you a total of 5 weeks of Online Training with me! We start things off with a Skype call so we can get to know each other a little bit and also figure out a game plan based on your goals, needs and what's going on in your life right now.
After the Skype call I do weekly check-ins with you where I look at your MyFitnessPal and Total Coaching data to see how everything is going. I will help you figure out how to maximise your diet and exercise to meet your specific goals and in a way that fits into your lifestyle, obvious you must be willing to make some changes or there would be no point in hiring me :)
This Flash Sale Get Fit Over 40 Online Personal Training Offer is only good till Friday April the 5th which also happens to be my 50th birthday! I am also only taking in the first 5 people so don't wait!
We will get you set up right away but I will not be starting any programs until I get back on April 15th from holiday. Contact me here if you are interested...
So I got a new Portable Bluetooth Speaker. Did I need a new Portable BT Speaker? Some might say no (like my wife for instance), but I on the other hand I felt it was time for an upgrade from my 5 year old Kinivo BTX270 Wireless Bluetooth Portable Speaker I've been using for a while now.
I have to say my trusty Kinivo BTX270 Wireless Bluetooth Portable Speaker has been good to me and survived many trips, falls and the battery seems just as good as the day I got it. It's just that I have always liked the huge sound that seems to come out of the Bose Portable BT Speakers, even their super compact speaker line have a great overall sound with lots of base for such a small package.
My main criteria for a new Bluetooth Portable Speaker was:
Super portable and easy to throw in my backpack without taking up too much room.
A big sound in a small package with lots of bass and clear mids and highs.
Because this speaker was often going to be used in group situations I wanted a speaker that sounded good all around it, not just in one sweet spot.
A quality solid build that could take some abuse including a little bit of moisture.
Enough battery life to last the day off and on so I don't have to worry about the tunes cutting out right when the party starts to happen.
Well I'm very happy to say that the Bose SoundLink Revolve Bluetooth Speaker meets all of my criteria and yes at a bit of a cost but big expectations do come at a bigger price tag.
So far I am very pleased with my Bose SoundLink Revolve Bluetooth Speaker and I look forward to taking it with me shortly on my trip to Las Vegas for my 50th birthday!
If you're reading this then perhaps you are like me and where or are looking for a way to connect an External Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitor to your Samsung Gear or Samsung Galaxy Smart Fitness Watch? Well get ready because I have found a way to connect many popular External BT fitness devices to your Samsung Gear or Galaxy Watch even though Samsung says this is not possible within Apps.
Now before I get into the details I think I should clarify why this is even necessary. It all comes down to the accuracy of the built in Optical Heart Rate Monitor on your Samsung Gear or Galaxy Watch. These built in Optical Heart Rate Monitors simply do not do a good job reading your heart rate especially when your heart rate is jumping around a lot or your arms are moving around as in when you are doing a weight lifting, Crossfit, Bootcamp or other HIIT style training.
So back to the solution on how to connect an External BT Heart Rate Monitor to your Samsung Gear or Galaxy Watch. You are going to need to download and buy a Watch Face called "Sporty Watch". Sporty Watch is much more than your typical Watch Face, most importantly it has a settings option that allows for the connection of external BT Heart Rate Monitors and even some other Bluetooth Fitness Devices. Sporty Watch also taps into your Samsung Watche GPS for tracking GPS details during outside activities. Sporty Watch has access to pretty much all of the watches fitness related real time data which gives it all the information it needs to track your workouts in full detail.
When you are finished your workout, Sporty Watch saves the workout data to its own Diary if you want to recall the info later. SPorty Watch also syncs this data to a number of possible sources: Strava, TrainingPeaks, Google Drive, Diary Webserver.
I personally have Sporty Watch send the workout data automatically to Strava where I can see and share that data to MyFitnessPal and Samsung Health. The only thing that Sporty Watch and Strave don't take into consideration would be the total steps for your day which helps programs like MyFtinessPal figure out your total calorie burn for the day. This is not a problem because your Samsung Gear or Galaxy Watch your steps for you where you can see it in the Samsung Health App and also share step data with MyFitnessPal.
The big question I often get from Clients and in general from people online is... "Which Fitness Tracker or Fitness Smartwatch should I get?" This is really a loaded question. It's kind of like randomly asking me what vehicle is best for you when next to no information about you has been told to me. Even if I did know what your vehicle needs are, there are so many options out there to choose from. Which company, what type of vehicle, what price range... This is the same when trying to figure out the best Fitness Smart Watches to consider.
Do you want a fitness watch more for fitness or for it's smart features, may be a little bit of both? How much money do you want to spend? How integrated with other software do you want it to be? Do you want a stylish Fitness Watch or perhaps a Sporty one? Are you going to be doing basic activities or complex and diverse activities? Do you want the utmost in accuracy when it comes to heart rate, steps and GPS tracking? Do you see what I mean here?
It gets even more complicated because it seem that every watch figures things out a little bit differently then the other ones. Some count more steps and distance than others, some will give you more calories for an activity then a different fitness Smartwatch or Tracker. Some allow for external heart rate monitors which is more accurate and some will only allow you to use the built in optical heart rate monitor. And at the end of the day which one is telling you the truth? Maybe all of them are but in their own way...
I have jumped from one Fitness Tracking device to another in my quest to find the best solution for me and just when I think I have found it, someone comes out with a device that draws me in and I have to try it out. Sometimes it works out for me and sometimes I find myself taking a step back but I kind of enjoy all of this fitness tech in the end.
So which is the Best Fitness Smartwatch? Hell if I know, you're probably going to have to try a few out until you find the one best suited to you. If you have no idea where to start, take a look at some of the Garmin and Fitbit products, they have a combination of really solid software and hardware offerings for a variety of needs.
Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 10:16PM ;)
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