Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to get moving and shape up in a brand new year and a brand new decade.

My name is Brock Armstrong. I'm the Get Fit Guy and it isn't essential to our overall fitness, but having a few pieces of fitness gear around can help us stay motivated,

give us a training edge, or even allow us to reach those bucket list fitness goals.

Over the last few weeks, I sent a message out to you, listeners, and readers, and asked you

to let me know the pieces of fitness gear that have served you so well in this last decade that

you'll be bringing them with you into the new decade. I received a bunch of emails and a pile

of voicemail detailing everything from basic stuff like running shoes. Thanks, Jen. Two more

elaborate things that I actually had to look up, like the Bowflex Max Trainer.

Thanks, Karen.

Now, before we dive into the gear that was submitted by you guys, I'd like to recap some of the

gear that I covered in the past year.

Now, back in January, I took a look at occlusion training and how it can aid in muscle growth and allow

you to lift lighter weights while reaping the same benefits as lifting heavier weights.

To do that, you need some gear that I think is essential for any fit individual, and that

is resistance bands, and I gotta say I will definitely be using my resistance bands in the

new year and onward.

In an interview with neuroscientist Dr. Bob Schaefer, I looked at how your brain keeps your

body fit.

Now during our conversation, we talked about a piece of software called lumosity.

While playing brain games on your phone

can't grow your biceps or increase your flexibility directly, indirectly it can have a large

impact on our fitness. And as Dr. Schaefer said in the interview, habits, focus, and repetition

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