KELLY: WHEN WELCOME BACK TO
"LIVING 808."
WALKING IS A GREAT FORM OF
EXERCISE.
CANKITTY AND STEVEN ARE HERE TO
TALK ABOUT WALKING.
KITTY, YOU HAVE VERY INTERESTING
STORY.
WHAT EXACTLY IS A WALKING HUI?
THE WALKING HUI, A WALKING
TEAM CONSISTS OF PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER FOR
WALKING.
SO -- AND WE DON'T KNOW EACH
OTHER AT THE BEGINNING.
EVENTUALLY IT'S TO MAKE THAT
SOCIAL CONNECTION.
AND BUILD FRIENDSHIP.
ONE OF THE BLUE ZONE SECRETS TO
LONGEVITY IS SOCIAL INTERACTION.
KELLY: I ABSOLUTELY LOVE
THAT.
WHAT EXACTLY BROUGHT YOU TO THE
BLUE ZONES PROJECT?
I STARTED WALKING BACK IN
JANUARY, BUT I WANTED TO UP MY
WALKING.
AND I GOT TO MEET ALL THESE NICE
PEOPLE IN MAY.
AND WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.
KELLY: THAT ALWAYS HELPS.
HAVING PEOPLE ALONG WITH YOU.
GIVES YOU A BIT MORE MOTIVATION.
IF THEY'RE GOING, YOU CAN DO IT.
AND YOU WENT OUT AND DID IT.
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR
SUCCESS AND WEIGHT LOSS?
OH, DEAR.
JAN 1ST, I WAS 206 POUNDS.
TODAY I WEAR 155 POUNDS.
KELLY: GOOD FOR YOU.
MY BMI WAS 44.
NOW IT'S 28.
KELLY: THAT IS INCREDIBLE.
THE BIGGEST THING IS MY DRESS
SIZES.
I WAS A SIZE 240 20 AND NOW I'M A
SIZE 12.
KELLY: OH, MY GOODNESS.
GOOD FOR YOU.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT.
STEVEN, HOW IS IT FOR YOU,
SEEING SOMEONE GO THROUGH SUCH A
WONDERFUL
TRANSFORMATION?
I WISH I WAS IN HER SHOES.
KELLY: ME, TOO.
I NEED TO START WALKING WITH YOU
GUYS.
YOU'RE NOT JUST WALKING.
YOU DO A PRETTY INTENSE WORKOUT.
I HEAR YOU GO UP KOKO HEAD.
I DID.
I WANTED TO CELEBRATE MY 72ND
BIRTHDAY.
I DIDN'T TELL MY HUSBAND.
6:00 A.M. IN THE MORNING, WE
CLIMBED THAT HILL.
THAT WAS FABULOUS.
KELLY: FIRST OFF, HAPPY
BIRTHDAY.
HOW DID IT FEEL?
IT'S A GORGEOUS VIEW.
IT IS.
KELLY: IS IT WORTH IT?
I WANT TO DO IT AGAIN.
I TOLD STEVEN, WE GOT TO DO
THAT?
TAIZO: YOU DOWN FOR THAT?
UP FOR THAT.
KELLY: YOU'RE THE TEAM
CAPTAIN OF THE WALKING MOAI
GROUP.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT GETS YOU
MOTIVATED ABOUT GOING BEYOND THE
MINIMUM AS YOU GUYS DO?
FOR ME E IT'S, IT'S A COMBINATION OF
THINGS.
ONE IS NEED NEED TO REDUCE MY BLOOD
PRESSURE.
MY DOCTOR INCREASED MY MEDS BY
ONE.
I INCREASED MY WALKING BY FIVE.
THREE YEARS AGO, ALSO THREE YEAR
AGO, I GOT HIT BY A CAR.
AS A RESULT, I TO GET A HIP
REPLACEMENT.
SO THAT KIND OF SET ME BACK.
THE WALKING MOAI PUT ME BACK ON
TRACK.
IT'S A GOOD THING BECAUSE I FEEL
BETTER.
I SLEEP BETTER.
ALONG THE WAY WHEN WE STARTED
THE WALK, MY WIFE DRAGGED ME
INTO THE GROUP, SO TO SPEAK.
WHEN WE STARTED WALKING, SHE WAS
USING A WORKING CANE.
TODAY SHE'S NOT.
IT'S POSITIVE RESULTS.
KELLY: I LOVE THAT.
WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE AND
HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HEALTHY.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S GREAT HEALTH
BENEFITS.
WHAT ARE THE SOCIAL BENEFITS AS
WELL?
THAT'S WONDERFUL.
WE ALSO DO POTLUCKS.
AND WE'VE LEARNED TO COOK AND
EAT HEALTHY.
AND STEVEN SAYS DO WE HAVE TO
EAT HEALTHY?
I SAID YES.
WE DO THAT EVERY FEW MONTHS.
KELLY: I LOVE THAT.
AND YOU'RE GETTING THE SUPPORT.
NOT ONLY THE FITNESS BUT EATING
HEALTHY.
IF ANYONE WANTS TO JOIN, WHERE
CAN THEY FIND YOU?
HMSA PROMOTES BLUE ZONE.
KELLY: PERFECT.
AND CONGRATULATIONS, KITTY.