>>CORLEY PEEL: WELCOME BACK. IT’S THE SECOND DAY OF THE NEW YEAR. BUT HAVE YOU ALREADY
BROKEN YOUR NEW YEAR’S
RESOLUTION? YOU MIGHT BE
FEELING UPBEAT KNOWING YOU ARE
ABOUT TO START FRESH. SO IT
SEEMS A LITTLE DAUNTING TO GET
THROUGH THE WHOLE YEAR. ARE
YOU SIMPLY NOT SURE HOW TO
STAY THE COURSE? SO JOINING ME
W IS DOCTOR AMANDA AN
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST WITH
MAYO CLINIC’S PHYSICAL
MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
GROUP. WELCOME AND THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US. I’M GOOD
MORNING. ABSOLUTELY. SO I
GUESS THE FIRST PLACE TO START
IS WHAT SOMEONE SHOULD KEEP IN
MIND WHEN THEY ARE THINKING
ABOUT LIVING A HEALTHIER
LIFESTYLE.
>> YEAH, DEFINITELY SOMETHING
I THINK ABOUT. I MEAN, YOU
DEFINITELY WANT TO LOOK AT
YOUR DAY TODAY. YOUR HABITS,
YOUR ROUTINES, KIND OF
EVALUATE TO A SELF-CHECK. SEE
WHAT KIND OF AREAS COULD USE
SOME WORK. A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON’T REALIZE IS THAT YOUR DAY
TODAY, THOSE HABITS IN YOUR
TEENS REALLY DO PAINT A
PICTURE OF YOUR OVERALL
HEALTH. SO WHEN I SIT DOWN
WITH MY PATIENTS, WE WANT TO
LOOK AT THOSE AREAS TRYING TO
STRATEGIZE SET SOME GOALS AND
JUST SEE IF WE CAN INTEGRATE
SOME HEALTHY HABITS INTO YOUR
ROUTINE JUST TO HELP MAKE SURE
WE’RE MAKING A SUSTAINABLE
LIFESTYLE CHANGE.
>> SO BUILDING A ROUTINE TAKES
WHAT IS THE BEST THING PEOPLE
CAN DO TO ENSURE THAT THEY
ACTUALLY STAY THE COURSE?
YEAH, THAT’S THAT’S HUGE. SO
FIRST WE WANT TO THINK ABOUT
SITTING A SMALL ATTAINABLE
GOALS. SO WHEN IT COMES TO
THAT GOAL, SETTING.
>> SOMETHING I GO OVER A LOT
WITH PATIENTS AND SOMETHING TO
BEAR IN MIND IS THAT WE WANT
TO MAKE OUR GOALS SMART. SO
WHAT WE MEAN BY THAT IS IT’S
AN ACRONYM. SO THAT S IS FOR
SPECIFIC. SO WHAT AREA WE
SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON
WHETHER IT’S OUR NUTRITION,
OUR MOVEMENT, OUR WATER, AND
TAKE OUR SLEEP. AND AS FOR
MEASURABLE. SO HOW DO WE KNOW
THAT WE REACH THAT GOAL,
WHETHER IT’S HOW MUCH WE’RE
MOVING OUR STEP COUNT, HOW
MANY MINUTES A DAY WHERE IT’S
ATTRIBUTING TOWARDS SOMETHING
IS ATTAINABLE. SO MAKING SURE
THAT WE’RE SETTING GOALS THAT
WE CAN REACH RELEVANT IN
MAKING SURE THAT IT’S RELEVANT
TO OUR LIFESTYLE AND OUR DAY
TODAY. THAT’S REALLY GOING TO
ANSWER THAT. WHY? WHY ARE WE
FOCUSING ON THE SCHOOL? AND
HE’S TIMELY. SO SETTING SHORT
TERM AND FOCUSING ON THAT
BIGGER LONG-TERM GOAL WHEN IT
COMES TO OUR HEALTH LITTLE
SOMETHING I LIKE TO CHALLENGE
MY PATIENTS TO THINK ABOUT,
TOO, IS THAT ONE? WE WANT TO
GET THESE GOALS OUT OF OUR
MIND AND ON TO PAPER, BUT ALSO
THINKING ABOUT ONCE YOU HAVE
THOSE GOALS OUT WATER, ONE TO
2 OBSTACLES YOU MAY FACE IN
REACHING THIS GOAL AND THEN
THINKING AND BRAINSTORMING
WATER ONE TO 2 WAYS THAT WE
CAN WORK AROUND THOSE
OBSTACLES TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE’RE SUCCESSFUL WITH THESE
CHANGES.
>> SO PEOPLE MAY NEED SOME
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT,
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE JUST
STARTING OUT. WHO SHOULD THEY
GO TO FOR INSPIRATION.
>>CORLEY PEEL: FOR WORDS OF
ENCOURAGEMENT. I MEAN, YOU CAN
LOOK TO YOUR FAMILY, TO YOUR
FRIENDS, TO YOUR HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS. AGAIN, IT’S VERY
INDIVIDUAL DEPENDING ON WHAT
YOUR HEALTH AND YOUR LIFESTYLE
KIND OF MEANS. OUR WEATHER, IF
YOU WANT TO FOCUS ON YOUR
NUTRITION MAY BE LOOKING UP A
LOCAL DIETICIAN. IF YOU’RE
LOOKING TO IMPROVE YOUR
HEALTH, LOOKING TOWARDS
WHETHER IT’S FOR YOUR MOVEMENT
AND LOOKING TOWARDS FINDING,
YOU KNOW, A LOCAL GYM OR LOCAL
BUSINESS, A PHYSICAL
THERAPIST, SOMEBODY THAT CAN
KIND OF HELP YOU GET YOU MOVE
IN INTO YOUR DAY TODAY.
>>JENNIFER READY: AND REAL
QUICK BEFORE WE GO, WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE MOST COMMON AREAS
YOU HEAR PEOPLE WANT TO
IMPROVE ON? BIGGEST ONE, OUR
PHYSICAL HEALTH. SO MAKING
SURE THAT WE’RE GETTING
MOVING. I’M FOCUSING ON OUR
SLEEP AND THEN DEFINITELY
NUTRITION AND EATING RIGHT AND
GETTING BETTER. AND OUR DID
AIR THE 3 BIGGEST AREAS THAT
ARE DEFINITELY PEOPLE ARE
WANTING TO FOCUS ON WHEN IT
COMES TO THEIR HOUSE.
>>CORLEY PEEL: AND REAL QUICK
D YOU HAVE ANY RESOLUTIONS
THAT YOU’RE TRYING TO KEEP
THIS YEAR ON. A FUNNY ON THE
SPOT. NOW.
>> NO, DEFINITELY. I THINK WE
SHOULD ALWAYS BE STRIVING AND
WORKING TO DO BETTER AND BE
BETTER FOR ME. PERSONALLY, I’M
WORKING ON TRYING EAT OUT LESS
IN MY DAY-TO-DAY. WELL, I WANT
TO FOCUS ON DEFINITELY THIS
LAST YEAR TO BEEN TRYING TO
FOCUS SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL
BUSINESSES. SOMETIMES WE ALSO
GOT TO TRY TO WATCH OUR BUDGET
AND WATCH HOW READING AND WHAT
WE’RE EATING. YOU KNOW,
PREPARING MY MEALS AHEAD OF
TIME AND BRING THAT INTO WORK
IN IT, NOT HOME A LITTLE BIT
MORE.
>>JENNIFER READY: THOSE ARE
ALL REALLY GOOD ONES FOR ME. I
THINK IT’S DRINK MORE WATER. I
COULD CERTAINLY USE SOME RIGHT
NOW. I’M NOT GOING TO LIE.
>> YES, DEFINITELY. I’M WE’LL
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR