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>>CORLEY PEEL: THANKS SO MUCH
TO NOW. AND WE WANT TO BRING
BRAC DOCTOR STEVEN MCMULLEN, A
FAMILY MEDICINE AND PRIMARY
CARE PROVIDER AT MAYO CLINIC.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? WE HAD
SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
EARLIER.
>> YES, I CAN HEAR YOU NOW.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. PERFECT. NO
WORRIES. WE’RE JUST GLAD
YOU’RE HERE.
>>CORLEY PEEL: SO WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT SETTING NEW
YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS AND KEEPING
THEM. AND ONE THING WE ALWAYS
WANT TO KEEP IN MIND IS
KEEPING TRACK OF OUR HEALTH.
SO WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR
PEOPLE WANTING TO SET UP
APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NEW YEAR?
>> EXACTLY. SO AGAIN, I KNOW
IT’S A NEW WORLD NOW WITH THE
ZOOM INTERVIEWS, I APOLOGIZE
FOR THE TECHNICAL ISSUES. WE
ALWAYS RECOMMEND THAT PEOPLE
FIND A MEDICAL PROVIDER THAT
THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN
CONNECT WITH INTEREST.
SOMETIMES THIS MIGHT TAKE A
FEW BUT OVERALL, MOST OF THE
MEDICAL FACILITIES IN THE AREA
HAVE GREAT WEBSITES THAT YOU
CAN REVIEW MEDICAL PROVIDERS.
THEY HAVE AND SEE WHO MIGHT BE
A GOOD FIT FOR YOU. I WOULD
RECOMMEND JUST FINDING ONE IF
YOU DON’T HAVE ONE ALREADY.
AND SETTING UP AN APPOINTMENT
TO MEET THEM AND START TALKING
ABOUT YOUR GENERAL HEALTH.
>>CORLEY PEEL: AND WHAT SHOULD
PEOPLE BE LOOKING FOR IN THEIR
RESULTS IN ORDER TO DECIDE
WHERE THEY NEED TO MAKE THOSE
CHANGES?
>> RIGHT. SO ISSUES I SEE
PEOPLE MAKE. WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
IS SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE
PEOPLE TRY TO DO TOO MUCH AT
ONE TIME AND I CAN FEEL
OVERWHELMING. SO I SAW YOUR
NUMBERS YOU QUOTED AND THAT’S
THAT’S ABOUT REALITY THAT I
SEE IS THAT OUT OVER TIME, IT
CAN FEEL VERY OVERWHELMING TO
KEEP MULTIPLE AT ONE TIME, I
WOULD ACTUALLY RECOMMEND
STARTING WITH SOMETHING SMALL
AND KEEP TRYING TO KEEP THAT
PARTICULAR RESOLUTION FOR A
FEW WEEKS. AND WHEN THAT
BECOMES MORE OF A HABIT, THEN
YOU CAN START MOVING ON TO
OTHER THINGS. AND SO MAYBE
SMALL GOALS THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR RATHER THAN TRYING TO DO
TOO MUCH ALL AT ONE TIME.
>>CORLEY PEEL: AND WE HEAR A
LOT ABOUT GETTING THE RIGHT
AMOUNT OF EXERCISE. BUT WE
KNOW EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT.
SO WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE GETTING
THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF TIME FOR
YOUR SPECIFIC AGE AND YOU’RE
IF YOU’RE A FEMALE OR MALE.
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?
>> SO OVERALL, THE GENERAL
RECOMMENDATION IS TO TRY TO
GET 150 MINUTES PER WEEK
SPREAD OUT OVER 3 TO 5 AND
THAT’S WHAT WE CALL MODERATE
EXERCISE. AND SO THAT’S
SOMETHING WHERE LIKE YOU CAN
GO WALKING, FOR EXAMPLE, MAYBE
HAVE A FULL CONVERSATION WHILE
YOU’RE MOVING AGAIN. THIS IS
GOING TO BE SPECIFIC TO AN
INDIVIDUAL. SO IF YOU’RE NOT
SURE OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS,
PLEASE GO SEE A MEDICAL
PROVIDER BEFORE YOU START AN
EXERCISE PROGRAM. I WOULD ALSO
RECOMMEND THAT ANY MOVEMENT OR
ANY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS
BETTER THAN NO ACTIVITY. SO
DON’T GIVE YOURSELF TOO HARD
OF A TIME IF YOU DON’T GET
THAT 400, 50 MINUTES, EVEN IF
YOU JUST GO ON AND ONE WALK A
WEEK THAT IS MUCH BETTER THAN
THE NOT EXERCISING. SO I WOULD
ALSO RECOMMEND JUST TRYING TO
BE UP AND MOVING. YOU KNOW,
ONE THING I TELL PATIENTS THAT
I SEE THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM AT
THE BACK OF THE PARKING LOT,
RIGHT? SO INSTEAD OF BEING
STRESSED OUT ABOUT PARKING UP
FRONT AND THE PARK IN THE BACK
AND TAKE A LITTLE LONGER WALK.
>>CORLEY PEEL: THAT IS GOOD
ADVICE. SOMETIMES I’VE GIVEN
MYSELF A HARD TIME FOR NOT
MAKING IT TO A WORKOUT CLASS,
BUT YOU CAN JUST GET UP AND
JUST MOVE AROUND, WALK, DO
SOME EXERCISES. SO WHAT ARE
SOME ENCOURAGING WORDS DO YOU
HAVE FOR THOSE WHO WILL AT
SOME POINT IN THEIR JOURNEY BE
STUCK AT A CROSSROADS?
>>CORLEY PEEL: JUST TO MAKE
SURE THEY KEEP ON GOING.
>> EXACTLY. SO I THINK THERE’S
A FEW STRATEGIES YOU CAN PUT
IN PLACE. ONE IS THAT YOU CAN
ACTUALLY WRITE DOWN YOUR
GOALS. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF
YOUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE
YOU’RE GOING TO WALK 3 TIMES A
WEEK, WRITE THAT DOWN
SOMEWHERE SOMEWHERE. YOU CAN
SEE IT SOMEWHERE. YOU GET
REMINDED. I WOULD ALSO
RECOMMEND HAVING SOME
ACCOUNTABILITY. SO HAVING A
FRIEND OR MAYBE IT’S A FAMILY
MEMBER THAT YOU WORK OUT WITH
A GEM THAT YOU GO TO, FOR
EXAMPLE, OR SOME KIND OF
PROGRAM THAT COULD BE THROUGH
THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A
CHURCH, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT YOU
PARTICIPATE AND BECAUSE THAT
ACCOUNTABILITY SOMETIMES GET
YOU OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING
AND GET YOU OUT THERE BECAUSE
YOU DON’T WANT TO DISAPPOINT
YOUR YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
THAT YOU’RE EXERCISING WITH.
YEAH, THAT’S A REALLY GOOD
WAY.
>>CORLEY PEEL: THAT ISO THAT