NATIONAL
NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH AND FITNESS DAY. SO AS WE ALL TRY TO KEEP
PUSHING THROUGH THE CHALLENGES
AND SURPRISES BROUGHT ON IN
2020.
IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER
TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE CARE
OF OURSELVES.
JOINING US WITH TIPS ON HOW
WOMEN CAN IMPROVE OUR PHYSICAL
AND MENTAL HEALTH IS KEYNOTE
SPEAKER SHANNON MCKAIN, HAITIAN
AND THANKS FOR JOINING US
AGAIN.
HEY AUBREY, IT'S GREAT TO SEE
YOU AND HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY.
OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'RE ALWAYS GOOD ABOUT
REMEMBERING.
SO WHAT IS NATIONAL WOMEN'S
HEALTH AND FITNESS DAY AND WHY
IS IT IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE
ONE?
YEAH.
ONE? YEAH. SUE, IT'S PARAMOUNT THAT WE
HAVE DAYS LIKE TODAY BECAUSE
OF THE SPATE OF OUR WORLD RIGHT
NOW.
IN FACT, THE CDC PUBLISHED A
NEW STUDY IN JUNE SAYING THAT
AMERICANS WERE 40 PERCENT MORE
DEPRESSED AND MORE ANXIOUS THAN
THEY WERE IN JUNE OF TWENTY
NINETEEN.
AND SO WITH STATISTICS LIKE
THAT WE NEED DAYS LIKE TODAY TO
REMIND OURSELVES THAT WE HAVE
TO TAKE CARE OF OUR BODIES
PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY AND
EMOTIONALLY.
YEAH, GOOD POINT.
AND I THINK IT'S EASY AND
NATURAL FOR MOST WOMEN TO FALL
INTO THAT ROLE OF CAREGIVER
TENDING TO FAMILY NEEDS AMONG
ALL OF OUR OTHER DUTIES.
WHY IS IT CRUCIAL THAT WE AS
WOMEN MAKE TIME FOR OURSELVES?
YEAH.
WELL, IF WE'RE NOT TAKING CARE
OF OURSELVES FIRST AND FOREMOST
WE CAN'T GIVE OUR BEST SELVES
TO THE PEOPLE WE ARE SERVING
AROUND US WHETHER THERE ARE
CHILDREN OR SPOUSES OR OUR
WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT.
SO WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE
OF OURSELVES YOU KNOW, I'M NOT
A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST BUT
FROM THE STUDIES, THE RESEARCH
AND DATA THAT I'VE READ, IT
DOES APPEAR THAT IT SHOWS
DIFFERENTLY FOR WOMEN AND MEN.
NOW REGARDLESS OF GENDER, WE
KNOW THAT STRESS CAN AFFECT ALL
OF US IN A MYRIAD OF WAYS.
SO I REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE
SACRAMENTO VIEWERS TODAY TO
REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT ARE YOU
WORK COPING MECHANISMS AND HOW
DO YOU DEAL WITH STRESS?
MAYBE GET YOURSELF OUT OF THE
BOX JUST A LITTLE BIT AND THINK
OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT'LL HELP
YOU BE A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
GETTING A JOURNAL, GETTING A
GRATITUDE, WRITING EVERY SINGLE
MORNING , THINKING BACKWARDS
FIVE , FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE
PULLING YOUR SHOULDERS BACK,
THINKING ABOUT THE STRESS AND
HOW IT'S AFFECTING YOUR BODY.
AND JUST SIMPLY EVEN GETTING
OUTSIDE OF YOUR FIREMEN AND
GOING FOR A WALK CAN DO
WONDERS.
YES, RIGHT.
SET IT UP A LITTLE STRAIGHTER
NOW SHANNON.
AND YOU'RE RIGHT, THAT MENTAL
HEALTH PIECE IS A BIG PIECE.
AND ANOTHER BIG PIECE IS
FITNESS.
HOW DO WE DO THAT FROM HOME?
OH MY GOODNESS.
I LOVE THIS QUESTION SO MUCH
BECAUSE THESE ARE TOO OFTEN WE
SEE THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE A
FANCY GYM MEMBERSHIP IN ORDER
FOR US TO ACHIEVE OUR HEALTH
GOALS.
AND THAT'S SIMPLY NOT TRUE FOR
THE MAJORITY OF US.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT
WE CAN DO FROM THE COMFORT OF
OUR HOMES WITHOUT ANY TOOLS AND
WITHOUT ANY MONEY BEING SPENT.
I GAVE YOU SOME ACTIVITIES THAT
MAYBE YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN
THAT YOU CAN JUST DO SOME
REALLY SIMPLE ARM BITS ON YOUR
COFFEE TABLE OR ON THE BACK
OF A CHAIR.
YOU CAN EASILY DO SET PUSHUPS
WITHOUT MEETING ANY EQUIPMENT
WHATSOEVER.
ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES
ARE CALF RAISES SIMPLY STAND ON
YOUR FEET AND ELEVATE YOUR ARM.
AND THEN IF
DO
DO WANT
DO WANT TO PURCHASE SOME REALLY SIMPLE AND EXPENSIVE THINGS TO ADD TO YOUR
EVERYDAY WORKOUT.
I LOVE IT.
JUST ADDING AND INCORPORATING
LITTLE ANKLE WEIGHTS EITHER TWO
POUNDS FIVE POUNDS WHATEVER
YOUR COMFORT LEVEL IS AND I'LL
PUT THEM ON MY WRIST OR I'LL
PUT THEM ON MY ANKLES FOR SO
LONG.
I THINK I DID INCREASE AND
ELEVATE A LITTLE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE
TO DO IS I WANT TO MAKE IT FUN
FOR MYSELF.
I GET BORED JUST DOING SIT UPS
AND PUSHUPS SO I ALWAYS TRY TO
TEXT MY GIRLFRIENDS AND SAY
WE'RE DOING A JUMPING JACK
CHALLENGE THIS WEEK.
I'LL THROW IN MY FAVORITE SONG
AND I WILL TRY TO SEE AS MANY
JUMPING JACKS AS I CAN DO
DURING THAT SONG AND THEN I'LL
CHALLENGE THEM TO DO THE SAME.
SO JUST TRY TO SPICE IT UP A
LITTLE BIT.
AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TO THE
NUTRITION AND THE FOOD PART
THAT PLAYS A ROLE TOO.
RIGHT.
>> WOW.
IF YOU READ THE RESEARCH FROM
DATA SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS
IT ALMOST IS THAT MOOD.
IT PLAYS A BIGGER ROLE FOR OUR
BODIES AND JUST GETTING UP AND
MOVING EVERY DAY.
IN FACT, ACCORDING TO THE
NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCE,
ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE, THEY
SAY THAT WOMEN NEED A MINIMUM
OF NINETY ONE OUNCES OF WATER
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
WELL AS AN EXAMPLE, THIS TUMBLR
HAS 20 OUNCES IN IT.
SO I WOULD NEED AT LEAST FOUR
OF THESE EVERY SINGLE DAY TO
CONSUME THE AMOUNT OF WATER
THAT I NEED.
NOW THAT MAY SEEM CUMBERSOME,
HOWEVER, WE ALSO KNOW THAT
THERE'S OTHER BENEFITS AS WELL,
INCLUDING MAKING SKIN LOOK A
LITTLE BIT BETTER.
I HAVE A BIG JUG, SHANNON,
BECAUSE I'VE GOT DRINK MORE
WATER.
I KNOW IT WELL.