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Week 1 of my 6 month experiment: here’s what’s on the AJenda today. This was a combo of agility and strength/ cardio. Korey knows I love the resistance bands, and we both know that plyo jumps are great for cardio as well as stability work. We’ve been focusing a lot on single leg work, but today, we went old school with these jump squats. My HR got into zone 5 and my quads were on fire, but we came, we saw, and we conquered! Trust me, i wanted to throw in the towel, but Korey stayed very positive- and he appreciated my melodrama🤣I was REALLY struggling on this one! People often ask about strain on the knees. I’ve had knee surgery and this doesn’t bother my knees at all. Korey makes sure that I am landing such that all my other muscle groups recruit some of the force away from my knee joint. And in terms of fall prevention, practicing jumps is one of the most important things we can do, since most falls occur when in motion (as in a jump.) For more about what exercises we are doing, sign up for my free weekly newsletter at or go to the link in my bio. #6monthexperiment#fitness#letsgo 💪🏼
Day one of the 6 month experiment with the amazing @korey.rowe The assessment revealed some major asymmetry in strength/ weakness between my left side (my “strong” side) and my right side (weak side). This is why I had the back spasm last month! We started with the pistol squat. As you can see, I’m started at the ground level: I couldn’t even do ONE with my weak side. I used to stand on my left leg (with my right leg propped up on the operating table base). while performing surgery and so my left leg is much stronger than my right. All you need for this is a bench or chair. Keep your bent leg at a 90degree angle, keep your other leg as straight as possible (light bend), and try to stand up and then return to sitting as slowly and controlled as possible. Aka don’t “plop” down! We did 3 reps on each leg, 3 sets/ times. It’s a killer and works the entire body. At times, I literally felt like giving up and the word CAN’T may have come out of my mouth. Korey did not accept this btw. Just another example of how what someone looks like does not necessarily translate into their actual health/ fitness/ strength. Even if someone needs to assist you with a light arm for stability, start from scratch. Aside from this test: we measured dimensions with a tape measure (more on this soon), blood tests for lipid panel, Heart Rate zone testing, and body composition analysis. All uphill from here! Let’s go! I will share more from this first session in the next issue of AJenda. Sign up in the link in my bio or at . It’s free. #6monthexperiment#fitness
Day One! A 6 month experiment in getting into the best health and shape of my life: I’ve partnered with trainer @korey.rowe to work on getting stronger, balancing out strength asymmetry (it’s why I had dreaded back spasm last month), increasing cardiovascular fitness, improving balance & flexibility. Watch here: Some of it can be done at home! What you need to get started: a scale, a measuring tape, something to record heart rate and the desire to not just look amazing, but FEEL amazing. I will be posting his workouts and what I’m doing so if you’d like to do it with me, please do! I will also include this in my weekly newsletter at #fitness#experiment#6months
We are celebrating and saying so long to our beloved colleague and friend @drjashton . ❤️
Thank you for all that you’ve done. You will be so missed and you will always be a part of our “GMA” family!
13.5 years: with the best team in network news @abcnews . People who have seen me through the worst and the best times of my life, true professionals, who I am blessed to call friends… and the honor and privilege of being trusted to lead the medical coverage of the #1 network in the country to speak to you, our viewers, who want and deserve the highest caliber of medical insights and analysis. I will always be on call for you, ABC News, if you need me. I love you all! See you on @goodmorningamerica@abcgma3 tomorrow for my official last day.❤️
