"CYCLE OF HEALTH," ACTIVE AGING.

BRING YOUR YOGA MAT AND WALKING SHOES AS WE DISCOVER NEARBY PROGRAMS THAT CAN IMPROVE OUR LIFE.

THEN JOIN THE CONVERSATION AS OUR GUESTS SHARE TIPS ON CREATING A WELLNESS CENTERED LIFESTYLE.

YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS COMING UP ON "CYCLE OF HEALTH."

>> NURSING IS THE HARDEST JOB I'VE EVER HAD.

>> LET'S TRY RELAXING WITH A CALMING BREATH TECHNIQUE.

PLEASE SIT FORWARD IN YOUR CHAIR.

FEET FLAT ON THE FLOOR.

LET YOUR HANDS REST COMFORTABLY IN YOUR LAP.

THINK ABOUT YOUR TALL SPINE AND SIMPLY CLOSE YOUR EYES.

BREATHING THROUGH THE NOSE ONLY, LET'S LET OUR EXHALE BE TWICE AS LONG AS OUR INHALE.

INHALE THROUGH THE NOSE 1, 2, 3, EXHALE THROUGH THE NOSE, 1, 2, 3, HAD, 5, 6.

BREATHING IN, 1, 2, 3, BREATHING OUT, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, INHALE, 1, 2, 3, EXHALE, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, BREATHE IN, 1, 2, 3, EXHALE, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, AND IN, 1, 2, 3 EXHALE, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

NOW A NICE DEEP INHALE AND EXHALE, LET IT GO AND OPEN YOUR EYES.

GOOD JOB.

>> I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER, THANK YOU.

>> YOU ARE WELCOME.

>> "CYCLE OF HEALTH" STARTS NOW.

HELLO!

WELCOME TO CYCLE OF HEALTH, I'M DOCTOR RICH O'NEILL.

TONIGHT'S TOPIC, "ACTIVE AGING."

SOME OF US LIVE LONGER, HEALTHIER AND HAPPIER THAN OTHERS IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES.

WHILE WE'RE STILL SEARCHING FOR THAT MAGICAL "FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH," THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN DO TO MAKE "THE BEST OF THE REST", LIKE CREATE A WELLNESS-CENTERED LIFESTYLE.

IT TAKES SOME DOING BUT THE PAYOFF CAN IMPROVE BOTH BODY AND MIND.

I'M JOINED TONIGHT BY THREE WOMEN DOING THE DO FOR A MORE POSITIVE LIFE OVERALL.

THEY ARE: DR. SANDY TARS, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST & GERONTOLOGIST MS. CHRISTINE DEAMICIS, CERTIFIED YOGA INSTRUCTOR AND MEDITATION TEACHER AND MS. MARY BETH ANDERSON, FITNESS ENTHUSIAST AND COMMUNITY BUILDER THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

LET'S START OFF WITH THE PANDEMIC.

HAVE YOU SEEN A SHARP DECLINE IN WELLNESS AND HEALTH FOR SENIORS DURING THE PANDEMIC?

>> UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE.

DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, I THINK THEY WERE SO CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR HEALTH, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE NOTICED IT, TOO.

WE DID SO MANY PROGRAMS TOGETHER AND IN YOUR CLASSES, BUT IT WAS TERRIBLE, ESPECIALLY SENIORS NEED TO BE AROUND OTHER PEOPLE AND THEY HAVE TO BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE SO IT HAS BEEN VERY HARD.

ONE OF THE PROBLEMS AT THE VERY BEGINNING WHEN WE WERE SITTING IN OUR HOUSES SO TERRIFIED AND AFRAID THAT IF WE WENT OUT AND ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER PEOPLE, WE COULD DIE, I MEAN MARY BETH WAS REALLY INSTRUMENTAL.

SHE BROUGHT OUR WALKING GROUP TOGETHER INITIALLY AND THEN OTHER PEOPLE FROM THE ACTIVE OLDER ADULT COMMUNITY AT THE Y.

AND SHE GOT US ON ZOOM.

SHE GOT US ALL CONNECTED.

AND ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, WE WOULD GET TOGETHER WE WOULD DO A GO ROUND TO SEE HOW EVERYONE WAS DOING AND THEN WE WOULD GO OUT AND WALK SEPARATELY AND TAKE PICTURES AND SEND THEM TO MARY BETH WHO POSTED THEM I.

WAS A WAY OF FINDING COMMUNITY WHEN WE COULDN'T AND IT'S SO NICE NOW TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK ESPECIALLY TO THINGS LIKE WALKING AND OTHER OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES WHERE WE CAN BE LITTLE BIT DISTANCED BUT STILL FEEL SAFE.

>> SOUNDS LIKE THOSE ARE SOME PARTS OF A WELLNESS CENTERED LIFESTYLE.

HOW DO YOU DEFINE A WELLNESS CENTERED LIFESTYLE?

>> WELLNESS CENTERED LIFESTYLE IS ALL ABOUT PUTTING MORE LIFE IN YOUR YEARS, AND NOT JUST YEARS IN YOUR LIFE.

>> I LIKE THAT.

SO REALLY, EACH PERSON HAS TO LOOK FOR THEMSELVES AND THINK ABOUT WHAT WHAT WILL MAKE ME THE HEALTHIEST PERSON I CAN BE FOR AS LONG AS I CAN KEEP LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY, INDEPENDENTLY.

AND WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT I WANT IN MY LIFE THAT GIVE ME A LIFE THAT I ENJOY?

SO I'M REALLY PLEASED TO BE HERE WITH THESE TWO WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN SO IMPORTANT IN MY OWN WELLNESS JOURNEY SINCE I RETIRED.

>> THANK YOU, SANDY.

I ALWAYS TELL MY YOGA STUDENTS, THESE BODIES WERE MADE TO MOVE.

SO IS NO MATTER HOW OLD WE ARE OR WHAT OUR LIMITATIONS ARE, THESE BODIES WERE MEANT TO MOVE AND IF WE DON'T MOVE IT, WEES LOO IT, ESPECIALLY COMING BACK AFTER AN ILLNESS OR INJURY, IT TAKES MORE EFFORT TO COME BACK.

WE HAVE TO BE PATIENT, BUT WE NEED TO MOVE IN WHATEVER WAY POSSIBLE, EVEN WITH LIMITATIONS WE NEED TO KEEP MOVING.

>> SO CHRIS, TO HIS, TALK ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF YOGA SPECIFICALLY.

YOGA IS THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH, NOT JUST ME SAYING IT.

MANY, MANY PEOPLE IN ANCIENT TIMES AND PRESENT TIME HAVE SAID THAT AS WELL.

WHY?

THINK ABOUT THIS.

A YOUNG BODY, IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY ACTIVE, ATHLETIC BODY, WHAT DOES IT HAVE?

IT HAS FLEXIBILITY, IT HAS STRENGTH AND IT HAS BALANCE.

YOGA IN AND OF ITSELF FOCUSES ON HELPING US WITH ALL THREE OF THOSE THINGS.

FLEXIBILITY, BALANCE AND STRENGTH NO MATTER THE IJ ARE AGE.

THE OTHER THING YOGA.

THE SAYING GOES WHATEVER WE WORK ON IN THE BODY, WE WORK ON IN THE MIND.

IF YOU ARE WORKING ON A FLEXIBLE BODY, YOU ARE WORKING ON FLEXIBILITY IN YOUR MIND, OPENING UP YOUR VISION TO DIFFERENT WAYS AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE SUPER FLEXIBLE TO DO YOGA.

YOGA IS BENEFICIAL FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE NOT FLEXIBLE.

>> THAT'S A GOOD POINT THAT YOU MAKE BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE THINK THEY CAN ONLY PARTICIPATE IN A FITNESS PROGRAM IF THEY'RE FIT.

BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

WE MEET PEOPLE AND YOU CAN ADAPT TO ANY TYPE OF EXERCISE.

SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT POINT, CHRIS.

THANKS FOR MAKING THAT.

>> I RECENTLY TRIED YOGA AT YOUR INVITATION AT CENTER OF GRACE IN MANLIUS, NEW YORK.

THE CLASS WAS TAUGHT BY CHRISTINE AND SHE WAS NICE ENOUGH TO INVITE OUR CAMERA CREW ALONG.

IT WAS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE.

SO, FOLKS, HERE I AM AT THE CENTER OF GRACE IN MANLIUS WHERE THEY HAVE ALL SORTS OF WELLNESS THINGS THAT THEY DO.

TODAY WE ARE GOING TO DO A LITTLE YOGA.

FOR ME THE FIRST TIME SINCE WHENEVER MY PHYSICAL THERAPIST CALLS ME THE ANTI-GUMBIE SO THIS SHOULD BE QUITE SOMETHING.

MY FRIEND, LET'S HEAD INSIDE.

>> THE CHAIRS ARE FOR CHAIR YOGA, FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED A LITTLE SUPPORT STARTING THEIR YOGA, LIKE ME.

>> THE BODY IS STRONG, QUICK REFLECTION FLEXES REFLEXES AND THAT HAS FLEXIBILITY AND SHOWS SIGNS OF AGING.

EXHALE, DROP YOUR HEAD, ROUND YOUR SHOULDER AND IMITATE POOR POSTURE.

WE ARE INHALING ALL THE WAY UP.

AND EXHALING.

THIS IS ABOUT THE BREATH BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT YOUR BACK.

YOUR BACK MUSCLES AND THE SPINE ITSELF INHALE, ARCH THE SPINE AND EXHALE ROUND THE SPINE.

>> POOR POSTURE COMES A LITTLE MORE NATURALLY TO ME.

>> COME SIT IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR CHAIR.

PRETEND YOU ARE A GREAT WIDE BIRD, EXTEND YOUR WING SPAN.

AND BREATH OUT.

A SHOUT OUT TO BIG BIRD.

>> INHALE.

(CHANTING) >> THIS TAKES A LITTLE PRACTICE.

INHALE.

>> THANK YOU, CHRIS.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> THE CLASS WAS A DELIGHT.

I DISCOVERED THAT I COULD DO A LOT OF THINGS THAT I DIDN'T THINK I COULD DO AND DISCOVERED SOME PLACES THAT NEED A LITTLE MORE WORK, A LITTLE MORE STRETCH, ALL IN A KIND OF RELAXED ATMOSPHERE VERY PEACEFUL.

>> SO, CHRIS, YOU HAVE A VERY INFECTIOUS POSITIVE ATTITUDE.

DO YOU FIND THAT YOUR CLASSES MOOD CHANGES AFTER EACH CLASS?

IS IT IMPROVED?

>> DEFINITELY.

I SAY TO MY STUDENTS ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS GET IN THE CAR AND POINT IT IN THE DIRECTION OF CENTER OF GRACE.

THAT'S THE HARD PART.

ONCE YOU GET THERE, YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO FEEL SO MUCH BETTER ONCE YOU LEAVE.

>> DO YOU FIND THAT YOGA HELPS YOU WITH YOUR MOOD?

MOST DEFINITELY.

MOVEMENT HELPS, THE BREATH.

A LOT OF YOGA IS BREATHING, KEEPING THE BREATH IN TIME WITH THE MOTION, BUT WHEN YOU COME TO CLASS, I TELL YOU NOT ONLY WHERE TO PUT YOUR HANDS AND FEET BUT EVERY BREATH TO TAKE.

AND, YEAH, IT DEFINITELY HELPS.

>> SO WHENEVER I TRY MEDITATING, MY MIND JUST LIKE PERFECTION IT MIGHT BE LIKE FIVE SECONDS OR MAYBE A MINUTE, A MINUTE SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME FOR ME.

WHAT TO DO THEN?

HOW DO YOU MANAGE THAT... >> YOGA SAYS THAT TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS, ONE NEEDS SOMETHING TO COMBAT THOUGHT BECAUSE YOUR MIND IS ALWAYS GOING TO THINK.

THAT'S WHAT IT DOES.

AND WHAT WE USE TO NEUTRALIZE THE THOUGHT IS MANTRA, WHETHER IT'S AN ENGLISH MANTRA, AN ENGLISH PHRASE OR WORD OR A AND SCRIT.

SO THE EASIEST MEDITATION IS INHALE, THINK THE SOUND, SUT, OUT NAM.

SUTNAM MEANS TRUE SELF.

>> THAT'S LOVELY.

>> AND EXERCISING, WHEN WE WERE DOING EXERCISE SEAMLESSLY THERE, WITHOUT ANY DRAMATIC EFFORT REALLY.

HOW MUCH EXERCISE.

WE KNOW 30 MINUTES A DAY FOR YOUNGER FOLKS.

HOW MUCH FOR A SENIOR?

>> THEY CAN DO 30 MINUTES A DAY, THAT'S AMAZING.

THAT'S WONDERFUL AND YOU JUST MOVE EVERY DAY.

IF YOU ARE ABLE TO, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE SOME OF THE PEOPLE WILL START TO HAVE SOME DISEASE AS THEY GET OLDER, PARKINSONS FOR EXAMPLE, BUT IF YOU GET ON A BIKE, A SPINNING BIKE ESPECIALLY, YOU CAN MOVE FASTER THAN YOUR BODY IS CAPABLE OF.

MOVEMENT OF ANY FORM IS AWESOME AS YOU GET OLDER.

>> AND I THINK ALL OF US HAVE EXPERIENCED TIMES WHEN WE HAVE HAD SURGERIES AND WE HAVE HAD TO REHAB FROM SURGERIES OR EVENTS IN OUR LIFE HAVE KEPT US AWAY FROM EXERCISE AND WE HAVE NEEDED TO COME BACK.

AND HAVING A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN GO TO GET REGULAR EXERCISE, WHERE THERE ARE PEOPLE TO ENCOURAGE YOU AS YOU COME THROUGH THE REHAB PROCESS, IT'S A REALLY POWERFUL TOOL AND RESILIENCE.

CHRIS HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE I SWEAR SHE CAN ADAPT ANY POSTURE IN YOGA TO WHAT YOU CAN DO OR SHE WILL TELL US, JUST SIT AND MEDITATE IF YOU CAN'T DO THIS.

>> TELL US MORE ABOUT RESILIENCE, SANDY.

HOW DO YOU DEFINE THAT?

>> RESILIENCE IS BEING ABLE TO ADAPT TO BOTH THE POSITIVE AND THE NEGATIVE CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE.

SO YOU NEED TO-- IT'S LIKE A BOUNCE BACK MUSCLE.

WE HAVE MUSCLES THAT WE EXERCISE BUT RESILIENCE IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LEARN WAYS TO DO AS WELL.

SO THE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT RESILIENCE IS TO PRACTICE RESILIENCE WHEN WE DON'T NEED IT OR THINK WE DON'T NEED IT SO IT WILL HAVE IT IN OUR TOOL KIT WHEN THERE IS A MAJOR CHALLENGE, A SETBACK, A MEDICAL ISSUE, A MAJOR LOSS OR EVEN A DISASTER.

YOU THINK ABOUT PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, RECOVERING FROM HURRICANES AND TORNADOES AND THINGS THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH.

>> SO YOU ARE SORT OF PREPARING YOURSELF IN ADVANCE.

WELL, YOU SAW ME DO YOGA BUT HOW ABOUT SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE MY SPEED, LITERALLY?

THE ACTIVE OLDER ADULTS WALKING CLUB IS RUN BY THE YMCA AND MEETS TWICE A WEEK YEAR ROUND.

IT'S A PERFECT PLACE TO CATCH UP WITH FRIENDS AND "GET A WIGGLE ON IT," AS MY MOM USED TO SAY.

HOW'S THE SONG GO?

"15 MILES ON ERIE CANAL!"

WE DIDN'T GO QUITE THAT FAR!

LET'S TAKE A LOOK • TODAY WE ARE HERE AT THE ERIE CANAL WITH THE WISE ACTIVE OLDER ADULTS WALKING GROUP.

THERE ARE ABOUT 20 OF US AND HERE IS MY FRIEND SANDY TASRS, FELLOW PSYCHOLOGIST CANS, AND WE ARE ABOUT TO GO FOR A WALK.

THEN THEY WILL GO FOR COFFEE AND HAVE I TO GO TO WORK.

>> I DON'T STRETCH ENOUGH.

>> ME NEITHER.

I CAN USE SOME STRETCHING.

>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BIRTHDAY GIRL.

>> WHO IS THE BIRTHDAY GIRL?

♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU LET'S.

>> LET'S GO FOR A WALK.

>> THIS IS A LOT OF PEOPLE.

WE MUST HAVE ABOUT 25 PEOPLE.

>> COVID THREW A PICKLE INTO IT, BUT THIS GROUP REALLY PUT THEIR FOOT DOWN AND DECIDED THAT HEALTH AND WELLNESS WAS A LOT MORE IMPORTANT TO THEIR MENTAL STABILITY.

EVERY WEEK AT OUR NORMAL TIME, WE WOULD GET ON ZOOM AND WE WOULD DO A GO AROUND AND SEE HOW EVERYBODY WAS DOING.

>> NICE.

>> AND THEN INITIALLY PEOPLE WENT AND WALKED ON THEIR OWN AND TOOK PICTURES OF WHERE THEY WALKED.

>> NICE.

>> SOME OF THEM WOUND UP ON THE Y WEBSITE.

>> A LITTLE TRAVEL LOG.

>> I RUN AND BIKE BUT OCCASIONALLY WALK WHEN I CAN'T RUN.

>> IT'S HARD TO WALK WHEN YOU ARE A RUNNER.

>> IT IS.

IT IS HARD TO WALK WHEN YOU ARE A RUNNER.

YOU NATURALLY WANT TO GO FASTER.

>> WALKING IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE BEST EXERCISES YOU CAN DO FOR OLDER ADULTS BECAUSE IT'S ACCESSIBLE TO A WIDE RANGE OF PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT FITNESS LEVELS.

>> AND YOU CAN GO AS FAST OR SLOW AS WE ARE.

>> RIGHT.

>> YOU CAN DO IT ALMOST ANYWHERE >> PEOPLE HAVE THIS IDEA, YOU HAVE TO-- NO PAIN, NO GAIN.

I HAVE ANOTHER SAYING.

NO PLEASURE, NO TREASURE.

IF YOU DON'T ENJOY IT, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO DO IT, RIGHT?

YOU DON'T WANT TO HURT YOURSELF.

NO PLEASURE NO TREASURE.

THAT'S MY MOTTO FOR WORKING OUT.

SO YOU GUYS HAVE MULTIPLE PLEASURES HERE.

YOU CAN CHAT WITH PEOPLE.

YOU YOU ARE OUTDOORS ENJOYING THE NATURE.

YOUR BODY GETS GOING.

LOTS OF FUN STUFF.

>> AND WE TRY TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.

IF SOMEONE HAS A BIRTHDAY... >> UH-HUH.

THIS WAS SUCH A TREAT.

HOW ABOUT YOU, SANDY?

>> I LOVE WALKING IN THE MORNING?

IT ALWAYS MAKES ME FEEL GOOD, LIFTS MY MOOD.

>> I GOT TO MEET LIKE HALF A DOZEN NEW PEOPLE AND 30 OTHER PEOPLE I CAN NOW SAY HELLO TO.

HELLO, EVERYBODY.

>> SO Dr. TARS, AS A PSYCHOLOGIST, THERE IS A GOB OF RESEARCH ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF EXERCISE.

TELL US ABOUT THAT.

>> AS YOU SAY, A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESEARCH THAT SHOWS THAT ANYTHING THAT'S GOOD FOR YOUR CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM IS GOOD FOR BOTH YOUR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH.

SO EXERCISE, HAVING REGULAR EXERCISE IN YOUR LIFE, MAYBE 150 MINUTES A WEEK IS WHAT IS RECOMMENDED.

IT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO STAYING VITAL AND ABLE TO MOVE OUR BODIES COMFORTABLY AND ENJOY LIFE.

>> IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE OLYMPIC LEVEL.

JUST BRISK WALKING.

>> WEIGHT BEARING EXERCISES ARE GOOD AS WELL.

WE NEED TO STRENGTHEN OWN OUR BONES AND OUR HEART.

STRENGTH TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.

YOGA IS A GREAT WAY TO STRENGTHEN YOUR BODY AND A A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES.

AND THE WALKING GROUP, LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THAT AND WHAT THAT HAS BROUGHT TO PEEP.

PEOPLE WERE LAUGHING, THEY WERE SMILING, THEY WERE IN A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, AND HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME.

THAT'S HALF OF HEALTH, TOO.

WOULDN'T YOU SAY?

>> IT REALLY IS AND AS YOU LEARNED, WE END OUR WALKING GROUP WITH GETTING TOGETHER FOR COFFEE, WHOEVER IS AVAILABLE.

AND DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE WOULD GO TO A COFFEE SHOP OR BRING OUR OWN COFFEE, GO TO A PARK, BRING OUR FOLDING CHAIRS AND SIT AROUND AND SOCIALIZE.

WHICH IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE KEY PARTS OF WELLNESS CENTERED LIFESTYLE.

>> SOCIALIZING.

>> SOCIALIZING.

YOU REALLY NEED TO SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT YOU, PEOPLE WHO MAKE YOU LAUGH, PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN CONFIDE IN.

AND THIS IS AN EASY WAY TO DO IT.

I LOOK FOR EXERCISE CLASSES OR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD THOSE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS INTO MY LIFE BECAUSE IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY; ESPECIALLY WITH THINGS LIKE THE PANDEMIC.

>> SO, CHRIS, IN YOUR LIFE, HOW DO YOU KEEP YOURSELF ACTIVE AND CONNECTED AND WHAT DO YOU DO TO DO THAT?

>> OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, I HAVE DEVELOPED MY OWN PERSONAL PRACTICE OF MEDITATION AND YOGA.

AND THEY SAY YOU CAN BUILD A HABIT IN 40 DAYS OR MORE.

SO IT'S LIKE, YOU GET UP IN THE MORNING, THE FIRST THING YOU DO IS USE THE BATHROOM, BRUSH YOUR TEETH, GO ABOUT YOUR DAY.

YOU CAN INSERT INTO THERE DEEP BREATHING AND AFTER 40 DAYS, IF YOU DO THAT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, IT WILL BE A HABIT AND IT WILL FEEL JUST LIKE YOU WOULDN'T WALK OUT THE DOOR WITHOUT BRUSHING YOUR TEETH, YOU WOULDN'T EVEN THINK OF STARTING YOUR DAY WITHOUT THIS BREATH WORK OR WITHOUT A COUPLE OF POSES.

YOU BUILD IT IN AS A HABIT AND IT'S JUST PART OF YOUR DAY AND YOU FEEL NOT COMPLETE IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THAT.

>> SO YOU GET TO 40 DAYS, YOU'VE GOT A NEW HABIT.

HOW DO YOU GET OVER THE INITIAL HUMP TO GETTING STARTED?

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING TO DO?

>> YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO FEEL BETTER SO YOU JUST HAVE TO MAKE YOURSELF MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION BECAUSE ONCE YOU BEGIN, YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO FEEL SO MUCH BETTER.

>> THINK ABOUT FEELING BETTER AND THAT WILL HELP YOU GET OVER.

IT WORKS FOR ME ACTUALLY.

>> SOME PEOPLE I THINK THOUGH, THEY PUSH TOO HARD AND SO YOU HAVE TO BE AWARE OF THAT, TOO.

IT'S NOT THIS WARRIOR COMING INTO A FITNESS PROGRAM.

LISTENING TO YOUR BODY IS IMPORTANT.

ONE FOOT ON THE FLOOR AT A TIME.

TAKING IT EACH DAY AND YOU DON'T WANT THAT SAYING NO PAIN NO GAIN IS NOT TRUE BECAUSE THEN PEOPLE WILL STOP AND BACK OFF AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET THE BENEFIT.

>> YOU LIKE MY NO PLEASURE NO TREASURE.

>> I LIKE THAT.

IT'S GREAT.

>> THAT'S TRUE FOR ME.

A I FOUND THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT GETS ME OFF THE COUCH IS I THINK, I ALWAYS FEEL BETTER WHEN I GO FOR A WALK OR A RUN OR A BIKE RIDE.

IT'S AMAZING.

OKAY, GET UP AND GET GOING, YOU KNOW.

HOW ABOUT CELEBRATING OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS?

WHAT DO YOU ALL SAY ABOUT THAT?

SANDY?

>> YOU REALLY NEED TO TAKE A COUNT OF WHAT CAN DO AND NOT WHAT YOU CAN'T DO AS YOU AGE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THE THAT HAS THE MOST MAJOR THING IN MY RESILIENCE COOL KIT IS POSITIVE ATTITUDE.

PEOPLE SEE A GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A GLASS HALF EMPTY PERSON, YOU NEED TO PRACTICE EVERY DAY SEEING THE POSITIVE IN THE WORLD.

WE FEED TO REALLY FOCUS ON THE POSITIVES IN OUR LIVES BECAUSE THE NEGATIVES ARE SO EASY TO TAKE OVER AND PREOCCUPY US AND KEEP OUR MINDS GOING.

>> ONCE WE START NEGATIVE, IT'S LIKE A DOWNWARD SPIRAL GOING DOWN THE DRAIN.

>> WE WANT TO GO THE OTHER DIRECTION.

>> TAKE A GRATITUDE BREAK.

I'VE LEARNED THIS, AND IT WORKS.

IF YOU ARE AT A STOP SIGN OR A RED LIGHT AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO BE THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES, TAKE A MINUTE AND FEEL WHAT YOU ARE GRATEFUL FOR.

NOT JUST THINKING ABOUT THE THING OR THE PERSON, BUT FEEL GRATITUDE.

THEN GRATITUDE BECOMES YOUR DEFAULT SETTING SO THAT WHENEVER YOUR MIND IS JUST DOING NOTHING, YOU ARE GRATEFUL RATHER THAN MISERABLE.

>> I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT YOU ALL WERE HERE TODAY AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS ALL THE TIME WE HAVE.

BUT I WANT TO THANK OUR PANELISTS AGAIN FOR JOINING US.

Dr. SANDY TARS, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST AND JER ONTOLOGIST, CHRISTINE DEAM DEAM KISS AND MISS MARY BETH ANDERSON.

BE SURE TO VISIT WCNY.ORG/CYCLEOFHEALTH TO SEE SOME EXTRAS THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME FOR HERE AND TO CHECK OUT OTHER EPISODES OF CYCLE OF HEALTH, I'M DOCTOR RICH O'NEILL.

NAMASTE!

ON THE NEXT "CYCLE OF HEALTH," ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN SYRACUSE WITH OVER 30% OF RESIDENTS LIVING IN POVERTY, STREET MEDICINE INITIATIVES LIKE HOUSE CALLS FOR THE HOMELESS ARE POPPING UP ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

JOIN US AS WE TALK WITH FIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHOSE MISSION IS PROVIDING CARE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

ALL ON THE NEXT "CYCLE OF HEALTH."