>> HERE'S WHAT'S NEXT ON "YOU OUGHTA KNOW."

THE NEWEST IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE WILL LEAVE YOU MESMERIZED.

>> WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET TO THE TOP?

WE TACKLE THE REGION'S LARGEST ROCKCLIMBING FACILITY.

>> PLUS, REINVENTING A BUSINESS INTO ONE STOP SHOPPING.

>> FIND OUT WHY CATARACT SURGERY IS BEING RECOMMENDED FOR YOUNGER PATIENTS.

♪ >> WELCOME TO THE SHOW.

I AM REGINA MITCHELL.

SHIRLEY: I'M SHIRLEY MIN.

THANKS YOU FOR JOINING US REMOTELY.

I FEEL LIKE IT'S 2020 AGAIN, REGINA.

REGINA: IT DOESN'T FEEL QUITE AS TENSE, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE ARMED WITH A LOT MORE INFORMATION.

SHIRLEY: WE ARE FAR BETTER OFF THAN WHERE WE WERE TWO YEARS AGO.

REGINA: IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE.

BECAUSE THIS IS HOW WE START THE YEAR OFF.

WE MIGHT BE HOME, BUT WE ARE DOING IT RIGHT.

WE ARE GOING TO TAKE STOCK OF OUR HEALTH, START NEW RELATIONSHIPS, DO A LOT OF THINGS.

SHIRLEY: AND WE TALK ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS IN A FEW MINUTES, BUT LET'S START WITH PRIORITIZING OUR OVERALL HEALTH, JUST BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A BIG ONE.

EARLY DETECTION OF CATARACTS CAN PREVENT MAJOR LIMITATIONS ON YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE, BUT OFTEN PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THEY HAVE DEVELOPED CATARACTS.

FORTUNATELY, NEW TECHNOLOGIES HAVE MADE CATARACT SURGERY INTO A RELATIVELY SIMPLE PROCEDURE.

♪ >> MANY PEOPLE ARE DEPENDENT ON GLASSES OR CONTACT LENS THEIR WHOLE LIVES, AND PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT CATARACT SURGERY IS NOT ONLY ABOUT REMOVING THE CATARACT, BUT ALSO ABOUT WHAT LENS WE PUT IN.

WE CAN MAKE YOU INDEPENDENT OF GLASSES, WHICH I THINK PEOPLE DON'T FATHOM INITIALLY WHEN THEY HEAR CATARACTS.

THEY THINK OF THE BAD PARTS OF HAVING TO GET THEIR EYES OPERATED ON.

NOWADAYS, WE ARE DOING CATARACTS AT AN EARLIER STAGE BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL THIS TECHNOLOGY.

IT'S SUPERFAST.

WE DO IT UNDER TOPICAL ANESTHESIA.

THE RECOVERY IS VERY QUICK.

ON POST OP, DAY ONE, PEOPLE ARE READING ALL THE WAY DOWN THE CHART, SOMETHING THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DO EVEN IN THEIR YOUTH WITHOUT GLASSES.

IT'S A VERY REWARDING SURGERY.

♪ IF EVERYONE LIVED TO 100, WE WOULD ALL GET CATARACTS AT SOME POINT.

THERE ARE SOME FACTORS THAT ACCELERATE CATARACT DEVELOPMENT, THINGS LIKE PRIOR TRAUMA, PRIOR SURGERY, DIABETES, AND, OFTEN TIMES, WHEN PATIENTS HAVE HAD PRIOR TRAUMA, THEY THINK THEIR VISION IS DOOMED FOR LIFE.

I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE OUT OF MY BAD EYE.

OFTENTIMES, IT IS SOMETHING LIKE A CATARACT THAT IS EXTREMELY CORRECTABLE WITH VERY GOOD OUTCOMES.

I WOULD LOVE TO REINFORCE THAT.

GET IT CHECKED OUT, BECAUSE IF IT IS SOMETHING CORRECTABLE, WE WOULD LOVE TO HELP.

SO, EVERYONE IS BORN WITH A LENS IN THERE I, JUST LIKE A CAMERA HAS -- IN THEIR EYE, JUST LIKE A CAMERA HAS A LENS.

IT'S CLEAR WHEN YOU ARE BORN.

AS YOU AGE, IT GETS WIFE OPAQUE -- WHITE OR OPAQUE.

WE DO NEED TO REPLACE IT.

YOU NEED A LENS TO FOCUS LIGHT AND TO FOCUS IMAGES.

FOLKS COME IN WITH ALL SORTS OF COMPLAINTS THAT INDICATE THEY HAVE CATARACTS.

ONE OF THE MOST COMMON ONES IS GLARE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT.

THEIR GLASSES'PRESCRIPTION -- GLASSES' PRESCRIPTION IS CHANGING.

YOU MAY HAVE IT NOTED ON AN EVALUATION, HEY, YOU HAVE CATARACTS.

WE DO EXTENSIVE TESTING.

IT MEASURES THE EYE AND PICKS WITH HIGH PRECISION WHAT LENS THE PATIENT NEEDS TO SEE WELL.

YOU CAN SEE FARSIGHTED, READING GLASSES.

YOU CAN HAVE LENS IF YOU WANT TO BE NEARSIGHTED.

NOWADAYS, WE HAVE EVEN MORE ADVANCED LENSES THAT GIVE YOU BOTH DISTANCE AND A CLOSE.

THERE ARE LENSES TO CORRECT ASTIGMATISM.

NOT ALL EYES ARE CANDIDATES FOR THESE, BUT THE OPTICS ARE SO ADVANCED THAT THERE ARE LENSES THAT CAN BE CATERED TO EACH PATIENT.

MOST OF THEM ARE MADE OF ACRYLIC.

THEY ARE TINY LENSES THAT ARE FOLDABLE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A HUGE INCISION IN THE EYE.

IT'S A MICROSCOPIC INCISION.

THE LENS IS FOLDED.

IT OPENS IN THE EYE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT ANY STITCHES BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A TINY INCISION, IT JUST HEALS ON ITS OWN.

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE ADVANCES IN CATARACT SURGERY, NO STITCHES, NO SUTURES.

EVERYTHING HEALS ON ITS OWN.

PRETTY IMMEDIATE RECOVERY.

HOPEFULLY GET YOU OUT OF GLASSES.

PATIENTS LOVE IT.

SHIRLEY: CATARACT SURGERY IS THE MOST COMMON SURGICAL PROCEDURE PERFORMED IN THE UNITED STATES.

IF YOU EXPERIENCE BLURRY OR CLOUDY VISION, CONTACTS AND OPHTHALMOLOGIST -- AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST.

REGINA: THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE VENTURING OUT TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND A SPARK IN PERSON, BUT HOW DO YOU DO THAT SAFELY?

OUR RELATIONSHIP EXPERT JOINS US WITH THAT ANSWER AND MUCH MORE.

WE HAVE DR. WEST, WHO ALWAYS HAS SO MUCH GREAT INFORMATION TO GIVE US.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, BY THE WAY.

REGINA: HAPPY NEW YEAR!

INTHIS -- IN THIS NEW YEAR, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME OLD PROBLEMS, TRYING TO FIND LOVE.

HOW DO YOU MEET THE ONE?

WE HAVE MASKS, SOCIAL DISTANCING.

>> HEALTH FIRST.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE MASK, THE SANITIZER, KEEP CERTAIN DISTANCES.

BUT HOW DO I DO ALL OF THAT AND STILL CONNECT WITH SOMEONE?

THE KEY QUESTIONS ARE BASED AROUND VALUES.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU, WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO HAVING A CONVERSATION FOR BREAKFAST OR HAVING COFFEE.

WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THAT SITUATION, YOU WILL KNOW THEY ARE ALSO GOING TO TAKE THE SAME PRECAUTIONS YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE.

REGINA: IS IT OK TO ASK SOMEONE, CAN I SEE YOUR VACCINATION CARD?

>> IF IT'S EARLY AND YOU ARE GETTING TO KNOW THAT PERSON, I DON'T THINK IT'S IN BAD FAITH AT ALL.

I'M TRYING TO DEVELOP A LEVEL OF TRUST, BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MY HEALTH.

IF THEY ARE OFFENDED, OH, WELL.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MY HEALTH, I MAKE NO APOLOGIES.

THAT'S JUST MY TAKE ON IT.

REGINA: IT'S HARD TO MAINTAIN A MARRIAGE, RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE YOU ARE DATING, ESPECIALLY NOW.

HOW DO YOU THINK PEOPLE CAN MAINTAIN A RELATIONSHIP?

>> YOU NEED TO GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER.

YOU NEED TO DO CHECK INS.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE TALKING TO, YOUR BOO OR BAE OR YOUR CHILD.

WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT'S NEW AND DIFFERENT.

WHEN YOU GET THAT INFORMATION, NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO BE CREATIVE, TO DEMONSTRATE YOU ARE INTERESTED, IN GAUGING AND ENTERTAINING THEM -- ENGAGING AND ENTERTAINING THEM.

THAT'S THE GREATEST FORM OF LOVE, WHEN YOU ARE BASING IT OFF OF THEIR INTERESTS AND LOVE LANGUAGES, SO THEY WILL FEEL ENCOURAGED TO DO THE SAME.

REGINA: YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW TO START AND MAINTAIN A RELATIONSHIP, BUT WHAT ABOUT ENDING A RELATIONSHIP?

>> THE PERSONAL APPROACH IS THE BEST APPROACH.

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING TO CONTINUE, THEN DO NOT GHOST.

GHOSTING EXTENDS WHATEVER IS ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE.

TO END IT, MAKE SURE IT IS A PERSONAL END.

GIVE THE OTHER PERSON AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR YOUR VOICE.

YOU WANT TO GIVE THAT PERSON THE DIGNITY WHEN YOU ARE HAVING A CONVERSATION OF BEING ENGAGED IN YOUR LAST CONVERSATION, IF YOU WILL.

REGINA: YOU ALWAYS HAVE GREAT INFORMATION, GREAT TIPS FOR EVERYONE TO HAVE, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS TIME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING BACK AGAIN.

REGINA: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE RELATIONSHIP TALK, TUNE IN EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 8:00 P.M. ON INSTAGRAM LIVE FOR HIS SHOW.

SHIRLEY: WHAT'S THE LAST BOOK YOU READ?

REGINA: I READ A BOOK EVERY NIGHT TO THE KIDS, BUT IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ADULT BOOKS WE ARE READING FOR OURSELVES, I JUST FINISHED THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILL SMITH.

SHIRLEY: YOU TOLD ME IT WAS SO GOOD.

IT SOUNDED SO INTERESTING.

I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF TRUE CRIME, SUSPENSE THRILLERS.

A DELAWARE AUTHOR IS AT IT AGAIN WITH A REAL WHODUNIT.

REGINA: THAT'S RIGHT UP MY ALLEY.

I HEARD THIS ONE HAS A LOT OF TWISTS AND TURNS.

SHIRLEY: IT'S WORTH CHECKING OUT.

HERE'S MORE INFOABOU -- INFO ABOUT IT.

"STRANGER THAN FICTION" IS HOW SHE DESCRIBES THE WHODUNIT STORIES THAT MAKE UP HER LATEST BOOKS.

>> I STARTED LOOKING INTO THE TRUE CRIME IN PHILADELPHIA AND REALIZED, SINCE PHILADELPHIA IS SO OLD, IT HAS THREE CENTURIES OF HISTORY.

WHEREVER YOU GO IN PHILADELPHIA, YOU ARE LIKELY PASSING A CRIME SCENE, POSSIBLY FROM ANOTHER CENTURY.

SHIRLEY: "TRUE CRIME PHILADELPHIA" IS A PAGE TURNER THAT TAKES YOU BACK IN TIME.

SHE ENJOYED RESEARCHING THE CASES THAT ONCE MADE FRONT-PAGE HEADLINES.

>> IT'S FUN TO FLIP BACK TO 1959 WHEN FOUR GUYS FROM PHILADELPHIA PULLED OFF THE LARGEST HOUSE BURGLARY IN PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY, ALMOST $500 MILLION -- $500,000, AND THEY DROVE AWAY, BELTING OUT THIS IRISH DRINKING SONG AT THE TOP OF THEIR LUNGS.

SHIRLEY: THE MORE SHE RESEARCHED, THE MORE SENSATIONAL THE STORIES BECAME.

>> THIS GORGEOUS SHOWGIRL WHO OWNS THE -- IN PHILADELPHIA, THE POLICE TRIED TO PROVE BUT NEVER COULD THAT SHE MASTERMINDED THAT BURGLARY.

SHE WAS SO GORGEOUS THAT SHE WAS ONCE ARRESTED FOR LEWDNESS FOR DOING THE TWIST FULLY CLOTHED.

>> ♪ SHIRLEY: -- >> THE AREA WITH THE LOVELY RESTAURANTS, THE STRING LIGHTS -- POLICE CALLED IT ARSENIC ALLEY IN THE 1930'S, AND THEY DID THAT BECAUSE THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST MURDERING OPERATED -- MURDER RING OPERATED THERE.

FORTUNETELLERS AND VOODOOISTS TEAMED UP WITH UNHAPPY WIVES WILLING TO OFF THEIR HUSBANDS FOR INSURANCE MONEY.

THEIR FAVORITE WEAPON WAS ARSEN IC, ON THEIR HUSBAND'S SPAGHETTI.

THE GANG LEADER WAS THE TAILOR WHO TOLD PEOPLE HE WAS ALSO A WITCH MAN, WHO COULD COMMUNE WITH THE DEVIL.

IT'S STORIES ABOUT PHILADELPHIA, STORIES YOU HAVE NOT HEARD BEFORE.

A BANK ROBBER WHO WENT TO THE CHAIR IN 1927, COOL TO THE VERY END.

WHEN GUARDS OFFERED HIM A LAST REQUEST THE NIGHT BEFORE HE WAS EXECUTED, HE ASKED FOR ROLLERSKATES.

SHIRLEY: "TRUE CRIME PHILADELPHIA" IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON AND WHEREVER YOU BUY BOOKS.

REGINA: CONTACTLESS LIBRARY PICKUP IS BACK.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.

>> THE CAMDEN COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM IS HAPPY TO OFFER OUR PATRONS ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY THROUGH NO CONTACT PICKUP.

WE ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO WEAR A FACE COVERING AT ALL TIMES DURING THE PICKUP.

WE ASK PEOPLE ARRIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES TO PLEASE REMAIN INSIDE THEIR VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES.

WE'LL DELIVER TO THE TRUNK.

WE ALSO ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE NO CONTACT PICKUP FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ARRIVING ON FOOT OR BY BIKE.

THIS ALLOWS EVERYBODY TO HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR FAVORITE BOOKS AND DVD'S.

♪ >> PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO RETURN MATERIALS THROUGH OUR BOOK DROPS.

THEY ARE ABLE TO DO THAT ALL THE TIME.

PLACE YOUR ITEM IN THE BOOK DROP.

WE BRING THE ITEM INTO THE BUILDING.

WE PLACE IT INTO QUARANTINE FOR AT LEAST FIVE DAYS.

WE KEEP OUR STAFF AND EVERYONE ELSE SAFE.

>> ♪ >> ONCE THEY COME OUT OF QUARANTINE, WE CHECKED THEM IN, THEY GO BACK ON THE SHELVES, THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE NEXT PERSON.

IT'S BEEN GOING REALLY WELL.

SOME OF IT IS WELL OVER 40 PICKUPS IN ONE SESSION.

THERE'S A LOT HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE THIS OCCUR.

WE HAVE A LONG LIST OF ALL THE ITEMS WE NEED TO GET OUT ONTO OURSELVES.

WE AUTOMATICALLY SEND OUT NOTICES.

PEOPLE SIGN UP BY TEXT, EMAIL, OR PHONE.

ONCE THEY ARE NOTIFIED, THEY COME OUT AND PICK UP.

>> ♪ >> IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL TO SEE OUR PATRONS, EVEN JUST WAVING TO THEM FROM THE TRUNK OF THEIR CAR.

WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GET THESE MATERIALS OUT INTO OUR COMMUNITY.

WE LIKE TO HAVE OUR DAILY INTERACTIONS.

WE GET A LOT OF SATISFACTION AND FULFILLMENT FROM PROVIDING THESE SERVICES.

IT'S FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THEM.

♪ SHIRLEY: THE PANDEMIC FORCED MANY BUSINESSES TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

WE ARE INTRODUCED TO A CHINATOWN DELIVERY SERVICE WHOSE ONE-STOP SHOPPING IS MEETING THE NEEDS FOR THEIR SUBURBAN CUSTOMERS.

>> CHINATOWN IS A DINING DESTINATION, BUT WHEN THE PANDEMIC HAPPENED, RESTAURANTS WERE HIT HARD.

THAT'S WHY THE OWNER CAME UP WITH A PLAN.

I'M SITTING WITH THE CO-OWNERS AND PARTNERS OF RICE VAN.

TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IT IS.

>> DURING THE PANDEMIC, THERE WERE A LOT OF CHALLENGES FOR RESTAURANT OWNERS IN CHINATOWN AND EVERYWHERE.

MANY OF THE CUSTOMERS LIVE IN THE SUBSEQUENT -- THE SUBURBS, THE CHINESE-AMERICAN FAMILIES.

WE TRIED TO FIND A WAY TO DELIVER TO THESE CUSTOMERS.

I ALSO OPERATE A CHINESE AMERICAN MEDIA COMPANY.

WE DECIDED TO LAUNCH A CAMPAIGN, FIND A CELLO TO DELIVER IN THIS MEAL.

TO OUR CUSTOMERS IN SUBURBAN AREAS.

THAT'S HOW THE CONCEPT OF RICE VAN INITIALLY STARTED.

>> IT BRANCHED OUT FROM THERE, BEYOND RESTAURANTS INTO A GROCERY DELIVERY SERVICE.

TELL US ABOUT THAT.

>> WE TRIED TO PUT OVER 35 V ENDORS INTO ONE PLATFORM.

FAMILIES IN SUBURBS CAN MIX AND MATCH.

THERE ARE GROCERIES.

THERE ARE OTHER THINGS.

WE CAN GET THEM IN ONE BOX.

>> THIS STARTED OUT AS A SOLUTION TO HELP SUPPORT RESTAURANTS IN CHINATOWN.

AND IT HAS EVOLVED FROMTHERE -- FROM THERE.

TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RESPONSE TO THESE ASIAN AMERICAN FAMILIES, BECAUSE IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO HAVE CULTURALLY RELEVANT INGREDIENTS AND FLAVORS, A PIECE OF HOME, IF YOU WILL.

>> I THINK IT'S BEEN REALLY TOUCHING.

I'VE DONE A FEW DELIVERIES MYSELF.

IF IT'S AROUND A HOLIDAY, IN PARTICULAR, YOU DRIVE UP, SEE THE FAMILY WAITING AT THE DOOR, THE CHILDREN, REALLY EXCITED.

THIS IS NOT JUST FOOD BEING DELIVERED.

IT'S PART OF THE LIFESTYLE, PART OF THE CULTURE, AND IT'S REALLY MEANINGFUL.

>> FOOD CONNECTS US.

IT SEEMS RICE VAN HAS DEEPENED THAT CONNECTION AND BUILD MORE OF A NETWORK AROUND THESE CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOODS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR STORY WITH US.

REGINA: A WHILE AGO, WE INTRODUCED YOU TO AN EXHIBIT IN HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY.

THIS YEAR, THEY'VE ADDED A NIGHTTIME MULTISENSORY EXPERIENCE THAT GIVES YOU A LOOK AT THE SCULPTURES IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

>> ONE GOAL WAS TO TRANSFORM THE SCULPTURE INTO A YEAR-ROUND DESTINATION AND USE ART TO DRIVE THAT TRANSFORMATION.

♪ NIGHTFORMS TAKES OVER A BIG PORTION.

THIS EXHIBITION ACTIVATES THE PARK AT NIGHT.

IT'S AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE.

PEOPLE WILL BE INVITED TO COME IN.

THEY WALKED DOWN A TREE LINED ALLEY, SYNCHRONIZED LIGHTS.

THEY WILL ENCOUNTER A NUMBER OF WORKS OF ART.

VIDEO PROJECTION, LIGHTING RESTS ON THE SURFACE OF THE SCULPTURE.

IT'S PRETTY MAGICAL, IMMERSIVE.

MORE CLASSICAL MUSIC, NOT A STORY WITH WORDS BUT, EMOTION.

THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER WORKED WITH AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM, ALL ORIGINAL MUSIC, ALL ORIGINAL ANIMATION.

>> PROJECTION MAPPING HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CONVERSATION, BUT WHAT MAKES IT SO INTERESTING IS WHAT IS ON IT.

♪ WE TAKE THAT CONVERSATION BETWEEN WHAT OUR CAMPUS IS -- CA NVAS IS AND USING THAT AS INSPIRATION, AS A JUMPING OFF POINT, TO CREATE THIS ARTWORK.

IT'S LIKE A BIG PUZZLE, TO FIT INTO THE GRANDER SCHEME OF THINGS.

>> I LIKE TO USE THE MUSIC AS KIND OF A SCRIPT, TO DRIVE THE ANIMATION AND THE MOVEMENT OF THE WORK, CREATE A VIBE.

GETTING THAT RIGHT FIRST, TO ME, IS KIND OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

♪ THE VISUALS THEN INTERPRET THAT MUSICAL VIBE APPROPRIATELY.

THAT'S WHAT WE DO SO WELL, I THINK, IS VISUALIZING SOUND, MAKING THAT -- MY GOAL AS AN ARTIST IS TO CREATE AN AWE-INSPIRING EXPERIENCE.

THEY COME IN AND THEY ARE LIKE, WHOA!

BUT MY GOAL IS, AFTER THEY LEAVE AND THEY ARE DRIVING HOME, THEY ARE LIKE, WELL, I REALLY THINK THIS PIECE IS ABOUT X-Y-Z.

MY WHOLE THING IS TO CREATE SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO -- THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT A REAL EXPERIENCE.

YOU BRING YOUR OWN LIFE AND INTERPRETATION INTO IT TO WALK AWAY WITH, I'M NOT HERE TO TELL YOU WHAT IT IS, I'M HERE TO TAKE YOU ON A JOURNEY FOR YOURSELF.

♪ SHIRLEY: IT RUNS THROUGH THE END OF FEBRUARY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE.

ROCKCLIMBING MADE ITS DEBUT AT THE TOKYO OLYMPICS LAST SUMMER.

THIS, AS THIS WORK IS EXPERIENCING A BOOM IN POPULARITY.

THERE ARE THREE DISCIPLINES WITHIN THE SPORT: SPEED CLIMBING, LEAD CLIMBING THE ROPE, AND BOULDERING WITH NO ROPE.

I RECENTLY VISITED THE LARGEST INDOOR FACILITY IN PHILLY, AND IT OFFERS IT ALL.

REACH IS A ROCK CLIMBER'S DREAM.

♪ WITH ITS 55-FOOT TALL WALLS, WHERE YOU CAN WORK ON CLIMBING AND BOULDERING.

>> WE ARE THE NEWEST AND WE WERE BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP.

OUR GYM WAS BUILT WITH THE INTENTION OF ROCKCLIMBING.

CLIMBING HAS BEEN GROWING FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS.

WE'VE SEEN IT HERE.

THERE'S A LOT MORE INTEREST, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT CLIMBING IS IN THE OLYMPICS.

WE JUST SEE INTEREST FROM KIDS AND ADULTS.

IT'S BEEN GREAT.

SHIRLEY: SO MUCH INTEREST THAT THE OWNER BUILDS AN EXPANSION NEXT DOOR, CALLED THE FACTORY AT REACH.

>> THE FACTORY GIVES US THE ABILITY TO TEACH MANY MORE ADULT AND YOUTH CLASSES.

WE PUT THE "NINJA WARRIOR" ROOM IN THERE AS AN ADDITIONAL OUTLET FOR KIDS.

SHIRLEY: PLANNING COMES NATURALLY TO A LOT OF KIDS AND THEY ARE DEVELOPING PROBLEM-SOLVING -- CLIMBING COMES NATURALLY TO A LOT OF KIDS AND THEY ARE DEVELOPING PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AT THE SAME TIME.

>> IT MAKES ME FEEL POWERFUL.

I LIKE THE CHALLENGE OF GETTING TO THE TOP EVERY TIME.

IT'S REALLY MOTIVATIONAL ONCE YOU GET TO THE TOP.

IT'S LIKE, YES, YOU CAN DO THIS.

SHIRLEY: THIS EIGHT-YEAR-OLD DOESN'T ALWAYS MAKE IT TO THE TOP, BUT SHE NEVER GIVES UP.

>> I LIKE IT BECAUSE IT'S FUN AND A CHALLENGE FOR ME.

YOU HAVE TO CLIMB IN DIFFERENT SPOTS.

IT'S A CHALLENGE WHERE TO PUT YOUR HANDS AND FEET.

>> THERE LOOKING AT THE WALL.

THEY HAVE TO SEE WHICH HOLE TO USE.

WHERE TO PUT THEIR FEET, THEIR HANDS, HOW TO MOVE THEIR BODY A CERTAIN WAY.

IT TURNS INTO A PROBLEM-SOLVING ACTIVITY, WHICH IS GREAT FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

>> A KIND OF MAKES ME A LITTLE NERVOUS, KIND OF A LITTLE WORRIED AND HAPPY.

I LIKE THAT I CAN GET OVER MY FEAR IS AN CLIMB REALLY HIGH -- FEARS AND CLIMB REALLY HIGH.

SHIRLEY: INSPIRED BY THE KIDS, I WAS READY TO TACKLE THE 55-FOOT CLIMBING WALL.

HERE GOES NOTHING.

♪ ♪ [SQUEALS] [LAUGHTER] ♪ >> THE FIRST FEW TIMES TRYING IT, IT'S EXCITING.

YOU'RE UP ON THE WALL.

THE ADRENALINE.

THE MORE YOU DO IT, YOU FIND IT'S REALLY ABOUT PROBLEM-SOLVING AND STRENGTH AND GETTING INTO SHAPE.

I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND DOING COMPETITIONS.

WE USED TO BE AT THESE NINJA GYMS.

NO ONE KNEW WHERE THE SPORT WAS GOING TO GO.

NOW WE ARE BUILDING THESE GYMS.

IT'S AMAZING HOW FAR IT HAS COME.

SHIRLEY: NO MATTER YOUR FITNESS LEVEL, THIS IS A FUN WAY TO GET OUT AND BE ACTIVE WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY.

I WILL SAY I'VE GONE CLIMBING BEFORE IN MY 20'S, AND IT WAS A LOT DIFFERENT IN MY MID-40'S, I WILL TELL YOU THAT MUCH.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT REACHCLIMBING.COM.

REGINA: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THAT WAS AWESOME!

SHIRLEY: THE VIDEO TOLD A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY, REGINA.

THAT'S IT FOR TODAY'S SHOW.

WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

REGINA: GOODBYE, EVERYBODY.

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