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Today, we're talking about the importance of mobility. As we get older, staying mobile becomes even more important, but often it also becomes more difficult. So today we're going to break down some barriers,

take the slog out of staying active, and make movement fun.

I'm joined by Gabby Reese and Dr. Federica Amati

to explore simple ways to stay agile as we age,

from the surprising benefits of walking backwards,

jumping into a swimming pool, and not

wearing any shoes.

Describe to me now, like what your workout across a week looks like.

Could you?

Sure.

I can line it out for you.

So Monday, Wednesday and Friday, like this morning, I did a form of hit training. So there's some weightlifting because muscle is a priority, period, end of story. And as we age, if you want to talk about, you know, the important things. And I don't want to say especially for women, but I will say especially for women, because I think men have a relationship

with that, and women sort of don't realize how supportive it is for them to have muscle,

especially as they get older. So I make lifting a part of the priority, but I make functional

patterns and movements. So can I be strong also in a functional way? So proprioception and balance, working on

one leg, I do cardiovascular exercise, but less than you would think. I would rather do a long

walk and I do a lot of backwards walking because of my knees and my hips. And Gabby, can I ask,

sorry, it's not obvious to me. Why are you doing a lot of backward walking? Well, everything we do is so forward and shortening. And this is an opportunity. And you'll feel it right away. If people have sore, there's a guy named Ben Patrick, knees over toes, if people want to look him up, I think he does an excellent job. If people's knees and their backs and their hips are feeling like a little off, which most of us do because we're sitting way too much, this is a really easy and beautiful and strange way to kind of work that out. And if you want to make it harder, well, my husband and I will take giant kettlebells, his or giant mine aren't. You could take a little vest if you don't want to deal that, and just go walking backwards. And you know, you turn. So there's some really good, interesting

things for your eye patterns and movements. And you will feel so good. So I'll try to incorporate

those long backwards walks. And Gabby, I just want to, I just want to make sure I'm painting

the picture. Are you like out in the street walking backwards trying not to fall over the things behind you? I want to say I have a good, good fortune of living near a wide beach. But if someone goes to the park and they can find just a strip backwards and they're not embarrassed, don't be embarrassed. Because then people, it's a conversation starter. People come up to you and go,

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