Transcript for Prescription for wellness: hydration alternatives and low-impact cardio
>> I GOT TO LOOK CLOSER?
OKAY.
WELL, DR. ASHTON, WE HAVE
SOME -- A QUESTION HERE.
THIS WAS A BIZARRE QUESTION TO
ME, A LITTLE BIT.
SOMEONE SAYING, I HATE DRINKING
WATER.
WHAT ARE SOME TIPS TO GET ME TO
LIKE IT?
>> SO, THIS IS ACTUALLY GJEN W.
IT COULD BE JEN ASHTON.
I'M WITH HER.
A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL THIS WAY
AND THEY KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
HYDRATION.
TWO AND A HALF LITERS A DAY FOR
WOMEN IS ROUGHLY WHAT'S
RECOMMENDED.
THREE AND A HALF LITERS A DAY
FOR MEN.
SO, SOME TIPS THAT I HAVE
ACTUALLY TESTED MYSELF AND AN N
OF 1, AS WE SAY IN SCIENCE.
PLAY WITH THE TEMPERATURES.
SOME PEOPLE LIKE ICE COLD WATER.
SOME PEOPLE LIKE ROOM
TEMPERATURE.
YOU CAN SPRITZ A LITTLE CITRUS
IN IT TO GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT OF
FLAVOR.
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ADDING
ANYTHING WITH CALORIES.
OR YOU CAN USE SOMETHING THAT
LITERALLY KEEPS TRACK OF IT FOR
YOU AND JUST MAKE IT A MENTAL
CHALLENGE.
YOU'VE SEEN HIM WITH MY THING
WITH ALL THE LINES TO IT.
THOSE ARE REALLY POPULAR, VERY
EASY FOR PEOPLE TO USE.
>> IS THERE A HYDRATING
ALTERNATIVE TO WATER?
>> I MEAN, LISTEN, YOU GET WATER
IN YOUR FOOD, RIGHT?
FRUITS, VEGETABLES, BUT NOT
ENOUGH -- YOU REALLY DO NEED TO
DRINK IT.
>> AND THE SPORTS DRINKS AND ALL
THAT HAVE TOO MUCH EXTRA STUFF.
>> YEAH.
>> YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR
WELLNESS FOR TODAY.
>> SOME TIPS OR WAYS TO GET SOME
CARDIO IN THAT ARE NOT WEIGHT
BEARING.
YOU KNOW, YOU AND AMY JUST
FINISHED A RECENT MARATHON.
RUNNING, OBVIOUSLY, WALKING, ARE
GREAT WAYS TO GET CARDIO.
BUT SOME --
>> THAT'S TOUGH ON THE JOINTS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
AND IN YOUR CASE, THE FEET, AS
YOU'VE TOLD ME.
BUT OTHER OPTIONS.
STATIONARY BICYCLES, WHETHER YOU
HAVE ONE AT HOME OR WHETHER YOU
CAN USE ONE AT A FITNESS CENTER.
WATER AEROBICS OR SWIMMING, SO,
SO GOOD FOR CARDIO.
YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE POSITIVE
STRESS ON YOUR MUSCULOSKELETAL
SYSTEM, BUT YOU'RE GIVING YOUR
JOINTS A BREAK.
STAIR CLIMBING.
HERE IN THE STUDIO, I CANNOT
WALK UP THOSE STAIRS.
I'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR 11 YEARS,
WITHOUT BEING OUT OF BREATH.
NOT GOOD.
>> STAIR CLIMBING, IS IT THAT
TOUGH ON YOUR --
>> IT'S NOT.
IT'S NOT.
BUT IT DOES GIVE YOU GOOD
CARDIO.
YOU'RE NOT SLAMMING YOUR JOINTS.
>> THAT MAKES SENSE.
ALL RIGHT, DR. ASHTON,
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