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Daily Dose: Advice, Tips on Getting Fit in 2004

Aired February 10, 2004 - 11:41   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Maybe you do need to worry that it is February. You might be struggling with your New Year's resolution to get fit. Don't despair. Our guest this morning has some advice to get you back on track.
Jerry Anderson, right out of central casting. Look, we want the trainer?

JERRY ANDERSON, FITNESS EXPERT: Yes, just finished the workout, right.

KAGAN: Huge -- I'm sorry I had to do that. Huge muscles there.

ANDERSON: Yes.

KAGAN: Anyhow, he is going to be here. We're going to ask you a couple of questions about getting back on track. Also, viewers have been writing in. They want your help, Jerry.

ANDERSON: Oh, I love it.

KAGAN: You are here.

ANDERSON: I'm going to help them. Hey, get ready, because I'm going to burn some butter, so watch it happen. So, America, before this show started, if your waistline is 34...

KAGAN: Yes.

ANDERSON: ... when we finish it will be 33.

KAGAN: Our viewership just went right through the roof.

ANDERSON: Look out. It's show time.

KAGAN: Thank you for that. OK, first one, before you work out, you say have a cold one.

ANDERSON: Oh, definitely.

KAGAN: Oh, yes.

ANDERSON: Have a cold one. Everybody thinks...

KAGAN: We're not talking beer, though, right?

ANDERSON: No, not a beer. KAGAN: OK.

ANDERSON: And a couple of people say, Jerry, why -- what if I don't have cold one, should I have a shot? No, no, no, no.

KAGAN: No, no, no.

ANDERSON: Twenty ounces of cold water before you eat.

KAGAN: Cold water.

ANDERSON: Yes, don't go crazy.

KAGAN: OK.

ANDERSON: Because you know what's amazing is I was just reading a study the other day. It was showing that, Americans, we drink more soft drinks than water.

KAGAN: Yes, cut out the soft drinks.

ANDERSON: Yes.

KAGAN: Yes.

ANDERSON: We guzzle 15 billion gallons of soda. And water is your most important nutrient. So, put that in first, and then put the other nutrients in second.

KAGAN: Oh, OK.

ANDERSON: Because what you have to do is give it a priority. No. 1, it should go first. So, water, it helps regulate your body temperature. It moves your nutrients around. Very important. It's vital.

KAGAN: Fill it up.

ANDERSON: Because your body is 30 percent water.

KAGAN: OK. One of the reasons we had you on here, and what we kind of like about your technique here, you do little baby steps.

ANDERSON: Oh, yes.

KAGAN: I mean, you didn't get like this overnight.

ANDERSON: Oh, no.

KAGAN: So, you're talking about tightening our abs.

ANDERSON: Oh, exactly. Here's a simple way. It's called isometric contractions.

KAGAN: OK.

ANDERSON: All you do is draw your stomach in.

KAGAN: Right.

ANDERSON: And hold it. Now count to 10 out loud.

KAGAN: I can't do that and count at the same time.

ANDERSON: See, isometric is, what it is it isolates the front of your abs, the side of your abs, and what it does is secures your lower back, so when you draw your stomach in...

KAGAN: Right.

ANDERSON: ... the muscles around your back supports it. So, what happens is when you practice this all day -- you can do it three to five times a day.

KAGAN: Just sitting at your desk.

ANDERSON: Yes, just draw it in. Or when you're driving. Just hold it tight and count to 10, and then you'll get in shape. Then what happens is when you get ready to lift something, when you might injure yourself, people bend down and just do it with a little stomach, you draw in, you lift, so it supports your lower back.

KAGAN: Little baby steps.

ANDERSON: Yes, even when I'm working out, if I'm lifting 400 pounds, I do not wear a workout belt.

KAGAN: You don't.

ANDERSON: I draw it in and let my abs do the work. My six-pack is my workout belt.

KAGAN: Oh, I like that.

ANDERSON: That's how you do it.

KAGAN: I like that.

ANDERSON: And you learn how to do it progressively. So, take the belt, the workout belt off, start from that low level and just keep doing it three to five times a day, and your abs will be tight and sharp.

KAGAN: Yes. My big abs workout yesterday was going out for sushi.

ANDERSON: Oh.

KAGAN: That was working me out.

ANDERSON: But that's OK, as long as you put the -- if you take in 200 calories, at least burn off 200.

KAGAN: Yes, it wasn't happening yesterday, Jerry. You know, but I'm honest, OK?

ANDERSON: Yes, there you go.

KAGAN: All right, let's get to the e-mail now.

ANDERSON: OK.

KAGAN: Because there are people out there looking for some help. And this one does start with, "Help". This person writes in, they're not giving any names here, but it says: "I was doing so well with my fitness goals. I got up, got busy biking, weight training and roller skating, making my new lifestyle fun. Then I fell and broke my arm rolling skating. After a long day at the hospital and cast center, I went out and bought not only one, but two candy bars, sat on the couch and back to square one."

We have a little pity party happening with this viewer.

ANDERSON: Right.

KAGAN: So, probably has here -- she has a cast on her hand probably.

ANDERSON: Right, yes.

KAGAN: Do you say give up for six weeks?

ANDERSON: No way.

KAGAN: No.

ANDERSON: Keep going. Because, you know, what happens is...

KAGAN: But not on skates, though. You're not putting her back on roller blades.

ANDERSON: No, get rid of the skates.

KAGAN: OK.

ANDERSON: You just start -- you can start walking or jogging. To me, every time an adversity occurs, you create a whole new workout program. Now, you can tell skaters who fall how to do it. Don't hit two candy bars. Just have one. And then nurse yourself with that. Get your emotional control back together, and then go forward. It's so easy to do, but just stay active. Do something you love to do. Don't do what everybody tells you to do. Find a way...

KAGAN: But what's a realistic activity that that person can do with the cast? And we're not just talking candy bar curls like that.

ANDERSON: No, I mean, but the cast has a weight to it...

KAGAN: Yes.

ANDERSON: ... so you can actually build your biceps. KAGAN: OK. Good, I like that.

ANDERSON: So, there's a resistance. You can wear your cast, then put another weight in your hand and do curls with it. So they are sort of side laterals. You can do all kinds of exercises.

See, the only limit we have with exercise is the thoughts we have. So, we have unlimited thoughts. We have them, but we need to start using them.

KAGAN: Stay positive.

ANDERSON: Bring me more of those situations.

KAGAN: I hear...

(CROSSTALK)

ANDERSON: Wooh (ph), hey, I'm going to work it out..

KAGAN: You're breaking out in a sweat just taking these e-mails. OK.

ANDERSON: Yes.

KAGAN: This person has a very good goal, trying to lose 100 pounds, wants to know: Does exercising 30 minutes a day or an hour a day, which one would yield the best benefits?

ANDERSON: So, the key is how many calories you burn.

KAGAN: Right.

ANDERSON: Because if you work out an hour a day, you only burn 60 calories. And if you work out half an hour, you burn 200. But the goal is to have...

KAGAN: Wait, wait, wait. If you do a half-hour, you're doing half of that, an hour.

ANDERSON: Right, but it's the amount of calories you burn within a timeframe.

KAGAN: Oh, OK.

ANDERSON: Because a lot of people look -- and if you walk, for instance, say, 20 minutes, you might burn 80 calories.

KAGAN: OK.

ANDERSON: If you ride the bike, that's 200. So, you get more calories burning, but the bottom line is the longer it takes to the, lose the weight, the greater the habits you create. You don't want to just lose 100 pounds and go back to your old eating habits.

KAGAN: No. ANDERSON: You want to push those bad habits out, bring the new ones in, so that new you can show through, and don't let up. Because just divide and conquer. I believe the way you win a war is the way you win the fat war. You divide and you conquer. Wa-lah (ph), a done deal.

KAGAN: Wa-lah (ph). Very good. You make it sound so simple.

ANDERSON: It is simple. This game is the easiest game on the planet. We just make it difficult, because we -- I can't do it. I don't know if I can do it. You can do anything. Here's the obstacle, bring yourself above it, and it will look small.

KAGAN: Very good. And you, too, can look like Jerry.

ANDERSON: Wa-lah (ph)..

KAGAN: Wa-lah (ph).

(CROSSTALK)

KAGAN: Thank you. Our viewers say thank you, too.

ANDERSON: My pleasure.

KAGAN: We'll have to have you back. You're very inspirational.

ANDERSON: I love it.

KAGAN: Jerry, we appreciate it.

ANDERSON: My pleasure.

KAGAN: Thanks so much.

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Aired February 10, 2004 - 11:41   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Maybe you do need to worry that it is February. You might be struggling with your New Year's resolution to get fit. Don't despair. Our guest this morning has some advice to get you back on track.
Jerry Anderson, right out of central casting. Look, we want the trainer?

JERRY ANDERSON, FITNESS EXPERT: Yes, just finished the workout, right.

KAGAN: Huge -- I'm sorry I had to do that. Huge muscles there.

ANDERSON: Yes.

KAGAN: Anyhow, he is going to be here. We're going to ask you a couple of questions about getting back on track. Also, viewers have been writing in. They want your help, Jerry.

ANDERSON: Oh, I love it.

KAGAN: You are here.

ANDERSON: I'm going to help them. Hey, get ready, because I'm going to burn some butter, so watch it happen. So, America, before this show started, if your waistline is 34...

KAGAN: Yes.

ANDERSON: ... when we finish it will be 33.

KAGAN: Our viewership just went right through the roof.

ANDERSON: Look out. It's show time.

KAGAN: Thank you for that. OK, first one, before you work out, you say have a cold one.

ANDERSON: Oh, definitely.

KAGAN: Oh, yes.

ANDERSON: Have a cold one. Everybody thinks...

KAGAN: We're not talking beer, though, right?

ANDERSON: No, not a beer. KAGAN: OK.

ANDERSON: And a couple of people say, Jerry, why -- what if I don't have cold one, should I have a shot? No, no, no, no.

KAGAN: No, no, no.

ANDERSON: Twenty ounces of cold water before you eat.

KAGAN: Cold water.

ANDERSON: Yes, don't go crazy.

KAGAN: OK.

ANDERSON: Because you know what's amazing is I was just reading a study the other day. It was showing that, Americans, we drink more soft drinks than water.

KAGAN: Yes, cut out the soft drinks.

ANDERSON: Yes.

KAGAN: Yes.

ANDERSON: We guzzle 15 billion gallons of soda. And water is your most important nutrient. So, put that in first, and then put the other nutrients in second.

KAGAN: Oh, OK.

ANDERSON: Because what you have to do is give it a priority. No. 1, it should go first. So, water, it helps regulate your body temperature. It moves your nutrients around. Very important. It's vital.

KAGAN: Fill it up.

ANDERSON: Because your body is 30 percent water.

KAGAN: OK. One of the reasons we had you on here, and what we kind of like about your technique here, you do little baby steps.

ANDERSON: Oh, yes.

KAGAN: I mean, you didn't get like this overnight.

ANDERSON: Oh, no.

KAGAN: So, you're talking about tightening our abs.

ANDERSON: Oh, exactly. Here's a simple way. It's called isometric contractions.

KAGAN: OK.

ANDERSON: All you do is draw your stomach in.

KAGAN: Right.

ANDERSON: And hold it. Now count to 10 out loud.

KAGAN: I can't do that and count at the same time.

ANDERSON: See, isometric is, what it is it isolates the front of your abs, the side of your abs, and what it does is secures your lower back, so when you draw your stomach in...

KAGAN: Right.

ANDERSON: ... the muscles around your back supports it. So, what happens is when you practice this all day -- you can do it three to five times a day.

KAGAN: Just sitting at your desk.

ANDERSON: Yes, just draw it in. Or when you're driving. Just hold it tight and count to 10, and then you'll get in shape. Then what happens is when you get ready to lift something, when you might injure yourself, people bend down and just do it with a little stomach, you draw in, you lift, so it supports your lower back.

KAGAN: Little baby steps.

ANDERSON: Yes, even when I'm working out, if I'm lifting 400 pounds, I do not wear a workout belt.

KAGAN: You don't.

ANDERSON: I draw it in and let my abs do the work. My six-pack is my workout belt.

KAGAN: Oh, I like that.

ANDERSON: That's how you do it.

KAGAN: I like that.

ANDERSON: And you learn how to do it progressively. So, take the belt, the workout belt off, start from that low level and just keep doing it three to five times a day, and your abs will be tight and sharp.

KAGAN: Yes. My big abs workout yesterday was going out for sushi.

ANDERSON: Oh.

KAGAN: That was working me out.

ANDERSON: But that's OK, as long as you put the -- if you take in 200 calories, at least burn off 200.

KAGAN: Yes, it wasn't happening yesterday, Jerry. You know, but I'm honest, OK?

ANDERSON: Yes, there you go.

KAGAN: All right, let's get to the e-mail now.

ANDERSON: OK.

KAGAN: Because there are people out there looking for some help. And this one does start with, "Help". This person writes in, they're not giving any names here, but it says: "I was doing so well with my fitness goals. I got up, got busy biking, weight training and roller skating, making my new lifestyle fun. Then I fell and broke my arm rolling skating. After a long day at the hospital and cast center, I went out and bought not only one, but two candy bars, sat on the couch and back to square one."

We have a little pity party happening with this viewer.

ANDERSON: Right.

KAGAN: So, probably has here -- she has a cast on her hand probably.

ANDERSON: Right, yes.

KAGAN: Do you say give up for six weeks?

ANDERSON: No way.

KAGAN: No.

ANDERSON: Keep going. Because, you know, what happens is...

KAGAN: But not on skates, though. You're not putting her back on roller blades.

ANDERSON: No, get rid of the skates.

KAGAN: OK.

ANDERSON: You just start -- you can start walking or jogging. To me, every time an adversity occurs, you create a whole new workout program. Now, you can tell skaters who fall how to do it. Don't hit two candy bars. Just have one. And then nurse yourself with that. Get your emotional control back together, and then go forward. It's so easy to do, but just stay active. Do something you love to do. Don't do what everybody tells you to do. Find a way...

KAGAN: But what's a realistic activity that that person can do with the cast? And we're not just talking candy bar curls like that.

ANDERSON: No, I mean, but the cast has a weight to it...

KAGAN: Yes.

ANDERSON: ... so you can actually build your biceps. KAGAN: OK. Good, I like that.

ANDERSON: So, there's a resistance. You can wear your cast, then put another weight in your hand and do curls with it. So they are sort of side laterals. You can do all kinds of exercises.

See, the only limit we have with exercise is the thoughts we have. So, we have unlimited thoughts. We have them, but we need to start using them.

KAGAN: Stay positive.

ANDERSON: Bring me more of those situations.

KAGAN: I hear...

(CROSSTALK)

ANDERSON: Wooh (ph), hey, I'm going to work it out..

KAGAN: You're breaking out in a sweat just taking these e-mails. OK.

ANDERSON: Yes.

KAGAN: This person has a very good goal, trying to lose 100 pounds, wants to know: Does exercising 30 minutes a day or an hour a day, which one would yield the best benefits?

ANDERSON: So, the key is how many calories you burn.

KAGAN: Right.

ANDERSON: Because if you work out an hour a day, you only burn 60 calories. And if you work out half an hour, you burn 200. But the goal is to have...

KAGAN: Wait, wait, wait. If you do a half-hour, you're doing half of that, an hour.

ANDERSON: Right, but it's the amount of calories you burn within a timeframe.

KAGAN: Oh, OK.

ANDERSON: Because a lot of people look -- and if you walk, for instance, say, 20 minutes, you might burn 80 calories.

KAGAN: OK.

ANDERSON: If you ride the bike, that's 200. So, you get more calories burning, but the bottom line is the longer it takes to the, lose the weight, the greater the habits you create. You don't want to just lose 100 pounds and go back to your old eating habits.

KAGAN: No. ANDERSON: You want to push those bad habits out, bring the new ones in, so that new you can show through, and don't let up. Because just divide and conquer. I believe the way you win a war is the way you win the fat war. You divide and you conquer. Wa-lah (ph), a done deal.

KAGAN: Wa-lah (ph). Very good. You make it sound so simple.

ANDERSON: It is simple. This game is the easiest game on the planet. We just make it difficult, because we -- I can't do it. I don't know if I can do it. You can do anything. Here's the obstacle, bring yourself above it, and it will look small.

KAGAN: Very good. And you, too, can look like Jerry.

ANDERSON: Wa-lah (ph)..

KAGAN: Wa-lah (ph).

(CROSSTALK)

KAGAN: Thank you. Our viewers say thank you, too.

ANDERSON: My pleasure.

KAGAN: We'll have to have you back. You're very inspirational.

ANDERSON: I love it.

KAGAN: Jerry, we appreciate it.

ANDERSON: My pleasure.

KAGAN: Thanks so much.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.