Bonus Pour with Jillian Michaels

at any second, and I love her so much. She was from the Biggest Loser and she's badass and she's gonna get us all in shape because lord knows, I've just been going to the pantry every two seconds because there's nothing else to do. But it's been really fun. What have you guys been doing to like stay in shape and stay like fit during because you guys are in an incredible shape. Everyone knows that. Wait, wa have you neon to stay active during this time where you

stuck inside probacept curling chicken nuggets? My man? No, I mean, like Jenna said, it has been a lot of trips to the pantry and the refrigerator. But because we have a home gym and it's starting to get nice out, Janna walks like almost every day and then she's more consistent than I am. But I get my workouts in a couple of times a week in the garage, so we're making the most of it. Yeah, I mean, I've

been working out a lot. I actually feel, you know, as much as I've been eating, I feel pretty good about how much I've been working out and going for walks, and um, just like being as active as I can be because I can either sit in my bed all day and be depressed and not do anything, or I can move my body and I can be outside and I can go for walks, and I can you know, FaceTime my trainer and I can I can choose that

rather than being depressed in bed, and I chose. I've chosen bed a few days, but I've chosen getting out and exercising a lot more. And it's felt. It's just I don't know, every time I work, I just feel better.

I love being outside and just you know, there's so many things that like I've rearranged, you know, my linen closet and I've organized and I've you know, I have a few other things that I probably wouldn't be able to do during this time if we were all working, just because there's something more important that I would have been doing. We've been kicking about with the house projects. Yeah, we've been doing a really good job. So it's it's been nice to get out and do things. And I'm like, hey,

I don't like this. You know these walking stones here, Let's pick up these giant stones and move them over here. And um. So that's just been really nice to just do things that normally I probably wouldn't have done because I would be so focused on all the work now and I stressed out about money. Yaw. But you know again, just go out, do things, be positive, and hope that

it all in soon. I keep seeing this thing on social media where people are like, um, hey, you know, during this time, you don't have to like write the great American novel. You don't have to like, uh, make a sculpture of of your family or whatever. You don't have to have these great cheaments. Feel free to like sit on the couch, watch TV and like maybe have another slice of cake, and like you feel free to

like treat yourself like that. And uh, Whenever I see that, I always think like, yeah, you don't have to like be like going NonStop during this time we're real stuck inside, but like there should also be a little bit of moderation in there, like you should just be on the couch the whole time. And it's kind of rude that summer is approaching, like if this is if this is winter approaching. And I've been like, you know, because I've

season for sure. Yeah, I mean I've gotten to the freezer to get my ben and Jerry's more times than not than I never do that. But now I'm just like, oh, it's summer, okay, crap, it's like around the corner. So people are gonna get hit with a rude awakening when they put on their bab suit. They're like, old, I shouldn't have had those, I know. But I've like my trainer, Aaron has been awesome and she actually has a um um an app um called Pretty Muscles, so I've been

using her app a lot. It's been great. And then Julian Michaels who's calling in, has another app as well. It's I think it's like seven minutes um. Yeah, it's called um Julian's My Fitness by Jillian Michael's app offers a seven minute daily workout, just seven minutes a day to get some exercise that can help you calm your mind and strengthen your immunity. And I just it already

catches my attention because it says seven minutes. Jillian's on hold, but I'm gonna disinfect my hands before I answer the call. So let's take a quick break really quick. Hey are you a friend? Oh my gosh, of course, I was just reading your breakdown um about your app, and seven

minutes just sounds amazing, Like, oh my god. We were trying to figure out like what we could ask people to do right now, you know, because the kids are wrong, like everything's crazy, and we were like, all right, seven minutes. Everybody can commit to seven minutes, so they're free. You download the app and anyone can do it at home, no equipment needed. Seven minutes in heaven. Well, I don't know about that. But seven minutes, Jillian, does that include

like any warm up? Or is it just seven minutes start to finish, let's go. It's seven minutes start to finish, let's go. But the idea and the hope is that you will maybe do like a three minute cardio warm up and a three minute stretch on your own. But ironically, like I didn't kind of come up with seven minutes in a vacuum. It's all based on data, so as kind of micro workouts and many workouts have risen the popularity,

that number seems to be the magic number. So we're like, all right, it's the least barrier ventry, right, there's no charge, you don't have to travel, you don't need any equipment. It's not too hard, it's not too easy. It gives people a sense of accomplishment. It's like this a little seven minute micro break and and that really kind of is like a gateway drug. You kind of hope it's like a gateway work out to get people to do more. But that does seem to be kind of the number

that they can manage right now. But it's not so crazy that you if you don't warm up, you're gonna get hurt. Like we're not doing Olympic lips or apply a metrics, like, it's just body weight training, um calisthetics using body weight. So yes, I'd love more, but it's seven minutes all in right, now do you kind of get frustrated that that's the limit seven minutes? Because I

I don't want to think. I hope people don't take this the wrong way, but I think a seven minutes and I'm like, it sounds amazing to like my to my laziness and to just also know that, Okay, at least I did seven minutes, but like, don't they recommend thirty? And it's like, shouldn't we all be trying to do more than that? Do you know what I mean? Like,

it's like a lot of people, let's do more. I mean for years, when when I was younger, I used to, you know, get furious of people would say things like just take the stairs, and I was like, that's ridiculous, it gonna don't reading. And then to realize that, like you, you know, you kind of got to meet people where

they're at. So I mean, look, yeah, I've got twenty minute workouts, thirty minute workouts, forty five minute workout, sixty minute workouts, which is totally unnecessary to be honest, like, twenty to thirty minutes done right four times a week will be more than more than effective, especially when you're eating right. But unfortunately or maybe that's the wrong word,

because I don't want to make anybody feel bad. But the reality is, people I think are just they're overwhelmed, they're overworked, they're intimidated, and they're they can cite anything from I don't have the money, I don't have the time, I don't have the equipment. So there's something about these little micro workouts that you think, all right, I can do that. It doesn't sound horrible, it doesn't sound miserable

to you. You kind of get him in the door with that, and then hopefully it does become a bait and switch. So it's like, you know, rad, let's try, you know, give me just a few more um and you you hope to acclimate them, introduce them, get them a base level of conditioning, get them comfortable with carving out some time. Uh and and then you know, get like good and you would get them there like twenty minutes uh and and if again, if if done right,

twenty minutes will work. Um but you know you gotta you gotta make every minute of those twenty minutes count. But that that is the goal, right as we start out with something is better than nothing. Get them in the door, warm them up, acclimate them and then you know, then you kind of do that bait and switch of like all right, now give me, give me a little bit more. So basically, your seven minutes is like a

way to where there's no justifiable excuse around. That's like, we're not using weights, it doesn't cost you anything, it's only seven minutes. Like what excuse could somebody possibly come up with to say that they can't do seven minutes

because their kids aren't in scoring pretty much? Here? Well, people always I totally, I totally agree with you, and and the argument there is like, look, you know what, you give them the iPad, you use the I parent for ten minutes or you you know, they jump around behind you and they do it with you, which I have.

Yet I've tried that so many times and it really doesn't seem to work in my household because then it's like I was look at my daughter and she's like doing, you know, doing something totally wrong, and I'm like the trainer and me like no, no, no no, no, no no, bend your name, no no, but wait no, sweetheart, pull your button, no, don't do that. You're gonna get So finally I'm like, okay, you know what I'm gonna work out, here's your iPad and then we'll play later. Um, but I just don't

think right now. The concept of being perfect if anything was laughable before this moment. No, it's it's sound right hilarious, like forget it, like homeschooling, then that the other it's just not going to be perfect. You do the best you can, and if you give your kid an iPad for ten minutes, twenty minutes, thirty minutes while you work out the world is not gonna end. I totally hear you on that. Um, I do have an excuse that I use a lot that I would love to to

figure out why. Um, I don't like working out by myself. I hate it, like I truly don't like it. And even when I if I were to go on an app, um, like my trainer has an happen and I would go on there and I'm like, like, you know it. She has to do three rounds and I'm like I'm good. But I's like I had someone else in there. It's like my husband, like if Mike was in the gym, or if like my friends, I'd be like, all right, guys,

thirty more squats, Like let's do this. I just don't like working out alone and it really sucks because I don't really have as many like active like let's go get him, let's go go do it. So it's just it's like, is that, like, what's wrong with me? Why? Like what do I How can I change that like mindset?

There's nothing wrong with you. There's a reason that's called fit. Bam, you know what I'm saying, Like this, there's a reason this stuff is like church for people because it does provide a sense of community and camaraderie and we're all in this together. And I mean it, it's a huge industry, group classes all the like for a reason. It's because of the social component. Right, Um, So there's nothing wrong with you. You're You're actually wired perfectly correctly. Human beings

are designed to be social. Um. And what I would say is, in this particular instance, try a few of the Instagram live workouts, like they kind of suck. I started doing one just this past Sunday and thirty specific and in my mind, I'm Mike, all right, this is ridiculous. Like I don't know if they can hear me. I I don't know if the music is like, can they hear me over the music, like I can't see what they're saying. Is I'm trying to instruct your workout like

it's on a tiny little phone. I don't think this can stream to the TV. But you know what they people loved it because it gave them. It wasn't as a trainer. Of course, I was annoyed, right because it's like it's not perfect as a trainer. It's like, I want to hear everything, see everything. I want your feedback.

I want to know what you're doing. And even my app allows that because you can say like too are too easy, don't want this move, don't like these foods, and then you'll get the response I would give you in real life, but on Instagram, like I don't know what they're doing. But I think people love it because even though it's not perfect, it's giving you a sense of like we're all in this together. We're all doing this at the same time for sure. Okay, I'll give

that a shot. Or zooms. Try zoom the zoom with some of your friends. We should have bought zoom stock. Zoom is going crazy right now, right Like, do zoom with like five friends and throw up a video that you're all doing at the same time. Seriously, that's not bad, Jillian, How are you doing with this personally? Like obviously, your your profession, your whole world is is active and doing these kind of things. So how how are you feeling? Just like on a daily basis, are you going stare crazy?

I mean, I know you can still get outside, but you're still limited with what you can do. You know. It's interesting. I on one hand, I want to be like, we got this and it's okay and don't worry team, But on the other hand, I feel like that would

be false. And while I know it's going to be okay, and while I know that there is a great lesson and opportunity for each and every one of us to grow from this and become better, I think it's important to acknowledge that this is the alter Like it is just such an incredible head f I don't know wearing your podcast, but everybody I know is having pretty intense

feelings about very different things. So it could be a couple that's been married for ten years and has never had a fight, and now they're at each other's throats and because they're home all day long together and it's totally bizarre. It could be that you've lost your job where you have a hair salon with forty dollars a month overhead and you can't pay your bills for the first time and you don't know where the next meal is coming from. It could be that you have older

parents that you're extremely worried about. It could be that your kids are home, and I mean, for me, it's it's the kids. It's been really not my kids. Actually, here's the crazy part. My kids have actually been fine. It's me feeling guilty because I still have work, and in fact, I have more work than ever right now, because it's like I've got so many different businesses and

some are being impacted by this badly. Some are doing fine, like my app, but then it's like I've got to constantly feed that beast with new content and free content and flash the price and do all different. It's just I'm busier than ever work wise. And the other day I literally was like, oh my god, it's one thirty. I haven't seen my daughter. She's in her room in a dark room, in her pajamas. She hasn't had lunch, and I was like, oh my god, Like it was

the worst feeling. I was like, I'm neglecting her, and I am, I'm ignoring her, and I am it's terrible for her. She's like not around her friends. She's this homeschool thing is a joke, flat out joke. At least my kids schools and they go to two different schools, and it's like that to me is really messing with my head. You're not the only mom. I mean, I'd walked with my mom's this morning and they were all like struggling because they felt guilty, like they weren't being

you know, good enough parents. So you're not alone, and thank you for sharing that. Honestly, for sure, it's tough. Oh my gosh, it's crazy. That's what's messing with my head me personally. But Y just gave yourself a little grace because you're not the only mom feeling that. You're

truly not. I mean, it's just you're doing the best that you can, and you're you're doing the best that you can, and you're also still trying to provide for your family, which is you know, and I think that's like why we're stressing out of here because I'm like, crap, like everything's canceling and it's like, how are we going

to provide for our kids? And you know, just give them, give them some extra cuddles at night, and they're you know, they're going to be appreciative and they're going to know that you, you know, you were just doing what was best for them. I love you for saying that. And it's like, you know, we're exactly that. It's like we're all trying. And I said to my my ex today, who's you know, still like a very close friend and an incredible co print, but I was like, dude, summer

school and she was like, how dare you? I'm killing this and you know this is where she shines, so thank god, but she's still have the kids half the time. And I was like, if they have to go to summer school, they have to go to summer school, Like I feel terrible, you know, they don't want to, but I am not a teacher. She's not a teacher. Like this is just not there's no way this is normal fourth grade, second grade, or whatever grade your kid is in.

So it's like, you're right, it's like you you love your kids, you do the best you can and and it's just trying to kind of reconcile that and finding this new normal for however long this is gonna take. And here in l A, we just got to notice and it was like school is not going back quote indefinitely end quote. And you're just like, okay, alright, parents, But you know what, we all have at least seven minutes. So I need every single one of you guys to

download Jillian Michael's app. Um, she offers. I mean obviously more than seven minutes to but if you have seven minutes, get your body moving. It's gonna make you feel better. Because Jillian, I was depressed in bed, so upset, and second I got outside, did some physical activity and worked out. I felt so much better, and I know you guys will too, So get out there download her app. And Jillian, thank you for being honest and thank you for just being you. I love you. Oh you guys, thank you

for having me and I really appreciate it. And it's just nice to talk to people and connect. So giving you a hug through the microphone, I love it. And I'm just stay safe and stay healthy like you have. Thanks. Thanks Julian. Bye, guys. You know I love about the seven minutes thing. It's kind of like that concept that we've talked about before where if you wake up and make your bed in the morning, at least, no matter what you did the rest of the day, you've accomplished something.

So it's like the seven minutes. Is your body going to change that day? No, but you did something, and over time your body is gonna change. Yeah, for sure. Yeah, But I love I just love her theory behind it, and I think it is a way that and promote people to get more active, more into it. Yeah. And and your body will change eventually if you do the most consistently. Yeah, consistently. Um, but I love her and I love that she was honest because it's hard. It

can be very hard, especially with kids. But um, you know, I think I wanna affirm you. I think you've handled it very very well when it comes to work, slash time with kids, uh ratio and having any work. No. But I'm saying no, no no, no, I'm saying not from a sense of because usually you the way you are is without the coronavirus stuff going on, You're just like work, work, work, As immediately as work ends, you're with the kids, right, So you don't really make very seldom do you make

time for you to just relax. You're either working out, working, or with the kids or doing something you just you can't you even say yourself, you just can't sit down. But the fact that you know, a few days ago, in the middle of the afternoon, during Jayson's nap, We're able to close the curtains and watch a movie, you know, during the middle of the day, and you've taken more moments to kind of realize, Okay, we don't have to be with the kids every minute every day right now.

We do have some things take care of things around the house, you know, jobs that we've wanted to get done. So I just I'm proud of you how you bounced it out because I know how usually you are. Well, yeah, if they appreciate that. But at the same time, it like kind of triggers me because I'm like, but I'd rather be working. I would rather like work than than watch a movie in the afternoon, And the anxiety of like not having money coming in is like nauseating me.

Everyone across the country can understand that right now. So it's but I'm saying, we can't control that. So with that being said, what can you control what you do every day, and there's no reason to stress yourself out or have to feel guilty about spending every minute with the kids or whatever. I'm just you know, for sure, I get that, Like I totally get that, and I appreciate that. It's just it's been a challenge, for sure. But I feel like I've spent more time with the

kids now then. Yeah, we all have, for sure. But I've loved every second of it. It's been amazing. Yeah, I've loved every second of it. They're the best, all right. Well that was a fun little bonus, Yeah, bonus