![]() As a medical resident working 80-100 hours/week, I’d come home from the hospital, utterly exhausted. Two decades of Bach, Chopin and Simon and Garfunkel filled my heart with not only joy but much-needed stress relief. At age 7, I begged my parents to buy me a piano. Harvard Health reported a correlation between music and improved cardiovascular function, memory, mood and athletic performance. One of the day’s harmonious highlights was a moving rendition of “Take Me to the King,” by Grammy-winning gospel singer, Tamela Mann, who also lost 50 lbs using WW. When she wasn’t speaking, music always played on the speakers. In addition to dance, Oprah’s event included other artistic forms. ![]() ![]() WW (Weight Watchers Reimagined) Getty Images Singer Tamela Mann performs onstage during Oprah's 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus Tour presented by. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), physical activity can improve brain health (improved cognition, decreased depression and anxiety) and decrease the risk of chronic diseases (diabetes, stroke, several cancers). From a health standpoint, the science is clear. I liked that these activities disrupted the 8-hour monotony of sitting. When asked about her exercise regimen: “daily…but an hour at most.” Too many other tasks! Celebrity guest, Jennifer Lopez, started her career as a dancer. The afternoon also opened with a postprandial energy boost in the form of KINRGY, a high-energy dance routine created by dancer and television personality, Julianne Hough. Before I knew it, 13,000+ of us were jumping and stretching. The day started with an energetic movement led by Daybreaker, a morning dance community. Let me share a few insights.ĭAYBREAKER Dance Party on stage during Oprah's 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus Tour presented by WW. In what universe is this a recipe for incomparable global impact and wealth?Īs a doctor who’s devoted her career to building trust with, motivating and helping her marginalized patients navigate complex and confusing health care, social service and criminal justice systems, I was undoubtedly intrigued by Oprah’s “campaign for wellness.” By the end of the event, I was actually surprised at how many facets of the 2020 Vision Tour were similar to what health care professionals do (or at least, should do). On paper, no possible algorithm would have predicted Oprah Winfrey success: poor, black, female, overweight, average-looking. Remember, her wildly popular show ended back in 2011. I think this is why she has obtained such a loyal – and growing – following. But most of all, she * inspires* at an unparalleled level. She continues to learn, share, make mistakes, be vulnerable, improve and again, share. While she’s not the only person to extract success out of humble beginnings, Oprah is far from the typical rags-to-riches story. When we see her life now – private jets, celebrity friends, multimillion-dollar estates – we forget that her early life resembled nothing close to lavish opulence.
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