← Intrusive Thoughts by Adam Rippon
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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Intrusive Thoughts. I'm your host, Adam Rippon. It is good to be here in the Atami aesthetics club. That's right. Recording from the medical spa. Today. I decided that I was going to record today's episode in one of the treatment rooms. Right here. I am in a treatment room. You can see behind me. You'd get your blood spun right there. Yeah, a lot of things can happen in this room. And when you see a blood spinner, you don't automatically think podcast, but if you're me, you do and then you do it. And that's kind of where we are right now. So today is a big week for the medical spa, and we'll just start a little bit. Medical spa. You know what, listen, these are intrusive thoughts. We'll get into some other topics, maybe. Can't guarantee it. So today's a big week, as I said, for the medical spa, because this is the first week where we opened up the bookings so people can book appointments and they can come in and they can get treatments and all of that stuff. So it's pretty exciting. And when I was sitting and thinking with my partner in this, her name's Tamar, she's incredible. But when we were thinking about, like, okay, we need to open, like, what are we gonna do? What's the best way to do this? And so basically we kind of decided, listen, I don't know if anyone's out there who listens to this podcast. If you've ever opened a business yourself, there's kind of, I mean, unless you're doing like a big grand opening, like, whatever, we were just kind of ready to Go. And I was like, let's just open, right? Because there's gonna be some bugs in the beginning when we get clients and when we try to use, like, all the new software that we use for, like, the booking and the, like, you know, when you check people out and stuff. So there's gonna be a few bugs that we need to work out anyway. And I feel like we just kind of opened. It was a little, like, unceremonious, where it was just like, we're open, you know, and haven't really done a lot of, like, press or reach out or anything like that. But even just from having, like, an Instagram account for the medical spa and using my own Instagram, we have gotten some bookings, which was actually really. It was really exciting and kind of, like a relief, too, because, you know, when you, like, start something and you kind of feel like nobody's gonna go. I did kind of feel like that for a minute, but I'm now feeling like, okay, we're gonna go. Like, we're. We're going. So that's all, like, feeling good. But this is. And please reach out if you're like, that's a horrible idea, because I. I'm open to, like, literally everything. Okay, so this is what we're thinking. We're thinking that we will do, like, a big grand opening. So, like, we'll have, like, a party, and we'll invite people to come in, and we'll have, like, a big event. There's a few reasons why we'll do that and why we're open. Now, basically, I'm calling this a soft launch, okay? Now, if you don't know what a soft launch is, let me explain it to you. It's basically a term that was invented when people want to do a grand opening later, right? And usually a soft launch can be anywhere between a week or two, where people, like, just kind of, you know, dust the cobwebs off or whatever. But if you're us, a soft launch will be something that lasts two months. I don't make the. I actually do make the rules, and the rules that I'm making say that this soft launch will be a month or two. And here's my thought process on that. I feel like it would be great to kind of do, like, this big grand opening, because then we can do something like. And incorporate the city of Arcadia where this is. And we can do, like, a ribbon cutting, you know, where it's like, I don't know if large scissors will be involved, but I do know a Ribbon will be involved. And I just feel like that's, like, a good picture, you know, It's a good thing to do. It's a good thing to cut a ribbon for the city. And so we can do something like that. And. But instead of. But, you know, okay, here's the thing. All of that stuff takes, like, time to plan and prep and all of that stuff. So why would we sit around and not take any clients if we're basically ready to go? And you might be thinking, why weren't you planning all of this while you were getting everything together? There were. Okay, if it were that fucking simple, I would have. But there were so many other, like, pieces to put together to just get to this point, you know, it's just like, the two of us, and we have a lot of people helping us. I gotta say, my husband has been, like, a huge help. One, because it's like, you know, he really loves all, like, the bookkeeping and the legal stuff, which I hate. I would rather kind of scoop my fingers into the sockets of my eyes and pull them out individually one by one, and like, eat them like, Fear Factor style than I would then I would to read some sort of legal document. That's just me. Do you know what I mean? I'm a. I'm a show guy. I'm on the mic. You know, am I sitting on, like, a treatment table in a medical setting? Yeah, of course I am. But that's show business, and that's just the way the cookie crumbles for me. And so having people like my husband and, like, the people that we've worked with, like the. We've hired a bookkeeping team and everything, like, they've just been so unbelievably helpful. There are so many things that you don't think about when you're starting a business. And, you know, when I started this podcast, I did not really intend for it to turn into some sort of, like, just starting a business 101. It just is what it is, right? I'm just. I'm just sharing the stuff, you know, that we have going on that I'm thinking of, that I want to share with you, the people of America and the world, international, the whole world. I'm going to tell you my plan. So, as you know, my name is Adam Rippon. But something you may not know or you may know very well is that I actually don't have a lot of shame. I could do with some more, but sometimes I feel like I could do with some less. And in this Instance, I'm going to talk about right now, I'm going to do with a lot less. So this is my plan because I firmly believe we have thousands of listeners right on intrusive thoughts. I have a ton of Instagram followers and all of that stuff. Realistically, I know my dedicated and amazing listeners, followers, right? I fall through a trapdoor. I'm like, no, come back. Okay, I'm back. I know that I would get people to, like, come in here, but not everybody. And I knew this going in. Like, I was like, we have to be realistic because it was kind of exciting for tomorrow. She was like, you have so many, you know, people. I'm like, let's get real. How many of them are in California? Then how many of them are in Southern California? And then how many of them are in Los Angeles? And then how many of them are on the east side of la? So we always knew, and I always knew that I was gonna have to do some, like, real big ol boots on the ground, community, local, reach out, reach out, reach out, reach out. I just, I knew that and I was planning to do that. And now I. I just had not ever gotten my head wrapped around, like, how will I do that? But now I'm like, slowly piecing my, like, plan together. And one of those things that I'm piecing together is, as I mentioned, and I'll say it again, and I'll say it till I'm blue in the face. Local community outreach. Now I'm going to tell you my plan, my devilish secret plan that I'm going to make public. And not a secret, because that is how you got to kind of do it, with a plan. Got to make it public, got to share it, got to do it. So this is what I'm thinking. I am. So we printed out business cards and stuff. A business, like people, a business card, you throw it in a bag, put it in your pocket, throw it in the trash, even. Sometimes there's a time and a place for a business card. Correct? Correct. And the time and the place is sort of like a formal setting or somebody who does business. Right. And they're used to dealing with business cards. Now I feel like the general public, they're not really like, business card people. I'm not really a business card person. I'm not a flyer person either. So I've designed, I'm really. I want you to know that, like, whatever you think I'm about to do, lower the bar a little bit. Okay. I have curated, designed a little postcard, like A four by six. Okay. But it's, like, gonna be on nice paper, and it's gonna say something along the lines of, like, we're here. Like, for lack of a better term, it's gonna say whatever.
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My name is Mackenzie and I started a GoFundMe for the adoptive mother of a nonverbal autistic child. The mother had lost her job because she wasn't able to find adequate care for this autistic child. So she really needed some help with living expenses, paying some back bills. So I launched a GoFundMe to help support them during this crisis. And we raised about $10,000 within just a couple of months. I think that the support. The surprising thing was by telling a clear story and just like, really being very clear about what we needed, we had some really generous donations from people who were really moved by the situation that this family was struggling with.
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GoFundMe is the world's number one fundraising platform, trusted by over 200 million people. Start your GoFundMe today at gofundme.com that's gofundme.com gofundme.com this podcast is supported by GoFundMe. Basically, it's going to inform the people that we're open, we're here, and this little postcard 4 by 6 thing is worth $50 off of your first treatment. Okay? And so my plan is. And again, this kind of goes back to the lack of shame, and you just got to do what you got to do. Okay? And I've got to do this. I do believe I have to do this. So I'm going to go into all of my favorite local businesses, and I'm going to go up to the front desk or to wherever, and I'm going to say, hi, Hello, My name is Adam Rippon, and I just opened up a medical spa. And I come here all the time, wherever it is, because I'm, you know, me, I'm hopping and bopping all around town. Not really. Kind of. I have my favorite places. Okay, I'm going to say, hi, I'm Adam Rippon. It's nice to meet you. I just opened a medical spa down the street around the corner in Arcadia. Whatever. I'll figure out my verbiage. It'll change. It'll kind of develop on the go. That's how it goes. Hi, I'm Adam Rippon. I just opened up a medical spa. You know, kind of. This is where we change it up. Around the corner, down the street, next city over on the east side of La And I'm going to say I love coming in here. And so I wanted to give these to you and for you to give to some of your co workers. It's $50 off of your first treatment. I would love for you to come there. There's no pressure, but I just love coming here. And so I wanted to give this to you guys as a gift. And in my mind, this is like, the least scuzzy way to be. Like, I opened a business because, like, the other part of me is like, I should just go spin a sign on the sidewalk, you know, a la some sort of mattress store. And so there is a part of me that's like, should I do that? And I'm not gonna. Right? That is where shame should take over. And it does. It's sort of like grinds me to a complete halt. I'm not gonna be spinning a sign, you know, outside of, like, a Boost Mobile going, come to the medical spa. Right? That's pretty down in the dumps for a met. Like, you just have to think, listen, there's a. Again, there's a time and a place. Like, if you're outside of a Boost Mobile and you got to do what you got to do gigs, a gig, okay, but, like, there's no doctors doing that, right? There's no, like, dentist's office. There's no, like, plastic surgeon going, like, whoo, whoo. Like, spinning, like, they're like, come get your nose done. Like. Like spinning it like a. Like a personal pan pizza. So can't do that. But I am going to go. Listen, I love coming here. I just wanted to give this to you to give to, you know, some of your favorite people here. We would love to have you come anytime and we'll take care of you. Something like that. I think that will be, like, nice and sweet. And I'll just do, like, a beeline down, like, some of the, like, downtown areas of, like, where we are, whatever. They come or they don't, but you gotta do what you gotta do. I gotta tell you, it's like starting a business is like being in the trenches. And I feel like I'm in the trenches, but I do feel like things are starting to come together. Like I said, we've gotten some bookings already. Obviously, Tamar and I have both been, like, calling all of our friends, being like, get in here now. And we've been doing kind of literally whatever to them. They're amazing. And I've been kind of asking, I'm like, do you mind if we, like, take Pictures or if I can, like, film a little bit, it's okay, right? Yeah. Again, a gig's a gig. You got to do what you've got to do. And, you know, I just. I got to do. So I'm grateful for my friends who are doing that and allowing us to, like, you know, kind of show what we are, show what it looks like, get a good vibe in here, and I feel like we're doing a good job. I've also heard that, like, doing promotional, like, Instagram posts for businesses also does work pretty well for, like, local places. So I've been trying to, like, like, voom, voom, voom. Next, next, next. With, like, the Instagram of the med spa. Cause I just want to put a bunch of things up there, so it just sort of has, like, a bigger presence. And then I'll find one that I feel like is doing well or, like, that we like a lot, and that'll be, like, one of the ones that I promote. And we'll just see if it, like, works or helps or literally, whatever. But yes, in this time, from now until I think, like, mid June, I'm considering it. Like, a soft launch, right? I'm just thinking, like, this is the soft launch, and then we'll do, like, a big grand opening. Because we can plan the big grand opening, but we'll still be open. We can still, like, get people in here and, like, build a clientele. That's my plan also, like, why should we even do a big grand opening? I will tell you. So there is nothing anybody loves more than a party. Except me. I don't like parties, but I will throw one if again, a gig is a gig. Say it with me. And so if everyone loves a party, that also means everybody that we've bought things from loves a party. Like, every, like, sales rep that we've reached out to is, like, if you do a grand opening, let us know. And so there is a possibility they'll be like, oh, we'll give you more products, like, for your grand opening. So you could do treatments on people or, like, literally, blah, blah, blah, whatever. If we throw a party, they will give us free things. And that. You can't say no to that. And so that's when I can put my party hat on, slip the thinnest piece of, like, elastic under my chin, slap it to the, like, you know, underneath chin part, and go, all right, here we go. I'll juggle. I'll juggle. I'll do whatever. I'll do. Stand up. I'm doing it basically, now I'm sitting down. Oldest joke in the book. Doing stand up, sitting down. I know, Horrible. You know, the cane comes out or like, whoa. Okay, let's move on for just a moment. Okay, I. Last week there, we did some sort of crossover episode with another podcast I do called the Run through, your favorite figure skating podcast. And we did that with my friend Ashley. And on that episode, we mentioned that we were all going to Atlanta to do a live show. So last week, I went to Atlanta, Georgia. Hmm. Ever heard of it? Jealous. Okay, so when I went to Atlanta, I had to buy a plane ticket. You know, if you're going to travel and it's not by foot, you've got to buy a ticket usually or by car. You don't need to buy a ticket. You can get a ticket. Drive carefully, please. Now, I bought a plane ticket, and I remember being on the phone with. With a friend being like, I'm buying a plane ticket right now. And what I remember of the situation was, as such, I remember buying the ticket, and I remember it, like, not going through, and I being like. And I being like, okay, let's keep that in. Let's please keep that in. So I remember being like, hmm, that's weird. Let me just refresh. Start over. Get the ticket. So that's what I did. I refreshed. I put all the information back in, and I bought my ticket, and it went through. And I seemingly only had one charge on my credit card. Now I feel like, you know, where this might be going. So on this trip, I had one suitcase that I checked. This is important because I also just had one backpack that wasn't very full as my carry on. I'm always so proud when I have very little to carry on, because then I don't need to deal with, like, the pandemonium of, you know, shoving something above head. I hate that. And I just. It's always so stressful when you see, like, a family or, like, a person, a solo traveler, and they have, like, everything that they own, and they've somehow smashed it and packed it and folded it into this, like, suitcase that is on the verge of being too big to fit through the door. But somehow they got it through security, and I'm just like, I don't need to be a part of that. I don't need to witness it. But God as my witness, I'll never do it myself. If there's one thing about me, I'm gonna check that bag. There is absolutely no reason to be carrying on bags and bags and bags to what end? Now, I understand if the dilemma is, like, I don't want to pay for a bag, but at that point, I'm like, you paid for a ticket, and isn't your sanity and peace of mind worth $50 to you? You know, like, the ticket was already expensive. Just like, consider it part of the ticket. And it's just we get so caught up in the weeds, I think. But if you don't have to pay for a ticket, then there's absolutely no reason for you to be, like, creating the circus of which you are being a part of. Does that make sense? It doesn't, but you know what I mean? Like, you're just, you're. You're in this circus at that point, and there's no looking back. Like, you just. You have three Trader Joe's grocery bags that are reusable, shoved to the brim, and then you have like a, you know, American Tourister that's busting at the zipper. That thing will it. Once it opens, like, the next time it's over. Like, that bag is straight to the. To the landfill. Like, you'll never be able to use that bag again. And it's just. You can see the seams. Like, I can see this. Like, each individual seems pulling, pulling, like gasping. The. The things in that bag are gasping for air. They're like clawing themselves out. And I just see somebody who's never lifted a weight in their life try to hoist a 100 pound bag above their head, and it just, like, toppling over onto the elderly and to, like, small children. And it's just like, you didn't. You could have checked that, right? You just. You could have checked that. And so I'll just, I'll never be a part of that. Needless to say, because I had this little backpack, I wanted to avoid all of that completely. So I decided I'm gonna get on the plane, if not last, very close to being the last on the plane. That's just the way that this was gonna go. All right? So the way that this was gonna go, I'm gonna get on last. I'm not gonna need to deal with the pandemonium. I don't have time for it. I don't want it. Nobody should want it. All right? This is like a full psa. Like, if you can check it, do it. Don't carry it. Oh, my God. Like, sorry, sorry. Bump, bump, smack. Like, it's just not. It is not worth it. I am here to tell you once and for all, it is absolutely not worth it to do that. So don't. And that's the show. No, there's more to say. So I get on. I don't get on the plane, actually. I get into the line and I go, beep, beep. Like, I'm doing my ticket. This is me doing the ticket. Boop. And there's like, meep, meep. Like, there's like. That sounds like the Roadrunner, but it wasn't. It was the alarm of the computer. So go meet me. And I'm like, is there an issue? Because I'm like, just gonna walk. And they're like, don't go anywhere. I'm. Oh, okay. What's going on? So the woman at the desk, very friendly. Loved her. Did I? No, I don't remember her. I'm thinking of a flight attendant on the plane who gave me two bags of Sun Chips. That's what I'm thinking of. Anyway. I had no opinion of this woman checking me in who stopped me. Stop. Okay, I'm not going anywhere. Don't go anywhere. I'm not. I'm going to stay right here. And she says to me, sir, is there any reason why you have two tickets for this flight? No, there isn't. What do you mean? Yeah, you have two tickets for this flight. And I'm thinking to myself, it's bad enough that I bought one economy ticket for myself, let alone two. You think I'd remind myself that I'm getting an economy ticket by buying two of them? Also, these seats aren't even together, so it's not even like, oh, he was really trying to do something. You know, it's not even like I was, like, trying to get two seats together to like, make my own makeshift business class. Now, these are two seats that are completely not related and will not be corresponding with each other until the flight is over. So I'm like, no, I don't even know how that happened. And I told my theory of, like, you know, I tried to buy a ticket. It didn't go through. So then I bought it again on the site, and I didn't really notice a charge on my credit card. And she was, oh, there was one. Okay. I didn't know she worked for Delta and Amex. I didn't know that. And so I said, oh, now you might be thinking like, oh, it sounds like you're going to kind of turn on her. I'm not. I'm going to turn the other direction because now I'm remembering. I did like her because we had a moment where she Goes, I'm going to refund you. Because apparently when I bought these two tickets, they were at two different prices. And she said, I'm going to refund you for the more expensive one. And I said, go for it. And she did. And so I got a refund. So basically I got paid $600 to get onto that flight. More even. I think it was like 700, which is. That's crazy, okay. Flight prices, not going into it, but you know what I mean, that's a crazy amount of money. And so I'm like, wow. And she goes, I know, it's your lucky day. And I said, yeah, I'm basically getting paid to get on this flight. So it felt like we were sort of forming like some sort of bond. And she goes, well, not really. You still paid for the other ticket, okay? She's soulless, joyless, hates my. I'm just trying to like gain a sense of community before you throw me back into 50H. Okay? So anyway, I got a refund and I was able to get on the flight with only one ticket. Even though at some point I did. Can't really recall, but it did happen. Try to get on the flight with two tickets, I make it to Atlanta, not a problem. Not a problem at all. And Atlanta is great. We had an amazing live show. Fly home, not a problem at all. The night before I left, we had done the live show. We had such a great time. I was staying with my friend's parents, my friend Sarah, who's one of my co hosts on the run through. And so we were staying at her parents house and they were incredible. Big shout out to Carrie and Joe and we had two dirty vodka martinis. And you know, I'm going to say this, I felt pretty fine having these two. I went to bed and when I woke up the next day, I'm telling you, oof. Something changes when you get a bit older. The body keeps the score. And at that point it was body one, Adam zero. And it was because of these two dirty martinis. I had never felt worse in my life. I felt near death. And obviously I've made a full recovery. Another thing I've made a full recovery from was as if you watched or listened to the episode from last week. I got a chemical peel and I mistimed it. I missed. Timed it just a little bit. I should have gotten a few days earlier. So. And we come right back to the medical spa. All roads lead back to Atami. And so I'm. I want to make sure that I've Done everything that we offer so that I can give like a firsthand account of it and to it. So we got these chemical peels, and it was a chemical peel I had never done before. And I wanted to get it done and you know, before the big grand opening. Because as you know, and as I've mentioned, we're doing a soft launch right now. So before the big grand opening, I want to make sure that I get as many things that we offered done to me so that I can very, like confidently and earnestly share my experience. Which means that I need to get them done like as soon as we possibly can. Because in between these treatments, you need to wait at least like four to six weeks for recovery. Right. Gotta recover. Got to recover from these intense things that you do to yourself. That I do to me self. That I do to myself. So I knew that, you know, time was of the essence. I needed to just get it done. And I'll tell you, by the day of the. Live by the. When the day I was flying, right, was sort of like the most like shedding. I was doing, you could even say peeling, chemical peeling. I was doing the most peeling on the plane. Which was a humiliation ritual. Absolutely. You know, there's a time where it's like you're sitting here and the flight attendant is like, something to drink. And you're like, sure. And you turn your head and you feel like a piece of your nose skin. Go for like, like, like flapping the wind. It's. It's an experience that I don't wish on anyone. I would wish it on me because I do feel like the chemical peel worked really well. I'm not wearing. I'm just wearing sunscreen, not tinted, nothing, feeling really good. I definitely want to do another chemical peel. I'll say that it's like, you know, it's the dirtiest one because it's like the only one. Like anything else that you'll get done, like there's a recovery to it, but like the peel is sort of like, oh, there goes a part of me. Or like sometimes you like, look down at your shirt and you're like, I'm covered in flakes. But it works like, it works really damn well. I love it. I'm. I will absolutely do it again the right. I was talking about recovery peel. I think that's it. That kind of leads me into sort of. I finally feel. Because I have been, ever since Milan, since the Olympics in Milan, been just going around like non stop. And so I was like in a mad dash at right after the Olympics to come here and finish everything up here, which I feel like we're in a really good place here. At the med Spa, I feel like we're in a really, really good place. We've had, like. Like I mentioned, we've had a few bookings, and we've had people come in and check out and do everything. And, um, we've very quickly, like, worked out all the bugs, and so that was great. So let's just start from the beginning. Beginning of the year, I went to St. Louis, and I was in St. Louis, and I was working at the U.S. championships, basically where they picked the Olympic figure skating team. Went there, went home, had a few weeks, you know, pedal to the damn metal was in here, like, painting and doing all of, like, the construction and all of, like, that stuff, right? We do all that. We go to Milan. We're in Milan for a month. Come back from Milan. We have, like, a week or so. Come here. I'm here, like, dusk till dawn, making sure, like, everything is, like, all set up here, which, as I mentioned, I feel like we're finally in a really good place here. Everything, like, feels good. We've had people come in and out. We've had people book. We've had, you know, our friends in and out. We've had people we didn't know come in for bookings, which has been, like, very fun. And. And whenever we have, like, some bugs, we seemingly, in my mind, I'm like, We work them out pretty quickly. So I feel like we're in a good place now. Then went to Australia, was in Australia for, like, I don't know, a week, 10 days, and then come back, had a few days, and then went to Atlanta. And now I am gonna have some time. Well, when I say that one, I'm so happy to be, like, so busy right now, but I'm thinking, thinking, thinking I'm not traveling, like, getting on a plane until about a month from now. So I have about a month at home, which I feel like, is good. It feels good. And so, because I've just been, like, traveling a lot, I have now, you know, like I mentioned, for the grand opening is coming, so I want to make sure that I'm, like, moving and working out and doing all of whatever. I have mentioned on this podcast before that I have taken a stance against Equinox, the gym franchise. And I take it publicly, I take it proudly, and there are other gyms. But what I learned at Equinox, and this isn't the fault of Equinox it's just sort of the fault of all gyms and the fault in our stars, too. The thing is about gyms is that, like, you really are kind of on your own when you're there. And I don't. I don't like that. I feel like I do need a bit of guidance. And I have a friend who is really big into, like, taking group classes. And I'm like, you know what? What the hell? I'll start taking classes. And so I've been kind of, like, challenging myself in this week. I'm recording this episode Wednesday, the day it gets released. So you're getting this, like, kind of hot off the press. I've been challenging myself to do some sort of, like, workout class or, like, body movement, whatever, mumbo jumbo, right? So I'm gonna give you a list of what I've done so far. On Monday, I did a Pilates slash, running class. You could even call it a shred and run class. The last time I went for a jog was about nine years ago. So that was a shock to the body, to the knees, but it was good. I'm glad that I did it. I'll do it again. I liked it. There is nothing that will really put you in your place like a Pilates class, too. Nothing is sort of just grounding when you're just sort of hitting a demi squat and your whole body is like. Like shaking ferociously. So there's something to be said about Pilates. And also, I will also go on the record and say that when you do Pilates, you're like, I'm in good shape. I'm young. And then you look around, you're like, there's a woman who's 15 months pregnant. You know, it's just. It's a pregnancy that's never going to come. She's huge, and she's not moving a muscle. She's more focused, and she's better at this than you. So there is something about Pilates where it is. It's tough. It's a tough one. Now the next thing I did was Tuesday, right? Tuesday, I did a yoga class. This was phenomenal. Yoga can be hit or miss for some people. You know, some people feel like it's too slow or, you know, it's not, like, intense enough. I felt like. And I kind of planned this out for myself and, God, I did a good job of this planning that I would be a bit sore from shred and run, which I was. And so I did this vinyasa flow class. And it was awesome. Loved it. I'll absolutely be going back, but I feel like it was a great, like, stretch recovery workout. You're not, you know, it's no shred and run. How about that, right? I feel like I can't solely rely on the yoga to be burning that fat, as they say. So the yoga is really important because I feel like it's going to help me feel like more in my body. Because I will say, ever since I've stopped skating, sometimes I'm like, God, I like, I need to be able to move a bit better. And I think the yoga is going to help with that. So that's like part of like my master plan, right? And I always, if there's one thing about me, I always have a master plan on the horizon. I'm always working on something. I'm always scheming, plotting, planning, writing, doing, getting done. And so yoga is in that sort of world. Today I decided that my movement of the day, this is really sounding geriatric, but my movement of the day today was that I went skating for the very first time since I was in Milan. When I was in Milan, I did skate one time to film a segment with Peter Alexander. And that was the last time that I was on the ice, which is now February, March. It was like two, over two months ago. So. Yeah. But I'll tell you, from my, like, workouts and stuff, it felt not too bad. I thought it was going to feel a lot worse, but it didn't and I enjoyed it. And I think something else I'll do later today is so a few months ago, like before the end of the year, my old trainer and I, we had like worked on and developed this like, off ice. It's like geared towards like figure skaters. So my old trainer, his name's Steve Zim, he's awesome. He's a great guy. And he trained me like in the lead up to when I competed at the Olympics. And so then when Covid hit, he decided he was going to make this, like, online platform for like, people to like, work out and whatever. And he was like, it was really successful. And he came to me like a year ago and was like, I think we should do one just for figure skaters. I think it could be really helpful. I was like, that sounds great. And so it's called like ATU Skate. Okay. And basically you go on there and it will like create workouts for you and you can say like, how many times a week you are going to work out with that plan. And I think that that I'll do that later today. So now I'm going to like get really like right back into it because I was doing it like when we launched it. I think we launched it like at the end of last year. But as you've probably tell, I've fallen off the wagon, but I'm getting back on the wagon, which is really, really awesome news. So I'll do that because it's just like stuff that, you know, like there's strength and stability and all of that stuff. Like stuff that will make me feel good on the ice. Cuz I one thing from Milan have really been like, I need to get out on the ice a little bit more. It's just fun. Like I like it and I actually live really close to a rank and so it's really easy for me to get to. And so I'm like, there's no excuse. Just like find a day and go. And now when I'm in this, like I'm going to try to do some sort of like move your body every day, which really does sound like some sort of like Michelle Obama activity initiative. I know. Or it sounds like you're going to like the, the old folks home and they're like move your body every day. You know, I. They're not doing like running shred. Okay. They're doing like chair yoga or like, you know, whatever. Pool workouts. I'm not doing that. And when I say pool workouts, I mean like sitting in a noodle and like flapping your arms. I'm doing something a bit harder than that before you say anything to me. So yeah, that's, that's where I'm at. Something else I want to incorporate into this. There are some other like workout classes here. There's something called base camp. Really scared of that one. I'm scared of it because I looked at the bookings and like they're all like weeks in advance, like almost all booked out. So I'm like, I don't really know what to make of that. I've done a soul cycle and I think in my life I've done a Barry's class, a Barry's boot Camp. But I'm really one for not working out in the dark and I know that's a big part of soul cycle and Barry's boot camp is like, it happens like with the lights off and I just, I think I need the lights on. Right? I think I need the lights on and I think I need the shame of a woman carrying a baby in her third trimester. Just really nearby to make me hold that position a little bit longer, do that extra rep. And I think that's what I need. And everyone is different and everyone is beautiful, right? And everyone should come to the Atomi Aesthetics club. Thank you. That's my stance on that. First time here? 50 off your first treatment, Right? See, I'll tell. I'll tell you, like, saying it at the end of the podcast, like, that feels a little scuzzy. I feel like it'll feel less if I go in and be like, hey, I love it here. This is a secret just for you. Here's a postcard. Not a flyer, postcard. 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