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>>> THIS TIME ON NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES, WE GOT THE ODD
COUPLE PLUS ONE ON THE SOFA. WE'RE GOING TO BE TOUCHING A
TRUCK, AND I'M GETTING FIT. SO STAY TUNED FOR SOME GREAT
STUFF RIGHT HERE ON NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES.
CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY CAPTION ASSOCIATES, LLC
www.captionassociates.com >>> WELCOME TO NORFOLK
PERSPECTIVES. I'M BOB BATCHER.
THAT'S RIGHT, I GOT THE ODD COUPLE PLUS ONE.
GUESS WHO? MARILYN, I GUESS YOU'RE THE PLUS
ONE. >> YES, I'M THE PLUS ONE TODAY.
>> YOU'RE THE MARKETING DIRECTOR TO VIRGINIA STAGE COMPANY AND
YOU BROUGHT TWO VERY SPECIAL GUYS WITH YOU.
>> I'M THRILLED. WE'VE HAD JUST A WUFLT SEASON
AND WE'REá-- WONDERFUL SEASON AND WE'RE CAPPING IT OFF WITH
ONE OF HISTORY'S FAVORITE COMEDIES.
WE'VE GOT OSCAR MADISON AND FELIX UNGAR AS THE ODD COUPLE.
>> AND WHICH ONE IS ONE? SEAN?
>> THAT'S ME. >> THERE YOU GO.
>> OS SCAR? >> I'M OSCAR, YEAH.
>> I WOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT. >> I DON'T KNOW WHY.
>> CLARK SCOTT CARMICHAEL, YOU OBVIOUSLY ARE FELIX.
>> CLEARLY. >> BECAUSE SHE'S THE OTHER ONE.
>> THAT'S TRUE, SHE'S PLUS ONE. I'M FELIX.
>> MARILYN, I'M GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT HERE BECAUSE YOU
HAVE A WONDERFUL WAY OF SELLING THE SHOWS AT THE VIRGINIA STAGE
COMPANY. YOU'VE HAD ONE HECK OF A SEASON
THIS YEAR. >> WE'VE HAD AN AMAZING SEASON.
WE REALLY HAVE, STARTING WITH, YOU KNOW, AUGUST WILSON,
SPENCERS AND OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY LOVES CHRISTMAS CAROL, BUT THIS
IS JUST A GREAT CLASSIC PIECE OF AMERICAN COMEDY.
>> NOW, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY, OKAY, I KNOW THAT FROM THE TV
SHOW? BUT IT WAS A PLAY BEFORE IT WAS
THAT, RIGHT? >> IT WAS A PLAY, A VERY
SUCCESSFUL PLAY, AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS GONE BACK TO THE ROOTS,
THE ACTUAL SCRIPT OF THE ODD COUPLE PLAY AND YOU'RE GOING TO
FIND THAT IT'S SET IN THE '60s AND YOU WILL SEE, IT'S AMAZING
HOW EVEN THOUGH THE HUMOR WAS RESIDENT TO THE '60s, HOW IT
APPLIES TODAY. IT'S JUST AS FUNNY, PROBABLY
EVEN FUNNIER TODAY. >> NOW, IT GOING TO BEá-- YOU
HAVE IT WHEN? >> WE START APRIL 2nd AND CLOSE
ON APRIL 21st. >> THE REASON I MENTION THAT,
BECAUSE WE'RE TAPING THIS SHOW LIKE WHAT, TWO DAYS INTO
REHEARSAL? >> ABOUT A WEEK.
>> OH, IT'S BEEN A WEEK. >> YEAH, YEAH.
>> THEY TOLD ME IT WAS LIKE THE SECOND DAY.
WHAT'S THAT MEAN? >> IT TAKES ME A WHILE TO GET MY
ACT TOGETHER. IT'S STILL PRETTY EARLY.
>> OKAY, WHAT'S THE BLUE BOOK? >> THAT'S OUR SCRIPT.
>> THE SCRIPT. >> SO YOU'RE STILL LEARNING IT?
>> ABSOLUTELY, I'M STILL LEARNING IT, EVERY DAY, EVERY
NIGHT. A LOT OF WORDS IN HERE.
>> WHAT IS THAT ONE LINE THAT STICKS WITH YOU THEN?
>> I DON'T KNOW. NONE OF THEM AT THE MOMENT.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> HE TOLD YOU IT WAS NEW.
>> IS THAT WHAT IT MEANS WHEN YOU SAY IT'S STILL ON BOOK?
>> YEAH, STILL LOOKING AT THE CRYPT.
>> SO YOU HAVE UNTIL APRILá-- >> APRIL 2nd TECHNICALLY, BUT
IT'S NICE TO HAVE IT A LITTLE BEFORE THEN.
>> WHAT'S IT LIKE HAVINGá-- YOU GUYS ROOMING TOGETHER TOO?
ARE THEY MAKING YOUá-- >> PRACTICALLY.
>> WELL, WE'RE FROM THE SAME TOWN, SO WE'RE SPENDING A LOT OF
TIME TOGETHER. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY.
YOU GUYS WERE FROM THE NEW YORK AREA.
>> UH-HUH. >> WAS THERE AN ALL-CALL PUT
OUT, IS THAT HOW YOU GOT THE GIG, OR DID YOU SAY VIRGINIA
STAGE COMPANY, NORFOLK BOUND? >> NO, IT WAS MY AGENT.
HE CALLED UP AND SAID I WANT YOU TO DO THIS AUDITION.
>> SO RANDOM SELECTION THEN. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> AND YOUá-- NOW, WHO'S DIRECTING THIS ONE?
>> PATRICK MULLINS IS THE DIRECTOR.
>> SO WHEN PATRICKá-- HE WATCHES THE SHOW, I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.
>> HE DOES. >> YOU GUYS WALKED IN AND THERE
THEY ARE. THAT'S OUR OSCARá--
>> WELL, WE HAD TO DO SOMEá-- >> WE HAD TO READ IT.
>> I GOT TO ASK YOU THE NEXT QUESTION BECAUSE I KNOW,
8áMILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN THE NEW YORK AREA?
>> IN MANHATTAN, ACTUALLY. >> SO A LOT OF PEOPLE LIVE
THERE. >> A LOT.
>> DID YOU GUYS KNOW EACH OTHER? >> NO, NOT AT ALL.
>> I UNDERSTAND YOU SHOULD HAVE. >> I GET A PHONE CALL AFTER WE
ACCEPT THE JOB AND WE'RE DOING TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS AND I SAID,
YOU KNOW, THE GUY PLAYING FELIX LIVES IN MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY,
TOO WHERE I LIVE, SO YOU GET CAST IN THE ROLE AND I TEND TO
GOOGLE PEOPLE SO SEE WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT
IF YOU'VE WORKED WITH THEM. >> AND YOU SAY, OH MY GOD IT'S
HIM. >> NO, AND I HAVE TWO KIDS AND I
DIDN'T KNOW THAT CLARK HAVEá-- I SEE THE WIFE AND MY WIFE IS
THERE AND SHE'S LOOKING AND SHE SAYS THAT GUY HAS KIDS AT OUR
SCHOOL, AT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
>> NO! >> AND I WAS LIKE, NO, NO WAY.
BECAUSE I HAD TO ARRANGEá-- I DECIDED I WAS GOING TO TRY TO
GET A RIDE WITH CLARK DOWN, DRIVING DOWN.
>> NO PROBLEM, I CAN DRIVE. >> YOU WERE GOING TO GET A RIDE
WITH HIM. >> YEAH.
>> TO DRIVE DOWN FROM NEW YORK. >> SO I SEE HIM AT SCHOOL
PICKING UP HISá-- THE KIDS AND IT TURNS OUT, OF COURSE, HE'S
NOT ONLY AT OUR SCHOOL, BUT YOUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER IS NOT ONLY IN
FOURTH GRADE AS WELL AS MY MIDDLE SON, BUT THEY'RE IN THE
SAME CLASS, AND THEY KNOW EACH OTHER.
>> HE WALKS UP TO MEá-- >> IN OTHER WORDS, YOU HAVE
NEVER BAKED COOKIES FOR THE CLASS PARTY.
>> HEY, RICE KRISPIE TREATS. >> OKAY.
>> THEY DID, BUT NOT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU UNDERSTAND.
>> SO YOU MET. >> RIGHT, SO I MET AND I FELT
LIKE A STALKER BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, HEY, HOW'S IT GOING.
>> I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED, I HAVE TO ADMIT.
I WAS TALKING TO ONE OF THE NOERS AND WE WERE CHATTING
ABOUTá-- MOTHERS AND WE WERE CHATTING ABOUT THE CLASS AND
LIFE AND HE WALKS UP AND HE SAYS, HEY, I THINK WE'RE DOING A
SHOW TOGETHER. AND I'M LIKEá--
>> SO THE REAL THING IS PLAYING OUT ON STAGE THEN?
>> SORT OF. WE'RE GOING TO BE OLD FRIENDS BY
THE TIME THE SHOW GOES ON. >> AND WE'RE GOING TO BE YOUR
OLD FRIENDS WHEN WHY SEE THE PLAY.
THAT'S WHAT'S COOL ABOUT NEIL SIMON, IT'S LIFE ON STAGE,
RIGHT? >> IT'S REAL PEOPLE WITH REAL
PROBLEMS, MAYBE SLIGHTLY STRETCHED.
>> IS IT A COMEDY, DRAMA OR TRAGEDY?
>> WELL, IT'S A TRAGEDY FOR FELIX, BUT HOPEFULLYá-- IT ENDS
UP GREAT FOR ME. >> WHERE IS THE TRAGEDY?
>> THE BEGINNING, ACT ONE IS DEFINITELY A TRAGEDY.
>> YEAH, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY A COMEDY.
>> A LOT OF COMEDY STARTS OUT AS TRAGEDY AND SO THAT'S WHAT KIND
OF GIVES RISE IN THIS VERY JEWISH HUMOR PLAY THAT JUST
REALLY SPEAKS TO EVERYBODY. >> NAIR LYNNE, WE HAVE Aá--
MARILYN, WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION HERE BECAUSE KEITH IS PROBABLY
WATCHING TOO. >> PROBABLY.
>> GOT TO SELL SOME TICKETS. >> INDEED.
>> AND I GOT THE ONE-MINUTE MARK TO SELL TICKETS.
>> WE'D LOVE FOR EVERYBODY TO CALL THE BOX OFFICE AT 627-1234
AND IF YOU'RE DOING IT IN THE EVENING TIME, YOU CAN GO TO THE
WEBSITE AND GET YOUR TICKETS THAT WAY.
>> YOU GUYS HAVING FUN YET? >> TREMENDOUS FUN.
>> EVERY DAY. >> YOU LIKE NORFOLK?
>> LOVE IT. >> GOOD, YOU CAN COME BACK ON
THE SHOW THEN. >> COOL.
>> LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE ODD COUPLE AT THE WELLS THEATRE
PUT ON BY THE VIRGINIA STAGE COMPANY, ANOTHER HOME RUN?
>> YES, INDEED, ALREADY. >> COOL.
WELCOME TO NORFOLK. >> THANKS.
>> AND I'M GLAD YOU GUYS MET UP, BECOME GOOD FRIENDS.
>> YEAH, YEAH. >> AND BAKE SOME COOKIES THE
NEXT TIME. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'RE
GOING TO BE TOUCHING A TRUCK. I DON'T KNOW, HOW ARE WE GOING
TO GET A TRUCK IN HERE? YOU'LL FIND OUT WHEN WE COME
BACK. THANK YOU.
>>> YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY TO MEET UP WITH FRIENDS, BUT YOU CAN'T
SEEM TO GET ANYWHERE QUICKLY. YOU DON'T WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO
BE ANNOYED, SO YOU TEXT. YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY.
FIVE SECONDS IS THE AVERAGE TIME YOUR EYES ARE OFF THE ROAD WHILE
TEXTING WHILE DRIVING. MAKE SURE YOU GET WHERE YOU'RE
GOING. >>> WELCOME BACK TO NORFOLK
PERSPECTIVES. I GOT TO TELL THU, THIS IS GOING
TO BE A COOL SEGMENT BECAUSE IT'S ALL ABOUT TOUCHING TRUCKS.
AMANDA LLOYD, YOU'RE THE CHAIR OF THIS EVENT.
>> YES, I AM. >> BEFORE WE GET INTO REALLY
WHAT YOU HAVE THAT THERE FORá-- [áSIRENá]
>> SHANNON WRIGHT, YOU'RE WITH JUNIOR LEAGUE I. YES.
>> WHAT ARE THEY DOING WITH A TRUCK?
>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT JUNIOR LEAGUE IS.
>> OKAY. >> WE'RE A GROUP OF ORGANIZED
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS SERVING THE HAMPTON ROADS AREA, CHANGING THE
LIVES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE HAMPTON ROADS AREA.
WE WERE FOUNDED IN 1925 AND SO FOR THE PAST 88 YEARS, WE'VE
BEEN HELPING THE HAMPTON ROADS AREA THROUGH OUR VOLUNTEER
EFFORTS, AND WE'RE JUSTá-- IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION.
WE TRAIN OUR VOLUNTEERS TO GO OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND HELP
CHANGE LIVES, AND IT'Sá-- >> AND SOMETIMES THOSE LIVES
THAT YOU'RE CHANGING ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP TOO,
BECAUSE YOU'RE WORKING IN COMMUNITIES.
>> YES, ALSO. AND WE PARTNERED WITH CHKD,
WHICH MY CHILD WAS THERE, IT'S A VERY GREAT HOSPITAL TO HAVE.
WE HELPED WITH RONALD McDONALD HOUSE, WITH FOUR KIDS, LOTS OF
ORGANIZATIONS AND THE LAST YEAR, WE'VE TOUCHED AT LEAST A
THOUSANDá-- OR VOLUNTEERED AT LEAST A THOUSAND HOURS IN THE
COMMUNITY. >> HOLY MOLY.
>> YES. >> WHO DO YOU PULL FROM AS
MEMBERS OF THE JUNIOR LEAGUE THEN?
>> WE HAVE ALL WALKS OF LIFE. ALL DIFFERENT DIVERSE WOMEN SUCH
ASá-- WE'VE GOT REALTORS, STAY-AT-HOME MOMS, WE HAVE TV
ANCHORS, WE HAVEá-- ALL WALKS OF LIFE, YOU KNOW.
>> ANYONE. >> OKAY, LET ME ASK YOU BECAUSE
A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, AMANDA, I KNOW YOU
FROM WORKINGá-- >> YES.
>>á-- BUT I ALSO KNOW YOU FROM FACEBOOK AND YOU'RE ALL OVER THE
PLACE. >> YES, THIS IS GOING TO BE A
GREAT EVENT. >> BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO SAY,
OKAY, I HAVE 672 FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK AND THAT'S THEIR SENSE
OF ENGAGEMENT. BUT REALLY, THE JUNIOR LEAGUE
PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL, RIGHT?
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. AND YOU CAN DO THAT BY HELPING
OUT, BE A MEMBER OF OUR ORGANIZATION.
WE DO FUNDRAISING EVENTS AS WELL.
OUR UPCOMING FUNDRAISING EVENT IS CALLED TOUCH-A-TRUCK.
THIS IS OUR FIRST ONE THAT WE'VE DONE.
>> YOU SAID IT. >> THIS IS OUR FIRST
TOUCH-A-TRUCK EVENT IN THE HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY.
[áSIRENá] >> YOU HAVE MORE DISCIPLINE THAN
ME, I'M GOING TO HAND IT TO YOU. >> I KNOW.
NO MORE, BOB, NO MORE. THE EVENT IS GOING TO BE HELD ON
APRIL 28th ON A SUNDAY AT THE HUNT CLUB IN VIRGINIA BEACH AND
WHAT IT IS IS FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.
KIDS CAN COME AND TOUCH VEHICLES.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FIRE TRUCKS, POLICE CARS, AMBULANCES,
TRACTORS, GOLF CARTS. >> NOW I GET IT!
THAT'S WHY YOU HAD THAT TOY HERE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> OKAY.
BY THE WAY, SHANNON, WE GOT TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.
THESE TOYS CAME FROMá-- >> MR.áWRIGHT.
>> AND HIS GRANDSON. SO THE 3-YEAR-OLDS THE ONE THAT
TAUGHT YOU TO TOUCH THE FIRE TRUCK, SO IT'S HIS FAULT I'M
PLAYING WITH THE TRUCK. >> EXACTLY.
>> AND THIS EVENT, THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
GOING TO DO THE SAFETY KID PROGRAM, SO I.D.s FOR THE
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND IT'S FREE OF CHARGE AND THERE'S GOING
TO BE FOOD VENDORS. SO FAMILIES WANT TO COME AND GET
PORK BARBECUE SANDWICH AND CUPCAKES, THE FOOD VENDORS ARE
THERE FOR PURCHASE AS WELL. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SEVERAL
VENDORS FROM THE COMMUNITY SET UP VENDOR SPOTS AND SELL THINGS
FROM CHILDREN'S PHOTOGRAPHY TO TUPPERWARE, JUST A WAY TO ENGAGE
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN AS WELL. CHILDREN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
PLAY AND SEE SOME OF THESE COOL TRUCKS AND COOL VEHICLES.
>> YOU, YOU'RE DOINGá-- YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN DOING
IT, BUT YOU'RE DOING IT FOR A REASON, RIGHT?
>> WE'RE DOING IT TO RAISE MONEY BECAUSE WE DO GIVE BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY OF HAMPTON ROADS, SO THAT'S OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO
BRING PEOPLE OUT TO SHOW, YOU KNOW, THAT WE DO GOOD IN THE
COMMUNITY AND YOU CAN HELP US BY PURCHASING TICKETS.
WE HAVE VIP TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR $15 AND THAT IS FROM 12:00
TO 5:00áP.M., AND THAT INCLUDES A HAY RIDE AROUND THE HUNT
CLUB'S FARM PROPERTY. WE HAVE THE GENERAL ADMISSION
TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR $10 AND THAT IS FROM 1:00 TO 5:00áP.M.
THERE'S ALSO A PETTING ZOO AVAILABLE, SO HITS AND FAMILIES
CAN ENJOY A PETTING ZOO. JUST A GREAT DAY.
>> WE'LL HAVE GAMES AND A DEEJAY AND A GREAT FAMILY EVENT.
>> AND YOU WILL HAVE A FIRE TRUCK THAT HAS A SIREN ON IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> AND POLICE CARS WITH SIRENS, LOTS OF NOISY VEHICLES.
>> SO YOU GUYS ALREADY KNOW THAT, GUYS LIKE NOISY VEHICLES.
>> EXACTLY. >> AND KIDS DO TOO.
>> AND YOU HAVE OTHER THINGS COMING UP.
>> THIS WEEKEND, WE HAVE KIDS IN THE KITCHEN, WHICH IS A HEALTHY
KIDSá-- HEALTHY AWARENESS FITNESS EXHIBIT, LIKE WE HAVE
VENDORS THERE AND TEACHING CHILDREN TO LEARN ABOUT BEING
HEALTHY AND EATING HEALTHY AND EXERCISING.
SO THAT'S OUR SEVENTH YEAR DOING THIS PROGRAM.
WE HOPE THIS PROGRAM, OUR TOUCH-A-TRUCK, CONTINUES ON AND
GROWS LIKE THE KIDS IN THE KITCHEN.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST ONE. >> YES, THIS IS OUR FIRST ONE.
>> DO YOU EVER DO ANYTHING JUST FOR FUN?
>> WELL, OF COURSE. >> THAT YOU CAN TALK ABOUT ON
THE SHOW. >> WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUTá--
[ LAUGHTER ] NO, WE DO.
WE DO A LOT OF VOLUNTEER HOURS, BUT WE ALSO, YOU KNOW, HAVE
LITTLE SOCIAL GROUPS. >> GET-TOGETHERS.
>> WE HAVE LIKE A MOTHER'S CLUB THATá--
>> A RUNNING CLUB. >> WE'VE GOT ALL THESE FREE
GROUPS THAT MEET, YOU KNOW O A REGULAR BASIS AND ENGAGE OUR
MEMBERS. >> SO IF SOMEBODY IS IN
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE JUNIOR LEAGUE, NUMBER
ONE, IS THERE AN AGE REQUIREMENT?
>> NO, THERE'S NO AGE REQUIREMENT.
WE HAVE AN APPLICATION AND WE'RE TAKING NEW MEMBERS THIS FALL.
OUR YEAR KICKS OFF IN SEPTEMBER, SO WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF
RECRUITING CURRENTLY AND LOOKING FOR PROSPECTIVE NEW MEMBERS,
WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE JUNIOR
LEAGUE AND GET INVOLVED. >> THAT IS SO COOL.
HERE, LET ME BORROW THE TRUCK ONE MORE TIME.
>> HIT IT ONE MORE TIME, BOB, HIT IT ONE OR TIME.
>> TOUCH-A-TRUCK ON APRIL 28th. >> APRIL 28th.
>> AND OUT AT THE FARM. >> AT THE HUNT CLUB FARM OUT IN
VIRGINIA BEACH. >> NOW, THIS SHOW IS RUNNING
AFTER THE KIDS PROGRAM, BUT I WANT TO SAY, THAT'S A GREAT
SEGUE TO OUR NEXT SEGMENT BECAUSE IT REALLY IS ABOUT
FITNESS, BUT I GOT TO GET IN TOUCH-A-TRUCK.
[áSIRENá] >> ONE MORE TIME.
THANKS RANDY'S GRANDSON. GOOD LUCK ON THE 28th, YOU GOT
TO GET A TICKET AND GO AND STAY TUNED BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE
GETTING FIT ALL IN THE NEXT SEGMENT.
STAY TUNED. >>> I AM FOR THE CHILD WHO LIVES
IN MOTELS, CARS, AND SHELTERS. NOW IN FOSTER CARE, A GROUP
HOME. WHERE HE SLEEPS NOT ON A BED BUT
ON A TEMPORARY COT. HE IS THE CHILD I AM FOR.
I AM A CASA VOLUNTEER. I AM YOU.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES.
WELL, THIS IS THE DAY OF RECKONING.
FOR THE LAST MONTH, I HAD MADE A COMMITMENT THAT I WOULD GET FIT
AS PART OF THE NORFOLK HEALTHY INITIATIVE, AND I'VE GOT THREE
COMPADRES ON THE TABLE WHO ARE KEEPING MY HONEST, OR AROUND THE
TABLE ON THE SOFA. CHRIS BENDIX, YOU'RE A FITNESS
SUPERVISOR AT THE NORFOLK FITNESS AND WELLNESS CENTER-HOW
IS IT GOING? >> GOOD, THANKS FOR HAVING ME,
BOB. >> AND KARISSA CUMBERBATCH, HOW
ARE YOU. >> I'M GOOD.
>> YOU WERE THE ONE THAT BROKE THE NEWS TO ME, THAT SENT ME ON
THE COURSE. >> AND JOHN LINKA, THE GUY WITH
A CAMERA. >> JUST A GUY WITH THE CAMERA.
>> YOU'RE IN OUR DEPARTMENT AND YOU ACTUALLY PRODUCE NORFOLK
NEWS NOW, AND YOU'RE FOLLOWING THIS JOURNEY.
>> YES. >> THIS JOURNEY STARTED AT 6:30
IN THE MORNING ON FEBRUARY 20th. >> IT DID, A MONTH AGO.
>> AND KARISSA, YOU WERE THE FIRST ONE TO BE THERE.
>> YES, I WAS. I WELCOMED YOU WITH OPEN ARMS.
>> IS THAT HOW IT WENT? >> THAT'S HOW I REMEMBER.
>> LET'S SEE HOW IT WENT, OKAY? I THINK WE HAVE A PACKAGE THAT
WE'RE GOING TO SHARE AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.
LET'S ROLL THAT PACKAGE. >> I'M GOING TO LOSE WEIGHT AND
IMPROVE CARDIO WITH YOU AND KARISSA, VERSUS ME JUST WALKING
IN HERE OFF THE STREET. WE'VE MADE A COMMITMENT
TOGETHER, RIGHT? >> YES, AND ESPECIALLY AFTER
THEá-- >> FIRST A WEIGH-IN.
>> 227! >> THEN A BODY MASS INDEX CHECK.
>> THAT'S YOUR BMI, 30.4, AND YOU'RE ALMOST 30% BODY FAT.
>> THAT'S NOT GOOD. >> OKAY?
>> AND WAIST MEASUREMENTS. >> YOU'RE RIGHT AT 44 INCHES.
>> HOLY MOLY. >> THEN THE FUN BEGAN.
>> 6:30, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. >> FIVE MINUTES ON A BIKE.
>> PEDAL A LITTLE FASTER. >> SO YOU CONSIDER THIS WARM-UP.
>> YES. >> OKAY.
THIS IS NOT THE EXERCISE ITSELF. >> NO.
>> OKAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HELP ME GET RID OF THIS, RIGHT?
>> ALL RIGHT. >> OKAY, IT'S GOING AWAY I. ALL
RIGHT. >> THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING
TO DO IS A TIMED MILE WALK. >> WHICH MEANT LAPS AROUND A
BASKETBALL COURT. >> I DO WANT TO TALK TO YOU
LATER ON ABOUT PAIN. >> AFTER LAP, AFTER LAP.
>> YOU'RE AT 7:53, HALFWAY. >> 16 TOTAL LAPS FOR A ONE-MILE
WALK. >> ALL THIS BEFORE 7:00 IN THE
MORNING, NOT BAD, HUH? >> ALL, YOU'RE AT 12:15, YOU GOT
TO PUSH, TWO LAPS, OKAY? >> HERE, I'LL GET COMPANY.
THAT WILL HELP ME. YOU WANT TO PACE ME?
I'M OFF, RIGHT? >> YES, YOU'RE DONE ALL THE WAY
THROUGH. >> HEY, IT WAS FUN, GOOD LUCK,
GUYS. I AMá--
>> 14 MINUTES EXACTLY. PERFECT.
THAT'S IN THE EXCELLENT CATEGORY.
>> ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THE THREE-MINUTE STEP TEST.
>> THREE MINUTES IS NOTHING LIKE 14, SO THAT'S COOL.
>> YEAH, BUT THIS IS A LITTLE HARDER.
GO. >> THREE MINUTES ON THIS?
>> YES. >> HEY, THIS IS A PIECE OF CAKE.
>> YOU'RE 30 SECONDS IN. >> I FEEL LIKE A KLUTZ THOUGH.
>> FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE. GOOD, STEP DOWN.
>> TIME FOR A PULSE CHECK. >> 72 TIMES 2.
>> 146. >> 144, RIGHT?
WE'RE GOING TO SAY 144. >> YEAH, 144.
>> VERY POOR. >> OOH, BUT THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
FIRST WE'RE GOING TO DO A PUSH-UP TEST, OKAY?
IT'S HOWEVER MANY PUSH-UPS YOU CAN DO IN A MINUTE.
ALL THIS HAS TO STAY NICE AND STRAIGHT.
>> ONE. [áBUZZERá]
>> AND SIT-UPS. >> 29, 30á-- THAT'S ALL YOU GOT?
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. >> THANK YOU.
>> AND FINALLY, A FIVE-MINUTE TREADMILL COOLDOWN.
>> ALL RIGHT. >> DOES THIS MEAN I'M DONE?
>> YES, YOU'RE DONE FOR TODAY. >> WELL, THAT WASN'T BAD,
ACTUALLY. >> NOT BAD.
>> SO WHAT'S NEXT? >> WE'LL SEE YOU MONDAY, RIGHT?
>> WITH? >> CHRIS.
>> CHRIS? >> WELL, WE'LL BOTH BE HERE, BUT
I THINK CHRIS IS DOING YOUR FIRST WORKOUT WITH YOU.
>> WAIT A MINUTE. THIS WAS A WORKOUT, WASN'T IT?
>> NO, THIS IS YOUR ASSESSMENT, YOUR PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT.
>> OH, THEN THERE'S CHRIS. >> PUSH, LET'S GO, GET UP, GET
UP. COME ON, BOB.
>> MEET CHRIS BENDIX, ONE OF THE TRAINERS WHO WILL HELP BOB
THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY. >> YOU CAN DO THIS AT HOME,
EASY. EVERYTHING WE DO, YOU DON'T NEED
ANY EQUIPMENT. WHILE YOU'RE WALKING TO HALF
COURT, ALL I WANT YOU TO DO IS STICK YOUR ARMS OUT AND YOU'RE
GOING TO DO ARM CIRCLES. KEEP YOUR CORE LOCKED IN, ONE
MORE, THEN JOG DOWN. GOOD, JOG DOWN TO THE LINE.
JUMPING JACKS. >> I HAVEN'T DONE THESE SINCE
HIGH SCHOOL. >> THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THEM.
MAKE SURE YOU'RE BREATHING, IN THROUGH YOUR NOSE, OUT THROUGH
YOUR MOUTH. 18, 19, 20.
>> TIME FOR THE DAY'S WORKOUT. >> GET UP AND SQUAT, OKAY?
21, 15, 9 ARE THE REPETITIONS. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, WE'RE
GOING TO DO 21 GET-UPS, 21 SQUATS AND 15 GET-UPS, 15
SQUATS, AND THEN NINE GET-UPS, NINE SQUATS.
RIGHT LEG GOES UP, USE YOUR LEFT HAND FOR SUPPORT.
STAND UP. ONCE YOU GET UP, I WANT YOU TO
GO BACK DOWN PRETTY MUCH THE WAY YOU GOT UP.
>> LOOKS EASY. >> YOU OWN A CAT?
IF YOU GO HOME AND THE CAT IS IN THE TREE AGAIN, I WANT YOU TO GO
UP AND GET THE CAT INSTEAD OF CALLING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
SAYING CAN YOU GET MY CAT OUT. THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THIS IS
YOU'RE GOING TO STICK YOUR REAR END OUT AND THE LEGS ARE
PARALLEL. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET THERE
TOGETHER. WE'RE GOING HALFWAY.
PUSH UP WITH THE LEFT ARM. THERE IT IS.
GOOD, UP, DOWN. UP, VERY GOOD.
PUSH UP, SWING THAT LEG BEHIND YOU.
THE LUNGE POSITION, NICE AND TALL.
YES, YOU NEED TO SLOW YOUR PACE DOWN, THAT'S OKAY, AS LONG AS
WE'RE MOVING. PUSH OFF WITH THAT LEFT HAND.
THERE YOU GO. NICE AND EASY.
SWING THAT LEG BEHIND YOU, LUNGE AND STAND UP.
BEAUTIFUL. SQUATS, THAT'S PERFECT.
YOU DO 15 LIKE THAT, YOU DON'T EVEN NEED MY HELP.
GOOD. GOOD, ONE MORE.
VERY NICE. GOOD JOB.
YOU KILLED 'EM. TOO EASY.
TOO EASY FOR A MONDAY MORNING. TWO MORE.
LAST ONE. AND UP.
VERY NICE. GOOD JOB.
ALL RIGHT, THE LAST THING YOU HAVE TO DO IS NAME THE WORKOUT
WE DID. >> OH, YEAH, CELEBRATION.
>> CELEBRATION? >> YUP.
>> VERY NICE. YOU DID A FINE JOB, SIR.
YOU DID GREAT. >> I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHO I
SHOULD BE MORE UPSET WITH. EITHER ONE OF THE THREE.
JOHN, I DID BETTER GET-UPS THAN WHAT YOU PUT ON THE AIR, DIDN'T
I? >> I PUT THE GET-UPS ON THE AIR
THAT YOU SAW. >> CHRIS?
>> SOME WERE OKAY. SOME NEEDED IMPROVEMENT.
>> KARISSA, DID YOU REALLY MEASURE ME IN THE RIGHT PLACE?
>> YES, I D I PROMISE. >> IN FULL DISCLOSURE, WE DID A
TAPING THIS MORNING THAT'S NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME YET AND
THAT T-SHIRT LOOKED A LITTLE DIFFERENT TODAY, DIDN'T IT?
>> A LITTLE LOOSER. >> IT DID.
>> PROBABLY MORE COMFORTABLE. >> YEAH, IT WAS, IT WAS.
OKAY, BE HONEST. ON FEBRUARY 20th WHEN I WALKED
IN, DID YOU GUYS GIVE ME A RAY OF HOPE?
>> YOU SHOWED UP, SO THAT WAS STEP NUMBER ONE.
>> 6:30 IN THE MORNING. >> 6:30 IN THE MORNING.
>> ON TIME. >> ON TIME TOO AND A SMILE ON
YOUR FACE, LOOKED READY TO GO, SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE FIRST
OBSTACLE. >> OKAY, I'M OVER IT.
>> YOU'RE OVER IT. >> NO, REALLY, WHAT AMAZED ME,
EVEN AFTER GOING AROUND WITH YOU, WHICH WAS WHATá-- THAT WAS
JUST AN ASSESSMENT? >> YEAH.
>> I WAS SHOCKED, AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR
TO GO TO WORK, HOW MUCH BETTER I FELT GETTING IN THE CAR.
>> YOU HAVE MORE ENERGY? >> YEAH, AND I STILL HAD TIME TO
PLAY FREE CELL IN THE MORNING ON THE COMPUTER.
>> YEAH. >> IT'S A MATTER ARE BUDGETING
YOUR TIME, I'M DISCOVERING. >> YES.
>> NOW, KARISSA, IT'S NOT JUST THE WORKING OUT PART THOUGH.
>> CORRECT. TO REALLY GET THE BENEFITS OUT
OF ANY EXERCISE PROGRAM, YOU HAVE TOá-- IT'S GOT TO BE A
24-HOUR-A-DAY CYCLE. WE TALKED BEFORE YOU EVEN COME
TO THE GYM AND MEET ME THERE SIX DAYS A WEEK AND REALLY GRIMED IT
OUT AND GO -- GRIND IT OUT AND GO AFTER IT AND WALK OUT OF THAT
FACILITY AND RUIN IT WITH WHAT YOU PUT IN YOUR BODIES AND THE
CHOICES YOU MAKE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU'RE EATING HEALTHY,
EATING THE RIGHT THINGS, EATING ENOUGH, NOT TOO MUCH, AT THE
RIGHT TIME. >> THAT WAS THE COOL PART.
I SAID TO JOHN, SIX MEALS A DAY, I GET TO EAT.
>> SIX MEALS, BUT A LOT SMALLER THAN WHAT YOU'RE PROBABLY USED
TO. >> HAVE THEY MADE A GOOD PROTEIN
BAR YET? >> IT DEPENDS ON THE PERSON.
JOHN, YOU PROBABLY HAVE THEM. I FOUND ONE I LIKE.
IT'S A MATTER OF I THINK YOU REALLY GOT TO TRY A LOT OF THEM
AND SEE WHICH ONE WORKS FOR YOU. >> A LOT OF TRIAL AND ERROR.
>> EXACTLY RIGHT. >> ONE THING I'M DISCOVERING,
WHAT'S KIND OF COOL AT THE PROGRAM THAT YOU'RE PUTTING ME
THROUGH IS I'M NOT BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH MACHINES, I'M
REALLY BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH MY RANGE OF MOTION OF MY OWN BODY.
>> CORRECT. A LOT OF FUNCTIONAL WORK WHICH
BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, CAN PREPARE YOU FOR EVERYDAY OCCURRENCES,
THINGS THAT YOU MAY TAKE FOR GRANTED.
WE ALL WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AND GET OUT OF BED, GET DRESSED, TRY
TO STAND ON ONE LEG AND PULL OUR PANTS UP, ALL THAT STUFF, SO THE
PROGRAM WE DESIGNED FOR YOU HOPEFULLY IS GOING TO HELP YOU
LOSE WEIGHT, ACCOMPLISH SOME OF THE THINGS I WANT TO DO, BUT
MAKE YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND I THINK THAT'S
ONE OF THE BIGGEST AWARDS WITH THE PROGRAM.
>> CHRIS, I GOT TO BE HONEST, A COUPLE TIMES I'VE COME IN AND
YOU TOLD ME WHAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO DO AND I SAY THAT'S A
PIECE OF CAKE, AND THEN YOU GET THAT SMILE ON YOUR FACE AND I
KNOW I'M IN TROUBLE. >> WELL, YOU'RE CAPABLE OF DOING
ALL THOSE THINGS AND THE THINGS THAT WE PLAN FOR YOU TO DO, IT'S
NOT 100 DIFFERENT THINGS IN ONE HOUR.
IT'S TWO OR THREE VERY BASIC EXERCISES WITH A LOT OF HIGH
REPETITIONS TO IT. >> OKAY.
>> SO IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A WHOLE LOT WHEN YOU FIRST THINK
ABOUT IT, BUT HALF AN HOUR IN, YOU REALIZE IF YOU DO A TON OF
REPS WITH ONE SIMPLE THING, EVENTUALLY IT'S GOING TO GET
DIFFICULT WHETHER YOU'RE INCREASING WEIGHT OR JUST USING
YOUR BODY, YOU KNOW. IT'S GOING TO GET HARDER.
>> JOHN, TALK ABOUT STATISTICS. EVERY TIME WE MENTIONED ABOUT
THIS PROGRAMá-- THERE YOU GO. THE REASON YOU WERE PICKED TO
PRODUCE THE SHOW WAS YOU BEGGED TO DO IT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO PUT
ME THROUGH PAIN, BUT I HAVEN'T FELT THE PAIN YET.
>> THAT'S GOOD. >> REALLY?
YOU ARE A FORMER TRAINER YOURSELF, RIGHT?
>> I AM. >> A LITTLE DISCOMFORT?
>> A LITTLE MUSCLE SORENESS AT THE BEGINNING.
PAIN IS SEPARATE FROM MUSCLE SORENESS.
>> GOT YOU, OKAY. >> YOU WANT TO COME UP WITH
SORENESS, BUT YOU DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO FEEL PAIN.
>> YOU READ FOR A LOT OF WHATá-- REALIZE FOR A LOT OF WHAT YOU
GUYS ARE GOING TO PUT ME THROUGH, YOU'RE GOING TO HOLD
THAT THING ON YOUR SHOULDER, RIGHT?
>> YES. >> WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD
TO DOING? >> WE ARE FOLLOWING YOUR FITNESS
JOURNEY, A, AND USING THAT FITNESS JOURNEY AS A PAWNá--
USING YOU AS A PAWN FOR THE BIGGER PICTURE OF SHOWING THE
FOLKS IN NORFOLK THAT IMPROVING THEIR LIFESTYLES THROUGH FITNESS
CAN BE EASY AND CAN BE FUN. CHRIS MENTIONED FUNCTIONAL
MOVEMENTS, FUNCTIONAL WORKOUTS. WE WANT TO SHOW FOLKS THAT
THROUGH FITNESS, THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR LIFESTYLES AND RUN
AROUND WITH THEIR KID R KIDS AND GRANDKIDS.
PICK THEIR GRANDKIDS UP OFF THE GROUND, HOLD THEM UP OVER THEIR
SHOULDERS. IN ALL THE WORKOUT WE DID, WHAT
YOU JUST SAW, THERE WAS NO WEIGHTS, NO DUMBBELLS, NO BAR
BELLS. IT WAS ALL FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENTS,
BODY MOVEMENTS, MOVEMENTS YOU DO EVERYDAY.
>> AND YOU'VE ACTUALLY GOT ME A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN WHAT WE
SAW IN THE VIDEO. >> THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO YOUR
HARD WORK. >> AND ONE OF THE THINGS I DID,
I JOINED THE FITNESS CENTER AND IT WAS 120 BUCKS FOR AN ENTIRE
YEAR, IS THAT RIGHT? >> YES AND THAT'S THE HIGHEST
FEE THAT WE HAVE. IT'S BASED ON AGE ON ANYONE FROM
P 81 AND OLDER, FREE. >> I PAID, SO I'M NOT 81 YET.
>> FROM 66 TO 81 IS $75 AND THEN FROM 23 TO 65 IS 120.
AND KIDS UNDER 5 ARE FREE. >> YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE AND GET
PERSONAL TRAINERS. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE OUT WITH A
SQUAT. WHAT DO YOU SAY?
>> SOUNDS GOOD. >> I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SAY THAT
ON THIS SHOW. I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR
BEING PATIENT AND BEING PERSEVERING AND MAKING SURE WE
CAN ALL BECOME FIT. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> LET'S CLOSE THE SHOW. I CAN DO THIS.
>> WHAT ARE THE QUICK BULLET POINTS.
>> BUTT OUT, KNEES BEHIND THE TOES.
WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
GIVE US A HOLLER AND AS USUAL, IT'S A WONDERFUL TIME TO BE IN
NORFOLK BECAUSE OF YOU AND YOU. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SQUAT AND THE
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