Sports host Taylor Rooks puts in the work to keep herself healthy. “I’m so proud of myself. After my first class, I didn’t know if I’d make it to my second but I’ve now done hundreds. A reminder that the big moments only happen because of the little decisions,” she said on Instagram. Here’s how Taylor stays looking and feeling her best.
She Gets Therapy
She believes in therapy. “I’m a big believer in therapy. I think sometimes when people hear therapy, they think it means something’s wrong with you. And that’s not what therapy is,” she said to Parade. “In my experience, therapy is literally just talking to somebody about your day and what happened and the things that you’re going through. It’s just someone who listens. I don’t think that as humans we value listening as much as we should. And we don’t value the positives that come out of just talking. Sometimes they’re just things that you want to say and work through and you’re like, “Well, who do I just bounce this off of?” A lot of times, the therapy session isn’t even me listening to the therapist; it’s me talking to her and her giving her feedback at the end.”
She walks
She finds ways to stay active. “I’m not a big gym person. I know that going to the gym is really good for your self care and I believe in mind, body, spirit—all of those things have to work together for you to reach your maximum potential. So I definitely would like to incorporate that more,” she said to Parade. “I really just go to the gym and do squats. But I should probably work on cardio. The thing that I do like to do is I’m a big walker. I will walk to Midtown—I live all the way downtown—but just because I like being outside too. I find a lot of peace outside. Even though New York is crazy, the energy of it is comforting to me.”
She like to eat
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She loves her comfort foods. “I’m a big believer in a good meal. I’m southern so it’s very important to me to always find good carby food to go eat at any point. I believe in indulging in good meals,” she said to Parade. According to the Cleveland Clinic, “the most common reason people support cheat days is psychological. Some find that the prospect of indulging helps them stay disciplined the rest of the time — and there’s some research to suggest that “planned hedonic deviations” really can help us stay on track.”
She appreciates the company
For her, sitting down to a meal with a table full of friends and family holds a lot of value. “I think a lot of happiness comes from good meals and not just the fact that you’re eating but who you’re eating with. I think that dinner and lunch and those settings are very good for fellowship, being around your friends and sharing food and unwinding. I find a lot of peace in that,” she said to Parade.
She journals
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She likes to end her day with reflection. “At night I journal. Every day I reflect. I write down three things I heard, three things I read, and three things I learned. It’s really nice to look back on what you journal because it shows that life is constantly evolving and just because one day is bad, it never means the next day is as well. And I think journaling is a really good practice for anybody just to be reminded that the days change and you change and it may not seem like it in that moment, but life is moving quicker than whatever your circumstances are,” she said to Parade.