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It’s good to know that the reporters over at the New York Post have their fingers on the pulse of America. Currently, the United States is the epicenter of a global pandemic in which people are forced to stay in their homes, death numbers continue to rise and there still appears to be no end in sight.
Those long arms are still dunking but this time it’s in the name of coronavirus relief! Former UCLA Bruin player, Lew Alcindor, who is better known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, has come through by supplying 900 safety goggles to his alma mater, according to CBS News.
Abdul-Jabbar, who was known for his rich basketball career from playing at Power Memorial Academy in high school in New York City to his time playing college ball at UCLA to his Hall of Fame career playing for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers, was just as famous for wearing protective goggles. The Los Angeles Lakers legend donated 900 pairs of safety goggles to UCLA Health Tuesday to assist the healthcare professionals so that they stay protected on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
“I would like to do my part, so I am going to use my influence and have my team source quality medical products, such as protective eyewear goggles like these. You guys should have all the best equipment while you’re on the front lines. Thank you for all you do,” Abdul-Jabbar said.
UCLA Health tweeted a photograph of Dr. Eric Esrailian accepting the gracious donation from Abdul-Jabbar.
Eric Esrailian, MD (@esrailian) accepts a generous donation of protective goggles from Kareem Abdul Jabbar (@kaj33) to help with the continued need to replenish our supplies of PPE to protect our front-line heroes. Read more: https://t.co/iStDPcQxe1 #TeamLA #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/oqq2JbyeW3
— UCLA Health (@UCLAHealth) April 7, 2020
To which Abdul-Jabbar responded that he was glad to be able to help the medical community:
I’m a Bruin through and through and I’m glad to lend any help that I can to the medical community who is doing everything they can to save lives – we appreciate you & we are with you !!!
— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (@kaj33) April 7, 2020
“On behalf of UCLA Health, I am honored and grateful to accept the generous donation of protective goggles from our friend, the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,” Esrailian tells CBS.
“We are incredibly grateful for the recent outpouring of financial support and donations of supplies during this unprecedented time.”
With the coronavirus pandemic spreading across the country, the majority of Americans are under state orders to stay at home.
Our normal routines have been upended, gyms are closed, and we’re spending more time than ever inside—and it’s affecting not only our mental well-being but our physical health as well.
“The truth of the matter is people are sitting on their ass eating a lot of food gaining a lot of weight,” says JJ Smith, nutritionist, certified weight loss expert, and bestselling author of 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse.
“So they’re actually trying to get back on track, because they’re developing some bad eating habits during this pandemic.”
Smith’s assessment may sound harsh but it comes without judgment, as she admits that she’s also struggled to eat healthy during these unprecedented times.
“I got to get it together too, because I’ve been snacking a lot more. I have pretty good eating habits, pretty disciplined, but I am so far off track.
“I’m eating cereal and bologna and bacon and hot dogs. And that’s it,” she continues. “Everything I don’t eat [normally] was the only thing I was eating and it was just really crazy stuff.”
The stress and the lack of movement have been like a double whammy that compounds the constant snacking while we stay at home.
“I’m telling you the snacks are really problematic,” she says. “And it’s like, snacking out of boredom, and not being able to do things socially with family and friends, or just sitting in the house feeling the anxiety around the pandemic.”
Smith realized that she probably wasn’t the only one worried about staying slim and healthy during self-quarantine. And she decided to do something about it.
“I wondered if anybody else was struggling with their eating habits right now. And I reached out, and so many people were. So I created this ConFINEment Body Challenge with my followers.”
The Challenge is a free, monthlong program and 49-page e-book that teaches participants how they can detox at home, how to eat clean, and how to make sure they keep their bodies moving—even if it’s just around the house.
“It’s probably the most free information I ever gave,” Smith says. “People are already under enough anxiety and stress and it’s not about making money at this time, it’s about coming together and trying to provide support and whatever expertise you have. That’s what I’ve provided my expertise on, on weight loss and health.”
That expertise is clearly needed, with 80,000 people signed up to do the ConFINEment Body Challenge in its first week alone.
“It’s something to do every day for the next 30 days, so that we don’t lose all the progress we’ve been making over the years,” Smith says. “We are not going to fall off track during the quarantine time.”