Love at Step One: My New DJI OSMO Pocket 3 and I Embark on Mental Health Walks | Weekly Vlog Ep. 8

Good morning, everybody, and welcome back to my  weekly Vlog. Welcome to this beautiful sunshine on my day off today. Chris is at his first day  of his new job today, and I've got the day off, so I thought I'd finally get back into the swing  of things and go for a walk, which admittedly I haven't been doing very well, and my mental health  has been suffering quite a bit because of it, I think. So today, being Monday, is the day I'm  going to start getting back into doing my big walks. Now, what

is also very cool about this  week is that you may be able to tell, but I am finally filming on a really cool new device.  It's a DJI Osmo Pocket 3. And the next clips that you'll see will explain how it came into  my being. But it's so good, I love it so much. Good morning, it's Sunday, and here we are at  the shops. Chris starts his new job tomorrow, so we're just going to get some supplies.  He's just getting his nails done now, and we'll grab some lunch.  How are your nails? Fun? Fun, your

nails are fun. Yum, yum, yum. Well,  that was a little disappointing. [Music] So cool. I saw one, one. So, Chris has just told  me to start filming. I'm not exactly sure why, but he's walking up the stairs. What's he doing?  What are you up to? Where have you been? What have you done? I already know what this is. Now  you didn't. You did. I did. Why'd you get this? 'Cause I can. 'Cause you can. An anniversary  present, actually. Not an anniversary present 'cause that's in July. It's our engageme

nt date  anniversary. In a couple of days, so it's very exciting. It is. Yay, I can be a real vlogger now,  all grown up. Oh, thank you. That's too close. Have an awesome day. It's your first day. I will.  Thank you. I love you. I love you too. Bye-bye. Bye. So off to my first day of work. Very excited,  a little bit nervous, not too nervous, but somewhat nervous, just a little bit worried  about a new place. But I'm sure I'll be fine. I'm sure the first week will probably be  pretty cruisy. Yay

. And now that you're caught up with yesterday's events, let's get on  with this walk [Music] Okay, so let's start off with a story today about my [Music] Childhood, okay. I am on a quiet path now, so let the storytelling begin. So when I was young, I grew up as a mega Olivia  Newton-John fan and then subsequently a massive Madonna fan, as you probably have realised if you  watched any of the previous Vlogs. But when I was a kid, I used to listen to a lot of music. I would  have my cassette Walk

man, which eventually turned into a CD Discman. But the way that I used to fill  my time - and I'm talking hours and hours - was I'd go into the backyard on our swing set and just  swing and listen and sing to music for hours and hours and hours. And I loved it, even to the point  that the swing set had worn out at the top of the chain and it would snap, and I'd go flying one  way, the Walkman would go flying the other way. And then my dad would have to come and fix it for  me because it was my

thing. I needed that swing. And so by the time I became an adult, I didn't have a swing anymore. And suddenly now  in these last sort of four, five years, that going for walks reminds me of being on  that swing. I can just listen to music and pace and get some exercise in there too 'cause  this belly ain't going to go away by itself. I'm going on a slight detour, want to  show you a little area that I really, really like. Okay, walking up a big  hill, and I'm puffed. I'm testing out the DJI micr

ophone to see if it  records my voice better than just using it straight onto the pocket 3. So  I guess I'll find out when I get back. [Music] I love coming through this little pine forest  here. I think it's quite cute, and it just sits all by itself, maybe 50m by 50m. And then there's  just normal park again straight off after this, so thought I'd share it with you. It's really  beautiful. Have a look at that. See what I mean? Pine forest is gone now, just in this  big open park, and beautiful

sun's back, yes. Okay, well, I have literally just been recording  for the last 10 minutes in slow motion, not realising. Good times. I'm going to get used  to this thing one day, but I'm having fun with it, that's for sure. Trying to think what else I can  talk about. What else can I talk about? It's a sunny day today. So in regards to mental health,  when I don't go for my walks, I find I eat a lot of junk food, I'm really tired and sluggish all  the time, and overall not very healthy to myse

lf. I mean, there are some days where I can't even  get myself out of bed, I have zero motivation, I don't want to talk to anyone, I don't want to see  anybody. So the walks just get me in a good mood, and the only problem is most of the time I've got  to do them before I go to work on a weekday, which means I am up, as you've seen earlier, at sort of  4:00 a.m. And sometimes it's just a little early, but today I got to do it a bit later, which  is good. I do hope Chris is going well today, thou

gh. Woo, I'd be nervous on the  first day. He's playing it cool. And here's another reason why I started making  these weekly Vlogs: in order to maybe help, at least encourage me to get off my butt and do  something, and even to do something different, because can't keep doing the same thing over  and over and over 'cause it gets a little dull to watch. So finding new environments to be  in, like this park today, finding it's making my brain work in a different way, it's making me  be creative a

gain. And so, got to do my walk. So if I do my walk, I sleep better, I eat better,  my brain is better. And that's why I do this. [Music] Okay, we are back at the car, and that  was an awesome walk. How was it? Good, long day. Long day. Good day, yeah,  good day. Got security pass. [Music] Yay, hello! It is Friday, and I'm  back at the park that I was at on Monday to do a bit of self-reflection  and stuff. But I have the morning off, so I thought this would be a good chance to get  out and explo

re a little bit and show you what this awesome camera can do as well. But first,  let's have a look around where we are right now. So I've just turned the camera around and I'll  do a 360. I am essentially in the middle of this massive part of the park, and strangely  enough, there are these two chipboard platforms just in the middle. So I thought, why not,  let's work on here today. Also, the good thing about being out in this middle of nowhere at the  park, I don't feel so self-conscious talki

ng to myself. But it's not to myself, it's to you. And  that's a lovely tree right next to me, it's nice. So I'm videoing on my phone again because I want  to show you my DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Creator combo and what is in it. And then I'm going to show  you a couple little functions that I've just learned this week on how to use it. But right  here, we have the box. I always like boxes, I don't know why I keep them, but I will probably  keep this one too. It also has come with a carry case. Now, som

e people online have said that they  can't fit all of this stuff in their carry case, but mine fits fine. I don't know why. Here  is the baby. This is the Osmo Pocket 3, and I can turn it on by just flipping it sideways  like that, and it's ready to go, and it turns off just as quick. But I'll show you a little bit more  about that later. It comes with a wide-angled lens which you can attach magnetically to the camera,  a protective cover for when it's in your pocket, a battery pack. This is rea

lly cool so you can  charge that and extend your recording time life, a little extender that attaches to the bottom  of the camera which means you can also add it to any sort of car mounts or other mounts  that you might use, including this little tripod which I'll show you to set up later. This  is actually really cool here. This is a wireless microphone that comes with a little magnetic thing  behind if you need to attach it to your clothes if the clip that's on the back isn't suffice.  And th

is is the microphone's windshield which works really well. It's amazing how much of the  wind noise disappears when that is on. And that is the pack. I will show you it all packed  up if you don't believe me. There we go, all snug back in its pack. And let's now unpack  it again to show you what this baby can do, well at least a few couple of little  features that I've learned this week. Okay, so I've just set up the tripod, and  I'm going to turn this camera on by just simply flipping that arou

nd. Now, what's really  cool, and I've also got my microphone turned on, so that will be the message that you have seen  there. But what we can do with the camera is use the little joystick to view what's going on,  and it can go up and down as well. I can turn at the same time if I want to return it back  to its starting point. Oops, that's record. I can also flip the camera around so it faces  us, we can wave, say hello, and flip it back if we want. And let me show you this really,  really coo

l feature 'cause this is one that I love quite a lot. And none of that was recording. Awesome! So what I wanted to show you is how cool this awesome track feature is on the Osmo. So  let's have a look at my iPhone versus my Osmo. So as I step back here, you can probably hear  me less on my phone. And if you have a look at the little Osmo screen as I walk around,  it is following me. I don't know if I'm still in view on my phone, but the Osmo  is. And if I walk all the way this way, and once agai

n, there's a damn  magpie about to attack me, um, you can see that the Osmo is following me around  here. It's so cool, isn't it? So let's do a test. Let's see which one you prefer better. Do you  prefer what you can see and hear on my phone, or do you prefer what you can see on my Osmo?  Let's watch that fo back and see how it goes. So as I step back here, you can probably hear  me less on my phone. And if you have a look at the little Osmo screen as I walk around, it  is following me. I don't

know if I'm still in view on my phone, but the Osmo is. And if  I walk all the way this way, and once again, there's a damn magpie about to attack me, um, you  can see that the Osmo is following me around here. It's so cool, isn't it? So let's do a test.  Let's see which one you prefer better. Do you prefer what you can see and hear on my phone,  or do you prefer what you can see on my Osmo? So what I forgot to show you earlier  on is when you turn the Osmo, you can shoot in landscape as I have

been for  all the Vlogs, or you can flip the screen, press continue, and shoot as if you're doing  a TikTok or a Reel. It is pretty amazing. Okay, let's go for a quick walk to a different location and we'll continue  on with this Vlog. [Music] Okay, so as I was saying on Monday, I came to  this park, went for a walk which you saw earlier, and now it's Friday and it's probably about  time that we checked in and see how I went with my walking. Rather than thinking about how many  kilometres I do,

but usually, well, it should be usually around 11 km a day. I'm more interested  in how many steps I do a day, and the aim is to do 15,000 steps on average. This week I've done  11,191, but you can see my progress is going downhill at the moment. Am I annoyed at myself?  Maybe a little. I've been a bit n this week, and also last week. It's kind of the reason why I  only did a video on one day. And I really like the video. I like how it's edited, which you would  have seen last week, my coming ou

t story. You can see that here. And I don't know what it is.  What do you guys do? Maybe you can leave a comment on how do you keep yourself on track? What is it  that keeps you accountable for doing things that you're saying you're going to do 'cause I kind  of just don't. It's really annoying. I'm pretty good at holding myself accountable to every other  thing other than being healthy. And maybe 'cause being unhealthy is so much more fun. But I need  some suggestions. We probably should go wal

king then while I talk to gain some steps. I love  looking at the sun shining through the trees. Um, what else can I talk about? I don't  know, maybe I'll ask ChatGPT on my phone what walking and health-related topics I can talk  about. So I just asked ChatGPT this question: "How can I keep my health motivations on  track? What are some ways to hold myself accountable? Give me 10 options now." My  sunglasses are polarized, and the screen protector goes all rainbowy, so I'm going to  have to take

my glasses off to read that. Now, where do I put my glasses? Sorry, everybody,  you get to see my double chin. Good times. Okay, so number one, set specific measurable  goals. Define clear objectives for your health journey, such as exercising a certain number  of times per week or eating a specific amount of fruit and vegetables daily. Yes, but how  do I stay on track with that? Ah, number two, track your progress. Use a journal, app,  or spreadsheet to monitor your activities, workouts, and m

eals. While I do love spreadsheets, seeing your progress visually can motivate  you to stay on track. Remind me after I go through some of these other options to show you  a really cool app that I use that does, in fact, keep me somewhat motivated. Let's look at maybe  two more. Maybe I'll put all suggestions in the description for you this week, so just make sure  that I copy and paste this before closing it down. Number three, find a workout buddy. Does  anyone want to be my workout buddy? Um,

partnering with a friend, joining a fitness  class can provide accountability and make exercising more enjoyable. Maybe. And um,  number four, which is somewhat obvious, but I don't know how to do this for myself.  I'm not really good at this, but it says, reward yourself. Set up rewards for reaching  milestones or sticking to your health goals, such as treating yourself to a massage or  buying new workout clothes. The problem with rewards is I just buy what I want anyway  when I want it 'cause

I'm an adult. So I just find that not a very good way of keeping myself  motivated because I just buy stuff. I just do. Okay, let me just save this,  and we'll keep [Music] going. Okay, here's me filming me on my phone.  This is what it looks like if I'm doing either of these tasks. It's fun, though.  Look like a looney. I have to say, though, and right now I'm feeling the complete opposite,  but I do have to say that that little conversation I had with ChatGPT just before was probably  the mos

t normal I've ever talked on camera, so it's getting there. I'm getting there,  slowly but surely. I am feeling a little bit more at ease and not feeling like  such a phony doing this. [Music] So talking about last week's Vlog, the "Coming  Out at 33". I have no idea if anybody is going to watch it or not because it hasn't come  out yet. It comes out in two days on Sunday, and I really do hope people get something out  of it or even see it in the first place 'cause I think it's probably one of t

he better videos  that I have made. So I'm a bit nervous about it, especially, I'm actually more nervous about this  week's one being a little bit dull compared to last week's one. So hopefully this week's  one gives you something to enjoy too. But if you haven't watched last week's one, can you  go and watch it and just click like or something, make a comment, a nice one though 'cause I  delete comments. Not that anyone has left comments about me or about things that I've said,  but some of my

Madonna videos that I've posted, people are really, really nasty, and I don't  have time for that. So they just get deleted and also blocked. So if your comment doesn't  show, that's what I've done to you 'cause you know what? Life is already challenging,  and people who just wish to be negative, I don't know why. It's really quite boring  and dull that I don't have time for your crap. Simple as that. Go somewhere else. I know,  continue being boring and dull, not on my place, not on my watch. A

ccording to my watch, I have  just reached 5,000 steps, 10,000 to go, which I don't think I'm going to meet today unless I pace  around the house. But I want to get out of the sun because the UV index has hit five, and go away  magpies. Damn it, they hate me, I swear. [Music] F___ off. So, I don't know if I finished what I was saying  before, but like the UV index is around five and I don't really want to get burnt, so I'm  trying to stay in the shade. I burn so easily. There is no such thing as

a tan on this very,  very pale skin, and then it goes very, very red very quickly. So I am now in a section where  there is literally no shade, and look behind me, there's a car coming to get me. Now, I'm on the  lookout for a magpie. I mean, it's going to be a vlog one day, will be the last one that a car  runs me over and then magpies come in and feed off my corpse. Morbid, but I bet you. Well, I hope  not, but who knows, it's looking that way. [Music] So, it turns out the car's not trying to

  get me; it's actually stopping and picking up rubbish that people, once again, probably  the same people that leave negative comments on people's YouTubes and Instagrams and  TikToks. It's probably those negative people that left that rubbish there, and it's  nice people like that guy who comes and cleans up after them. It's always that way. Put  your rubbish in a bin, people, really. Okay, I'm back in my car. I'm getting out of the  sun and done about 6,500 steps, so I'm getting there, but I

think I'll be pacing around the  house later. So just came back, had some lunch. It wasn't healthy, but came back, just had some  lunch, and I wanted to show you this that does somewhat motivate me. I think it's really cool.  It's called the Conqueror Virtual Challenges. So, quite simply with this app, you can choose to  sign up to walk different locations virtually. So, what it does is it will track your steps and your  workouts and virtually add them to a map. So, our friend Kylie who met in t

he "Raise Your Glass"  episode, which is there, got me onto this app, and I love it. So, I'll show you the walks that I  have done. Man, I have bags under my eyes today. So, I have now completed two challenges.  The first one being The Great Ocean Road, which is a 240 km walk down the coast of Victoria  in Australia. And then the second one was a trip around New York City, which was only 114 km,  which only took me about 8 days to complete. So, the next one that I am doing is the Great Wall of 

China, and I'm predicting that's going to take me about a year to finish. So, what's also great  is that every 20% of my walk, I am having a tree planted in Africa. Along with that, you also  get medals shipped to you once you have completed your task. So, here's my Great Ocean Road medal.  It's really heavy and really nice-looking. Love that one. And then I have my New York one, which  actually has this really cool moving feature. I don't know if I can do this one-handed. I'll do  it. So, in ab

out another 11 months' time, I will get the Great Wall of China one, I hope, and then  I'll do another challenge. Yeah, it's a little bit of fun to keep me a little bit motivated  'cause I don't want to fall below finishing that challenge in a year. So, I do have to get off  my butt every now and then and go for a walk. And that is it for another weekly vlog. Thank you for  watching. Next week, we're going into the city, and we're going to see two shows. We're going to  see a show called "Hopele

ssly Devoted," which is dedicated to the music of Olivia Newton-John, and  also we're going to see the musical "Grease." So, stay tuned for that. But for this week,  if you could please like and subscribe and please leave a comment. I would actually  really love to hear from you. And till then, I'll see you next week. Bye. Look, I did  it. My poor floor, though. 15,000. Bye.