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Let’s Go Walking! Join me for a virtual walking support group
Many of you living with cancer or an autoimmune disease, like me, deal with daily fatigue. You know that exercise is so important to your health, but it’s so hard. There’s always an excuse: it’s too cold or hot, it’s going to rain or it’s raining, or it’s snowy and icy, or I just don’t want to. I, too, have all these excuses, but I have a new rescue dog who wants to go out and who doesn’t care about my excuses! And I’ve got traction devices for my boots.Now I just need a walking group who will keep me accountable. People who say, ‘let’s go for a walk.'
And I thought: What about my virtual friends on MayoClinicConnect?
Mayo Clinic has an easy 12-week walking program to get us started! Here’s the link:
- Get walking with this 12-week walking schedule https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/get-walking-with-this-12-week-walking-schedule/
So let’s form a virtual walking group. We can agree to walk every day and encourage each other through Connect. We can walk outdoors, in a mall, or in the red center, or in the hallways of our apartment building.
Who’s in? Who’s going to join me?
Come on, Let’s Go Walking!
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@mayofeb2020 I have had the same dilemma with whether to take a statin or not. My Dr that I had for years was happy with my cholesterol levels because of my high HDL which at my recent level was 90. But then a new Dr arrived and she didn't like my total cholesterol number. She told me to talk to my regular GP about taking a statin. So I spoke to him and found that the recommendations had recently changed and so it might be a good idea to take one. I asked if age had anything to do with the decision and he replied that yes, one day you could be considered fine and then you have a birthday and you are not fine. This seems a bit stupid to me. The Dr told me that in his opinion it was very subjective. Anyway, I tried the statin and it didn't agree with me. I then spoke to another Dr who felt my cholesterol was fine and he said to just keep up the exercise and watch my diet. [I am not overweight] So that is what I am trying to do although I feel a little insecure after being told for years that I was protected by my high HDL. I also think my diet is already quite good. I think I have slipped a bit on the veggies which I actually like.
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4 Reactions@contentandwell I wasn't exactly a trainer. I was a high impact aerobics instructor, which they have since found is too hard on the body. I did work for a kinesiologist though and so we were trained how to do the moves that we were doing. We also did floor exercises and stretching but no weights. So I had a certain amount of kinesiology training with all that. I have been to a weight trainer at the gym and I found that using weights that are too heavy just makes the problems worse. I'm sure you realise that, plus too many repetitions are not good. That is I think what gave me a lot of my skeletal problems, over use and too many repetitions. So ease into new exercises very carefully. I also think that music with a lot of energy can be dangerous because I used to fly when we used the high energy music. I loved it because it was like high energy dancing and I used to put the tapes together with really high energy music.
I think some of the You Tubes online are good for demonstrating how to do weight exercises and exercises for injuries. I know there are some good ones for thigh strengthening and it's worth a try. Strong thighs can also help the knees.
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2 Reactions@rosemarya, Ouch! Hope your walking times can resume soon. Yesterday, on my walk I heard this curious flapping sound. Had to sit on ground to examine bottom of New Balance 606 shoes; one of the soles was hanging by a strong thread at toe and had loosened to instep. I must have looked like slow starting cold honey creeping home. Made it safely but have never had anything like this happen before; just glad I wasn't a mile or two away! I don't own headphones either and prefer the quiet on my walks. Hubby used to wear them in bed to watch tv; while I could read my favorite mystery in peace. Whatever works, right? Feel better soon.
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4 Reactions@fiesty. I’m glad you didn’t fall! Are the shoes new? Do you think the company will replace the?
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3 Reactions@fiesty76 and @becksbuddy I had this happen to me once when I was in the airport. Someone stapled the sole in place for me until I finished my journey. My shoes were old. If your shoes are new or fairly new I would return them to where you bought them. You were wearing a good make and they should stand by their product. Good luck. You might need to mail them direct to the manufacturer.
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2 Reactions@mayofeb I have been on some kind of statin since I had my by pass Everyone caused leg pain finally found one that works for me that the Dr put me on its rosuvastatin I have been on it now for awhile and no pain with it at all.
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2 Reactions@contentandwell If your happy with what you have now and the Dr is too that is great I am too since Im on Rosuvastatin no leg pain
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2 Reactions@mayofeb I too take my CoQ 10 along with my Rosuvastatin . Ive taken that along time some Dr told me to take it .
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2 Reactions@contentandwell. I emailed my doctor and he puts me back on the lowest dosage of prevastatin. I'll give it another try. Otherwise he wants me to see the lipid specialist at his practice. He once suggested an injectible. Ugh.
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2 Reactions@funcountess Also running . I was doing an insurance exam on a client and she was a runner everyday . When I saw her she had to quit Dr,s orders as she ruined the ligaments in her knees by all that running daily . Your whole body needs to rest and repair itself especially the muscles and she didn't . So that's another thing to keep in mind when you work out whether running or weights
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