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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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@imallears
I had a couple more 5,000-step days without any candy or cookies. I missed Thanksgiving due to a seizure. I've been sleeping for a couple of days which is normal for me after a seizure.
I think I might want to try an octopus but everytime I think of one I remember the octopus at the Seattle aquarium that changed color and texture right in front of us.
I had a rat come visit me quite a few months back. Now there is one in my garage. I hope it's not Herman, my former house guest since I have traps set out there.
I‘d hate to see Herman get his neck snapped.
You won't “eat anything,” remember the delicacies I wanted to send you?
I was recently in an Asian store and they had all sorts of grotesque vile things cockroaches you name it. I immediately thought of you thinking you would be in hog heaven.
Hope its not humid now. my trip to New Orleans convinced me never to go back into that humid weather.
Take care,
Jake
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1 Reaction@jakedduck1
Hi
So sorry to hear about your missed Thanksgiving and hope all is well now. It was a beautiful day here just hitting 70 and now we are just barely 50 with a nice long stretch of cool weather and low humidity at 8 this Saturday morning.
Have had family here from Orlando since Thursday…so much food went into my mouth omg.
I would not eat any insects thank you ,even covered in chocolate. I’m adventurous to a point. Try to keep up the steps..I love this time of year and walk a little later in the morning when it’s this cold here.
Hope Herman the rat has disappeared. Going next door now to see what the family agenda is for today and try to ignore all the goodies in my daughter’s kitchen.
Stay healthy and happy and wishing no more medical episodes for you my friend. Happy holidays to all the Mayo people who participate. Will check in before Christmas.
Florida Mary
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2 ReactionsI would like to know when you figure it out because I could use a push now and then.
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1 ReactionI’m interested in a virtual walking group. I could use some motivation!
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1 Reaction@kforrest @sbrown293 I think it’s just great that you want to join our merry band as we walk the streets, and wooded paths, and parking lots, and the small hallways of our apartments. Here is a good starting plan from The Mayo Clinic’s.
https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/get-walking-with-this-12-week-walking-schedule/
We don’t hold any competitions with our walking unless you count trying to get to the candy store before @jakedduck1 . I’m going to ask him and @imallears to tell you all about our walks. They were 2 of the original members of the group and are still walking!
@sbrown293
Would you like to live longer in good physical and mental health? Go online and read about all the good things that happen to your body when you embark on a regular walking routine. Then get off the computer, put on your sneakers or walking shoes and get yourself out the door. When you become addicted to walking (and you will) invest in sneakers or shoes made just for walking. It will put a bounce in your step. Now move!
Florida Mary