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Staying Motivated for the Long Haul
Healthy Living | Last Active: Jan 29, 2023 | Replies (499)Comment receiving replies
"Move More"
These are the words that caught my eye this morning in "Trending Newsfeed Posts" at bottom of Connect Home Page.
I read that, "Research shows physical activity and exercise is “preventive medicine”." I knew that I just had to share it with all of you
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/newsfeed-post/move-more/
How is that for Motivation?
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@jodeej So agree about walking outside!!!!
@rosemarya It mentions fitness trackers in the article. I find them very helpful to keep me motivated. You set a goal and then I really try to make it. Actually, I had to set a goal on the tracker I did have but that had gotten totally unreliable so I just got a new one today and really haven't figured it out yet.
Yesterday and today I had busy days and did not get to my health club for the water exercises or for the gym, and the lack of going really made me feel uncomfortable tonight. My husband says I'm addicted. Maybe. I don't enjoy the gym at all but I feel the need to move and get exercise every day, something that I never did for most of my life. If I am addicted, it's not a bad addiction I guess.
JK
@jodeej I am dog-sitting for my daughter's little dog until Sunday. She is in mourning without having my daughter around. I tried to get her to take a walk and she wouldn't! Hopefully she will adjust more tomorrow. I carried her part way thinking maybe when I set her down she would start walking but she just headed back to our house. As I mentioned, I did not get any exercise today so I really wanted to walk with her too.
JK
@contentandwell I just saw this post from 4 days ago. Did the little dog ever warm up and start walking with you? Teresa
@hopeful33250 No, "Belly" (short for Annabelle) never ate, wouldn't take a walk, it was stressful. The stress was mainly because she has serious kidney problems and has to take medication for that but I couldn't get the medication into her since she wasn't eating. My daughter and her husband said she would be OK since it was just a few days.
Did you know that they actually do dialysis on dogs with kidney problems, and even transplants? Of course that is very costly so they just give her the medications but I suspect she will not have a long life.
I told them I would not take Belly for more than a couple of days again.
JK
@contentandwell Wow, I had no idea! I am glad that you decided to not take Belly for any longer than a couple of days - sounds like a stressful dog sitting experience. Teresa
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@rosemarya walking is good for what ails you. Esp if you get outside to do it. Face time with Mother Nature is a good thing.
Blessings,
JoDee