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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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I second that! If your weather does not permit, walk indoor around your house, put on some music, whether it's on your favorite radio station or music app, each song is approximately 4 minutes. Before you know it, you'll be halfway through the album. Sing along!
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3 Reactions@contentandwell This post sounds like an echo of Lighten your Limbs with Friends. Some of the same comments, but if it gets people moving, it's a good thing. I am not familiar with most of the names, so it is new for them. My world is rough right now, but we're dealing with the problems. Hope all goes well and that everyone is "On the Road Again."
Carol
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5 ReactionsSounds good to me, but I’ll have to bring Bertha along she’s my best buddy, my walker.
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3 Reactions@wow @macto ! Maybe you’ll have to lead the group! Welcome and we’re glad you’re joining us.
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2 ReactionsWhat a group! We have 7 new members plus Bertha,
@beachbum @macto @meka @londonritt @sputnik904
@gehmom @blmd5861
Welcome to everyone!
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3 ReactionsWOW! Cancer survivors rock!! 🥳
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3 ReactionsBecky,
I AM IN! Looking forward to joining the group, should be fun as well as rewarding in better health..
I am also a weight watchers life time member since 1964, 6 pounds from goal tonight at weigh in, great program!
KOKO
Mactoo
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3 Reactions@macto congratulations on you bike success. I’ve been riding my recumbent bike too, my orthopedic surgeon is a huge fan, but I think it is exacerbating my hip bursitis so I haven’t done it for a few days and I miss it. I use that time to watch TV shows that I’ve recorded. My husband pretty much resides over the TV and watching in separate rooms is not great so I record the shows he won’t watch
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2 ReactionsJK, Thanks for your reply. We were bike riding three days, rest day, ride two days, rest day and were really tired after three days riding so we are now riding two days and rest a day, two days rest a day which makes it much more tolerable. I also have bursitis and understand your hurting. We had to gradually get into riding 30 minutes a day. We ride 15 minutes twice a day as we can't ride 30 minutes at one time.
KOKO ( keep on keeping on) 😃
Mactoo
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3 ReactionsI have a feeling Bertha is going to do very very well 😊
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