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Let’s Go Walking! Join me for a virtual walking support group

Posted by Becky, Volunteer Mentor @becsbuddy, Feb 19, 2020

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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lioness | @lioness | Feb 29, 2020

@becsbuddy Im ready to start after no exercise this Friday I need this . WIll put on my DVD then go to the gym for the bike.

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patriciao | @patriciao | Mar 1, 2020
In reply to @becsbuddy "OK, everybody! Tomorrow is March 1st and that means we’ll start walking or doing chair exercises!..." + (show)
@becsbuddy

OK, everybody! Tomorrow is March 1st and that means we’ll start walking or doing chair exercises! Remember, week 1 says 5 minutes of warm up, 5 minutes exercise, and 5 minutes of cool down. If you can do more, go ahead, but take it easy. We’re trying to build a routine, a healthy habit. It’s going to snow tomorrow in Colorado, so I’ll probably stay in and exercise with Jenny McClendon on YouTube. After you walk, tell us how you did and felt!
Becky

Walk more, Worry less

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High today in Central Florida will be low 70s so I plan to take my walk on the beach. Good luck to all!

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JK | @contentandwell | Mar 1, 2020
In reply to @retiredteacher "@contentandwell This post sounds like an echo of Lighten your Limbs with Friends. Some of the..." + (show)
@retiredteacher

@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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@retiredteacher I hope things are going well with you and your husband too, Carol. Nothing new here except our vacation has been canceled on the advice of two separate departments at MGH. Hopefully we will be able to recover some of the $$$ we have spent.
JK

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JK | @contentandwell | Mar 1, 2020
In reply to @macto "JK, Thanks for your reply. We were bike riding three days, rest day, ride two days,..." + (show)
@macto

JK, 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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@macto Maybe I should try that, breaking it down to more than one session. I generally do 30 - 45 minutes at a time. My goal is 8 miles. On the days I go to the gym or pool at my health club though I do not ride the bike.
JK

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JK | @contentandwell | Mar 1, 2020
In reply to @becsbuddy "OK, everybody! Tomorrow is March 1st and that means we’ll start walking or doing chair exercises!..." + (show)
@becsbuddy

OK, everybody! Tomorrow is March 1st and that means we’ll start walking or doing chair exercises! Remember, week 1 says 5 minutes of warm up, 5 minutes exercise, and 5 minutes of cool down. If you can do more, go ahead, but take it easy. We’re trying to build a routine, a healthy habit. It’s going to snow tomorrow in Colorado, so I’ll probably stay in and exercise with Jenny McClendon on YouTube. After you walk, tell us how you did and felt!
Becky

Walk more, Worry less

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@becsbuddy Speaking of YouTube reminds me of an older gentleman I spoke to at my gym a while ago. He was doing exercises that looked similar to Tai Chi. When I asked him about them he told me of a TV station that is actually one that has a Jewish connection but has some good exercise programs. I wish I could remember what it was because I would like to try some of them. I would love to do Tai Chi but there is none around me and surprisingly my health club doesn't have it.
So, is anyone here familiar with a TV station like that, or perhaps it's on YouTube also?
If so, thanks in advance.
JK

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Mar 1, 2020
In reply to @contentandwell "@becsbuddy Speaking of YouTube reminds me of an older gentleman I spoke to at my gym..." + (show)
@contentandwell

@becsbuddy Speaking of YouTube reminds me of an older gentleman I spoke to at my gym a while ago. He was doing exercises that looked similar to Tai Chi. When I asked him about them he told me of a TV station that is actually one that has a Jewish connection but has some good exercise programs. I wish I could remember what it was because I would like to try some of them. I would love to do Tai Chi but there is none around me and surprisingly my health club doesn't have it.
So, is anyone here familiar with a TV station like that, or perhaps it's on YouTube also?
If so, thanks in advance.
JK

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@contentandwell If you go to YouTube and put "Tai Chi for Beginners" in the search bar, there are several choices for you to consider.
Ginger

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beachbum80 | @beachbum80 | Mar 1, 2020

Bertha and I just finished our very first stage of our twelve week program. I started with some chair yoga then a five minute walk around the house. I was pretty much out of breath when I finished but I hoping for slow progress. I made the commitment to this program and I will do my best. I adopted a mantra “to thy own self be true”, with that I’ll move forward and promise not to blab on every day only onFriday!

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Mar 1, 2020

@beachbum80- Yeah! Mantras are wonderful and they work! I'm like the little train that could, "I can do this!" Who else has mantras that help them!

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macto | @macto | Mar 1, 2020
In reply to @contentandwell "@macto Maybe I should try that, breaking it down to more than one session. I generally..." + (show)
@contentandwell

@macto Maybe I should try that, breaking it down to more than one session. I generally do 30 - 45 minutes at a time. My goal is 8 miles. On the days I go to the gym or pool at my health club though I do not ride the bike.
JK

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JK. We tried 30 minutes at a time after we worked up to 30 minutes and neither my husband or I could do it because we got to tired. Try breakong it up, worked for us, still tweaking our program.
KOKO
Mac

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