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!

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Just Want to Talk Support Group.

Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Mar 2, 2020

In reply to @gingerw "I walked some but not as much as was planned. We had a light snowfall overnight...." + (show)

@gingerw- By the time that I was ready to walk I was coughing up a storm and with temps in the 20's I decided not to go outside. I use to be able to walk in this type of weather after my first lobectomy at 5:30 AM every morning with my pup. We'd do 4 miles, doing a loop along the river and then up and around my neighborhood, up a huge hill and home! I'm also almost 22 years older now with a lot more taken off of my lungs. I might not be able to do 4 miles again but I'll head that way! It's supposed to warm up today and my cough settled to a low ahem and throat clearing. See you out there!

Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Mar 2, 2020

In reply to @martft4 "Wow most exercise I’ve gotten in awhile. Kept putting it off and I thought nope! I’m..." + (show)

martft4- Good job! It can become addictive!

Bob, Alumni Mentor | @grandpabob | Mar 2, 2020

In reply to @merpreb "martft4- Good job! It can become addictive!" + (show)

Hello All you Walkers and Exercisers - Great job everyone on getting up and moving. I know from experience that what you are doing is not easy. I am also certain you will feel better for it, both physically and psychologically.

I am proud of you all!!!

Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Mar 2, 2020

In reply to @merpreb "@gingerw- By the time that I was ready to walk I was coughing up a storm..." + (show)

@merpreb Waving at you from the other side of the country! I am headed out after checking emails. It is a balmy 32.
Ginger

MGMolly | @Erinmfs | Mar 2, 2020

I did some walking yesterday, 2 hours, or about 3.5 miles. I was rather tired, maybe too ambitious of a start. We had 60 degree weather here! I love 4.5 hour drive from Rochester, MN.... unusually warm, global warming!