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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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mayofeb2020 | @mayofeb2020 | Mar 18, 2020
In reply to @gingerw "I had to make a decision today. Go for a walk, or sweep the long driveway..." + (show)
@gingerw

I had to make a decision today. Go for a walk, or sweep the long driveway and pull a few weeds plus pick up some pine cones to dry out for fire starters. I chose the second option. By the time I was done, over two hours had passed and my knee was absolutely screaming! But driveway is clean, a few weeds were pulled and some pine cones have been collected. Tomorrow I will try for a walk and pulling some weeds, see how far I get! Felt good to be out in the sun.
Ginger

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Wow! You are inspiring! Yesterday the sun was out and I had some good walking done. Today the sun went into hiding and it's cold and damp. Rain on its way. I will have to put some warm clothes on and go for a walk soon. I only have a small patio, it would only 5 minutes for me to sweep it. I love gardening but now I have succulents...save water and hardly need any fussing. I do have a couple of plumeria from Hawaii but now they are dormant. My one pot of clivia did bloom which brightens up my day.

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basslakebabe19 | @basslakebabe19 | Mar 18, 2020

I walk on the days that the sun is out.

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Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Mar 18, 2020
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@gingerw

I had to make a decision today. Go for a walk, or sweep the long driveway and pull a few weeds plus pick up some pine cones to dry out for fire starters. I chose the second option. By the time I was done, over two hours had passed and my knee was absolutely screaming! But driveway is clean, a few weeds were pulled and some pine cones have been collected. Tomorrow I will try for a walk and pulling some weeds, see how far I get! Felt good to be out in the sun.
Ginger

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@gingerw
Good gracious Ginger since your so energetic and into this walking blarney you can take a walk for me.
Happy trails,
Jake

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Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Mar 18, 2020

@gingerw
I had the yard decision too.
One phone call took care of that.
Have fun,
Jake

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Barb | @1065408 | Mar 18, 2020
In reply to @gingerw "I had to make a decision today. Go for a walk, or sweep the long driveway..." + (show)
@gingerw

I had to make a decision today. Go for a walk, or sweep the long driveway and pull a few weeds plus pick up some pine cones to dry out for fire starters. I chose the second option. By the time I was done, over two hours had passed and my knee was absolutely screaming! But driveway is clean, a few weeds were pulled and some pine cones have been collected. Tomorrow I will try for a walk and pulling some weeds, see how far I get! Felt good to be out in the sun.
Ginger

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Ginger, what you did was exercise, just a different form. Congratulations on a job well done!

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Mar 18, 2020
In reply to @mayofeb2020 "Wow! You are inspiring! Yesterday the sun was out and I had some good walking done...." + (show)
@mayofeb2020

Wow! You are inspiring! Yesterday the sun was out and I had some good walking done. Today the sun went into hiding and it's cold and damp. Rain on its way. I will have to put some warm clothes on and go for a walk soon. I only have a small patio, it would only 5 minutes for me to sweep it. I love gardening but now I have succulents...save water and hardly need any fussing. I do have a couple of plumeria from Hawaii but now they are dormant. My one pot of clivia did bloom which brightens up my day.

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@mayofeb2020 Unfortunately I lost most of my succulents when they moved up here. They couldn't take the sudden change in weather and they froze. However the cactus are doing well! I do have daffodils and crocus that have come up and some little peonies. On my walk I am thrilled to see all the new green things waking up.
Ginger

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JK | @contentandwell | Mar 18, 2020
In reply to @gingerw "I had to make a decision today. Go for a walk, or sweep the long driveway..." + (show)
@gingerw

I had to make a decision today. Go for a walk, or sweep the long driveway and pull a few weeds plus pick up some pine cones to dry out for fire starters. I chose the second option. By the time I was done, over two hours had passed and my knee was absolutely screaming! But driveway is clean, a few weeds were pulled and some pine cones have been collected. Tomorrow I will try for a walk and pulling some weeds, see how far I get! Felt good to be out in the sun.
Ginger

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@gingerw As @1065408 commented, that certainly was exercise, probably more than if you had walked. My husband and I took a walk again today, the temperature was around 52° so it was pleasant. I felt I needed more exercise though so I did some exercises that I had gotten during my last PT sessions that are good for core and balance, and then did 20 minutes on my bike tonight. I hope tomorrow my bursitis doesn't flare. If it doesn't I will know that I can do at least that much.
JK

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JK | @contentandwell | Mar 18, 2020

To those of you who have Facebook accounts and are interested in some exercise geared to seniors, tomorrow at 11:30 there is an online exercise class sponsored by Silver Sneakers. You can sign up for it here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/250770479421219/
JK

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lioness | @lioness | Mar 18, 2020
In reply to @gingerw "@mayofeb2020 Unfortunately I lost most of my succulents when they moved up here. They couldn't take..." + (show)
@gingerw

@mayofeb2020 Unfortunately I lost most of my succulents when they moved up here. They couldn't take the sudden change in weather and they froze. However the cactus are doing well! I do have daffodils and crocus that have come up and some little peonies. On my walk I am thrilled to see all the new green things waking up.
Ginger

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@gingerw Glad you have crocus I always enjoyed seeing them pop up ,new life beginning

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Becky, Volunteer Mentor | @becsbuddy | Mar 19, 2020

Guess I’m not going to walk today! We’re having a major snow storm!

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