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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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True, Maui doesn't have the numbers that the big cities have but that is when they need to be diligent to stop it spreading. We don't have as many stores either and not much delivery service available. Honolulu had 175 cases a few days ago, but it is not as big a city as a lot. Then again look how fast those numbers doubled and tripled in other places. My husband has been shopping a couple of times in the evening but he shouldn't be going at all. He is 87 and gets pneumonia easily. He is also very stubborn and won't let me go instead. It's not worth the argument. He likes to think he is still young!
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3 ReactionsNearly forgot. I am now off for my walk!
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3 ReactionsMen get restless quicker then women. Your husband has a good attitude thinking he is still young.
But he needs to remember pneumonia is a serious disease, and can leave scar tissue on the lungs.
Maybe he can drive you to the market,you go in the market, and have him stay in the car. Better safe then sorry.
My late husband had multiple cases of pneumonia,so I understand your concern for his wellbeing.
Take care
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3 ReactionsHey, everyone, we seem to have several discussions going on here and all are great! But I would like to suggest that the discussion on gardens move to the Just Want to Talk site: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/other. As the weather slowly gets better, gardening for our mental health will be so necessary.
The discussions about masks and social distancing for COVID-19 should move to the COVID-19 group
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/covid-19/
We’re all talking about so many things, it can be hard to find something when we’re looking! So let’s talk about walking and exercise here!
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Publix supermarkets in FL are installing plexiglass shields around the cashiers.
Not in my local stores yet.
We have baggers who have no protection. They will still help you out to your car but I rarely use them
I use to say sure I need help because I knew the young ones liked to get out of the store when they could. But not on a rainy day. Now not at all
Joann Fabric stores are open but have curbside pickup if you choose. They are deemed an essential business.
FL Mary
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3 ReactionsHi FLMARY
since this cov19 is so widespread, I now bag my own groceries. Do not know how clean the baggers hands are,or if they are coughing into their hands.
Stay healthy
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3 Reactions@funcountess As far as Gov. Newsom goes I think he is doing a good job with the late start he got . What do you think. Im not a native Calif. from Pa. originally .
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4 ReactionsGood evening,
” Looks like it's going to be another warm day” Just curious what you call warm?
Jake
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You know, after this food goes though all the people who have handled it before you bag it...truckers, delivery people, clerks who put it on the shelves, customers who pick it up and put it down and the cashier who scans it and pushes it along to the bagger. one more pair of hands won’t make a difference. Better to let them bag it and then wipe everything down when you get home.
Personally I’d rather touch it as little as possible until I get home and clean it.
FL Mary
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Anything over 80 degrees is warm for me here in Florida. But it depends on the humidity too. That’s why I start my walk before 8 am...before the humidity starts to climb.
I’d rather walk in 50 degree temperatures. In our humid summer months, I’ll be out the door by 7:15 , 7:30. If my entire family didn’t live here I would be out of this state ASAP. But I have to say, the winters are great and when the humidity is lower like it will be tomorrow, then it’s a great place to live and walk and run (so many runners lately... probably haven’t exercised in 10 years)
FL Mary ..
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