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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 | Apr 13, 2020
In reply to @imallears "@lioness Had to look hemp chocolate up...looks like light milk chocolate....hemp milk tastes like almond milk..." + (show)
@imallears

@lioness
Had to look hemp chocolate up...looks like light milk chocolate....hemp milk tastes like almond milk so I read While I like almond milk I only like dark chocolate. Isn't this the walking thread? Why do we always get back onto food lol Because we are too inactive?
Take a walk around your house....or better yet, if you can, a light jog between rooms every once in a while. BTW, no one asked but I am 5'7 and 107 lbs (pre Covid weight) due to exercise, diet and the fact that I cannot keep still too long. It's genes and the charts say I am
underweight but my build is narrow and there is nothing I can do about that. I was out the door at 7:25 this morning for my walk but it is so humid here now that the walk is not energizing. I was going to go past the 2.3 mile marker but was just putting one foot in front of the other on the way back. Today was windy which was a blessing and tomorrow will be windy too. The earlier I go the "cooler" it is.

Even if we open up he businesses in May, I hesitate going back to the germy gym. We shall see what transpires. Attempted to sprint a little but just couldn't work up the energy this humid humid day. Ugh.

FL Mary

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@imallers Wow your a skinny one aren't you haha Watch the wind so it doesn't blow you away

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Jane | @darlingtondoll | Apr 13, 2020
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@pollyanne

I have shrunk half an inch. If you can't exercise are you walking? Is there not anything you can do? That's depressing for you.

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For the last seven years, I would do pool walking two hours every day. But a year ago, I developed an ulcer on my tailbone and it got severely infected with three types of bacteria and I couldn’t go back into the pool. I can’t walk at all except in the pool where the water holds me up when I get in up to my neck. I push myself forward with my arms and my feet follow along. It was a great exercise, but I haven’t been able to go back into the pool because my ulcer has not healed. It’s been over a year now that I have been going to my wound care doctor. Of course, the pool has been closed to everyone because of the virus.

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Jane | @darlingtondoll | Apr 13, 2020
In reply to @lioness "@darlingtondoll That's still a good weight you dont want to lose to much. But 120 is..." + (show)
@lioness

@darlingtondoll That's still a good weight you dont want to lose to much. But 120 is doable for your height . I know you cant do to much in exercise but can you lift water bottles to keep you upper body in shape ? I also for my age do search a words and other challenging books .

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My upper body is in good shape because I spend my life in a wheelchair and that means I have to life my body when I transfer from my chair to the car, the shower, the bathroom, etc. I can life my entire body with my arms.

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lioness | @lioness | Apr 13, 2020
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@darlingtondoll

My upper body is in good shape because I spend my life in a wheelchair and that means I have to life my body when I transfer from my chair to the car, the shower, the bathroom, etc. I can life my entire body with my arms.

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@darlingtondoll You could probably beat me ar arm wrestling hands down . haha You probably have good lungs too that's good . Hope you have a good sleep tonight someone told me dont let the bedbugs bite ! haha

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Jane | @darlingtondoll | Apr 13, 2020
In reply to @imallears "@lioness Had to look hemp chocolate up...looks like light milk chocolate....hemp milk tastes like almond milk..." + (show)
@imallears

@lioness
Had to look hemp chocolate up...looks like light milk chocolate....hemp milk tastes like almond milk so I read While I like almond milk I only like dark chocolate. Isn't this the walking thread? Why do we always get back onto food lol Because we are too inactive?
Take a walk around your house....or better yet, if you can, a light jog between rooms every once in a while. BTW, no one asked but I am 5'7 and 107 lbs (pre Covid weight) due to exercise, diet and the fact that I cannot keep still too long. It's genes and the charts say I am
underweight but my build is narrow and there is nothing I can do about that. I was out the door at 7:25 this morning for my walk but it is so humid here now that the walk is not energizing. I was going to go past the 2.3 mile marker but was just putting one foot in front of the other on the way back. Today was windy which was a blessing and tomorrow will be windy too. The earlier I go the "cooler" it is.

Even if we open up he businesses in May, I hesitate going back to the germy gym. We shall see what transpires. Attempted to sprint a little but just couldn't work up the energy this humid humid day. Ugh.

FL Mary

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FL Mary - What part of Florida do you live in? I have a feeling that you live near me, after you gave that weather report. I live near Ocala

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Jane | @darlingtondoll | Apr 14, 2020
In reply to @lioness "@darlingtondoll You could probably beat me ar arm wrestling hands down . haha You probably have..." + (show)
@lioness

@darlingtondoll You could probably beat me ar arm wrestling hands down . haha You probably have good lungs too that's good . Hope you have a good sleep tonight someone told me dont let the bedbugs bite ! haha

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It’s one o’clock in the morning and time for me to get back to bed.

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fiesty76 | @fiesty76 | Apr 14, 2020
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@darlingtondoll

For the last seven years, I would do pool walking two hours every day. But a year ago, I developed an ulcer on my tailbone and it got severely infected with three types of bacteria and I couldn’t go back into the pool. I can’t walk at all except in the pool where the water holds me up when I get in up to my neck. I push myself forward with my arms and my feet follow along. It was a great exercise, but I haven’t been able to go back into the pool because my ulcer has not healed. It’s been over a year now that I have been going to my wound care doctor. Of course, the pool has been closed to everyone because of the virus.

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@jane, What a bummer that your pool time had to cease because of the ulcer. My nephew also developed slow-to-heal ulcers but his wound treatments eventually healed them Have you created much stronger upper body strength? He was a large man, not overweight, just large boned. He upper body strength became pretty amazing over time after his injury.

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Jane | @darlingtondoll | Apr 14, 2020
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@fiesty76

@jane, What a bummer that your pool time had to cease because of the ulcer. My nephew also developed slow-to-heal ulcers but his wound treatments eventually healed them Have you created much stronger upper body strength? He was a large man, not overweight, just large boned. He upper body strength became pretty amazing over time after his injury.

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I lost a lot of muscle mass after I no longer was able to go into the pool. I worked my entire body with two hours of water walking. But I can still transfer from my wheelchair quite easily. I can lift my entbody with my arms. I use my abdominal muscles a lot too.

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Jane | @darlingtondoll | Apr 14, 2020
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@darlingtondoll

My upper body is in good shape because I spend my life in a wheelchair and that means I have to life my body when I transfer from my chair to the car, the shower, the bathroom, etc. I can life my entire body with my arms.

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Doggone spellcheck. Lift. Not Life

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swift | @swift | Apr 14, 2020
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@darlingtondoll

I have been limiting my protein intake to no more than 35 gr based on my body weight. Most days, I don’t eat that much. I am deficient in my consumption of proteins. I hope that I had enough today, but I’m still going to make that milkshake. I never get hungry and so I don’t eat enough food. I’m not thin, so I haven’t worried about it, but now I realize that I have to consume more food. Ugh! I need more chocolate!🍫

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Try some chilli chocolate or cacao raw chocolate i make smoothes add little chilli chocolate to soups with butternut squash and garlic chicken vegetables you still enjoying chocolate smoothes cacao Spirulina and turmeric spinach carrot juice and apple raspberries and bananas pineapple blueberries yummy = good health happy hearts !!! Walk in shower suna with ginger root and essential oils lavender eucalyptus and or orange essential oils frankincense and coconut fractionated it's healthy and smells amazing. Hope this helps you through this difficult time . Kind regards swift 🙂 keep smiling
and stay healthy.*** your precious strength is inspiring!!!
ps honey great for legs add lavender oil or eucalyptus oil and rose oil add sea salt relax enjoy !!! )

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