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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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@pollyanne Thanks no this was done actually with markers sharpie they have fine points also they have a felt tip but this was just a fine point . I find markers lot easier to work with . Next Im going to get the felt tip and see the difference .
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2 Reactions@funcountess . Thanks no I love the adult coloring books. Our resident social worker has books and other supplies during this pandemic she gave me this book has lots of pictures to color . Since I could,nt get the tombows I just use markers, sharpie it is a fine point . They have a felt tip but did,nt fine it . I do like the sharpie,s There is nothing else to do but have patience now .Did'nt do all at once took a couple of days I have it posted on my door for others to see after a while I,ll post it down in the lobby
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2 Reactions@imallers. I never had Romaine like this do you eat it then by self or in salad? I use to like Blue cheese dressing on a wedge of lettuce but gave up iceberg lettuce
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1 ReactionWell, I’m slowly getting to Denver. 11miles so far! Course sleeping is a problem. 😩. Let’s walk, walk, walk!
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1 ReactionJust did 3 more miles toward Amana - while chatting on the phone with one of my winter walking buddies who needed cheering up. Tomorrow I'm doing a meet-up with another buddy to walk in a newly reopened regional park - and maybe get a coffee (outdoors) afterwards. I'm so excited!
Now back to my sewing cave to work on a quilt.
Sue
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3 Reactions@imallears Thanks for the tip. I have never done that. Maybe we need a cooking page and you can run it.
You should feel accomplished with cheering up a friend, 3 miles and motivation left to sew on your quilt! Hip hip hurray for you!! That's motivation for me to at least get walking, thanks!
@pollyanne . I agree Fl. Mary why not start a page for us? Today I just put on a pot roast found a sirloin roast so its in crockpot with carrots,onion,potatoes cooking . I,ll make gravy later . I would have put in parsnip but mine is still in order . Sound good ladies
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Hi
We have a whole section under Healthy Living devoted to recipes. I think @jakeduck1 kicked it off when he was looking for easy dishes to make.
FL Mary
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1 Reaction@lioness
We have a ton of recipes under Healthy Living.
Fl Mary
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