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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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Hi fiesty76,
Yes, I have spurts of energy. I’m up in the morning hitting the floor running as they say. I don’t want house help with the virus going around, so I do what I can myself.
I don’t have an off site storage unit, what is going on after the Wolsey canyon fire that got me real good, my insurance company is paying for van and storage at a moving company. I e not seen some of my furniture/ belongings in almost 2 years. Because of the virus it’s difficult to get workers in the house, and to be honest I don’t want them here. Most of the house has been rebuilt, but plenty left to do.
My niece is spending time with me, so getting boxes and boxes sorted out. The boxes are what the movers packeD, but did not put in their storage, they left everything in the garage.
I’m up very early today because landscapers will come soon. More later.
Funcountess
@imallears, Good for you! On a good day, I fluff my feathers for managing several blocks. vbg
Excellent idea; I'll look for it. A "Local Covid News" thread will be especially helpful for those of us in states where the COVID numbers are rising exponentially every day.
Daily correspondence with my close friend living in Queens, NY has given me a whole new world of perspective on how drastically daily lives have been lost and affected while that state and city were at virtual lockdown as the early epicenter of the pandemic. I only wish more across the nation had read and followed the precautions taken by the vast majority of that area in bringing down their numbers so effectively. It took the leadership of their elected officials along with the cooperation of neighboring states and millions of individuals despite desperate lacks of supplies and federal aid, to not only flatten the curve but also achieve numbers that other states can only now begin to understand and appreciate. Proof positive that while it Does "take a village", it really can be done if everyone pulls together!
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2 ReactionsMayofeb2020 Got a laugh out of it so cute he was enjoying himself
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1 Reaction@imallers When I lived up in Montclair it was nothing to see coyetes wondering around the parking lot . I did see one so far here .
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1 ReactionFiesty76,
Will finish note now. Some donation centers in Ca are now open.
Yes, Sueinmn is wonderful. She knows what she is doing. been following her advice on landscaping. Most Gardner’s just mow, blow, and go. I’m trying to get my landscaping to looking very good, since I want to sell. Property and house are way too big for one senior. The inside will get done, if this virus would only go away. In reality it will stick around for probably another year or so.
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1 Reaction@funcountess You sound like someone else . lol
@funcountess, Your remarks about gardeners who "just mow, blow, and go" brought a big smile! Thanks for that. You have been working hard on your landscape and that will pay dividends now for the exercise and later when you do put your property on the market!
@lioness, Hmmm, Linda, @funcountess's last post did sound resounding familiar...any guesses as to who you had in mind??? vbg
@fiesty76 I ,m sure you can guess Big hair?
@lioness, Harumph! Just what I thought!!! LOL and Hugs to all!
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