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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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@lioness.. Keep cool! I will be staying home with the a/c on.
Let's hope the grid can handle it.
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1 Reaction@gingerw, You are such a young whipper snapper! Just thinking of a motorcycle brings a smile! I've been a passenger on one a few times and found the ride exhilarating! Go for it. Good idea and glad your walking poles add balance to your walks. Poles remind me of my first snow skiing attempt. After a 30 minute lesson...I alternated between the poles and my rump to get back down the first trail...spent most of that weekend sipping hot buttered rum and cheering on the others! Smiles
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2 Reactions@judyhodgen, I have a variable stream attachment for my garden hose; use the misting setting and after giving each plant some good shakes, then wipe each leaf to prevent spotting from high mineral content in our water. Time consuming and I get wetter than the plants but in my dusty, dry area and with compromised lungs, it really needs doing. For smaller plants, have used a spray bottle on the patio. Surprisingly, the "silks" have withstood several yrs of doing this. Houseplants don't get enough sunlight in my home so this is the "next best choice" for a sight of green indoors for me. Good luck.
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1 Reaction@ellens, Thx for the suggestions. I did those last Jan-Feb before Covid. For now I'm staying out of stores. Our small city is reporting 300 new Covid cases/day. Not surprised with 2 colleges and people here ignoring masks and distancing. Bunch of people in this state who will only extend the virus longer for all of us. Be well and safe.
@lioness, Sounds like our strings of 100+ temps are finding their way to you. Yesterday was only mid-80s here and I'm thinking: sweater weather! LOL Waiting until 6am to drive to nearby park for walk this morning; the cooler morning will be fab!
Great suggestion, @deborahfrick! I don't have a dvd player now but can look for indoor exercise programs on t.v. Not the same as walking but the exercise is the key to staying as active as possible while having to be inside. Thank you.
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1 Reaction@becsbuddy, Laughing because so true about what you wrote about our @lioness always being busy doing something!
@gingerw, Yum! I'm on my way over for some cobbler and a liqueur! What time would be best to arrive??? Smiles that you exchanged rock hauling for berry picking!!
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2 Reactions@jakedduck1, OK, we now have it on good authority: The #1 Best Food for..... http://www.eatingwell.com/article/7835203/the-1-food-to-boost-your-mood-according-to-a-dietitian/
You knew this all along, yes???? Smiles