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 | Sep 6, 2020

In reply to @jakedduck1 "105 degrees today 108 tomorrow. Not going to be cool early in the morning, 77 degree..." + (show)

@jakedduck1 same here 72 last night to sleep didn't check for tonight yet but its still hot at 8p.m.

fiesty76 | @fiesty76 | Sep 7, 2020

In reply to @lioness "@fiesty76 I miss d the post of peppermint oil ,what was it ,?" + (show)

@lioness, the post suggested adding a bit of peppermint oil to mask to ease difficulty breathing and shortness of breath when walking.

fiesty76 | @fiesty76 | Sep 7, 2020

In reply to @lioness "@fiesty76 Send them over I,LL be waiting This is our summer Sept - Nov now" + (show)

@lioness, did the 1st ice cube shipment arrive on time??? Smiles. We've had record breaking heat in west Tx this yr and while new ice cubes are forming, Ive been known to resort to frozen juice pops and frozen blueberries. Enjoy the blueberries as a snack year round but have some remaining juice pops I can include with your next shipment. Stay well and out of the heat!

fiesty76 | @fiesty76 | Sep 7, 2020

In reply to @sueinmn "Hi Judy - I have 3 spacers to use with my handheld inhaler. One resides in..." + (show)

@sueinmn, How very nice of the homeowner to share a cold bottle of water with you and visit for a few minutes! Our postman is pretty regular so I've been keeping a bottle of water in the freezer and dashing out to hand it to him on days when I see him coming.

deborahfrick123 | @deborahfrick123 | Sep 7, 2020

In reply to @wisco50 "That is horrible and heartbreaking! I am so sorry for your son and all the family...." + (show)

@lioness Sam was a lab. He must have thought the deer was there to play. Sam laid on his side and the deer stood up on its hind legs and pounced down several times.

lioness | @lioness | Sep 7, 2020

In reply to @deborahfrick123 "@lioness Sam was a lab. He must have thought the deer was there to play. Sam..." + (show)

@Oh no how horrible that had to be for you to watch so sorry
On another subject our heat we have is draining I don't know how outdoor people are doing For our mailman I leave 2bottles of cold water in my mailbox for him as I live in a sr. building Here in Calif it is 106 over weekend and all week high 90,s the wildfires are the worst they,ve been here some people are starting them horrible sorry to go off subject

jude07 | @jude07 | Sep 7, 2020

In reply to @deborahfrick123 "@lioness Sam was a lab. He must have thought the deer was there to play. Sam..." + (show)

Such a sad ending for Sam and your family. Take care during these tender times.

rivergirl8243 | @rivergirl8243 | Sep 7, 2020

In reply to @jakedduck1 "105 degrees today 108 tomorrow. Not going to be cool early in the morning, 77 degree..." + (show)

jake you must be in Arizona or California.

deborahfrick123 | @deborahfrick123 | Sep 7, 2020

In reply to @lioness "@Oh no how horrible that had to be for you to watch so sorry On another..." + (show)

That is wonderful, keep giving water. My sister's friend is a retired postal delivery person and the job does great damage to ones body. She has already had two hip replacements.