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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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@jakedduck1 Its bad enough for me to lose days but I lost a whole year of my grandsons school. I thought he was going into 7th grade next year his Mom said he was going into 8th WOW that was a wakeup moment for me . Where does time fly
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2 Reactions@artist01 I think I got the spelling wrong its the western Texas power grid is it ergo? Im not the world,s greatest speller anymore haha
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3 Reactions“Little trees” so clever😊
@lioness. Hahaha, thankyou for the clarification! I thought it was a disease! "got ergo?" 🤣
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2 Reactions@becsbuddy
Candy is the best prescription for grumpiness. Cookies, cake, pies & pastry work well also.
Get your prescription filled and say goodbye to the grumpies.
Happiness is on the way,
Jake
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5 Reactions@jakedduck1 . Love that grumpiness prescription but I'm Diabetic. Whine, whine, whine. 🤣
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2 ReactionsI baked those cookies and made donuts, then I gained 5 lbs trying to eat off my grumpies. Guess that didn’t work too well, now I have to walk all of that off, ugh!!
I’ll leave all of the sweets for you.
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3 Reactions@artist01, Does this also mean you cannot have wine, wine, wine? @joybringer1
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4 Reactions@joybringer1. 😆 🤣 😂. Yes, for right now, dang it! Too many meds on board😩. I've still got four $50 gift certificates for my favorite restaurant, received just before Covid hit. Can't wait to see my meds go down and for the restaurant to be a healthier place to go to for wine and great food.
I've got my dining guests all planned out! Best, Laurie
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3 Reactions@artist01, Oh what a wonderful plan you have! It will be lovely to dine in our favorite restaurants with our friends. I have not eaten in a restaurant since February of last year. I was ill and then Covid hit. I frequently look at the menus on line and salivate. My husband does prepare wonderful meals, but it would be great to be in our favorite restaurants. No one would have to cook and wash dishes! We all yearn for that time and can plan as you have. I hope you lose some meds soon! Onward and upward! @joybringer1
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