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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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I think I picked a too close-by goal for myself. Golden, CO is only 18miles from here but the walk is along a winding road with major ups and down! I could always take a break at Coors Brewery when I get there!
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6 ReactionsSounds like a good plan 😁🍺
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1 ReactionI hope that the brewery is close to Golden, othwise 18 miles might turn into a lot more😂
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2 Reactions@becsbuddy. Excellent plan!
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1 Reaction@fiesty76. Mid-60's sounds like heaven to me.
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1 Reaction@becsbuddy, While Golden, CO wouldn't be on my trek to Boulder, your mention of taking a break along your way at the Coors Brewery brought a wonderful memory. Mine was a teetotaler family growing up so when my friend asked if I would like to go for a tour of the Coors Brewery, I jumped at the chance. We shared an apt that first yr of teaching in Denver area and her boyfriend, at the School of Mines, offered to be our guide. I'll never forget how impressed I was by that tour and by the end-of-tour cheese and beer samples offered. To this day I remember thinking as I tried hard to take a few sips of the beer that I was finally grown up!
It took many more years to be able to finish one can of beer because it made me very sleepy. Yay to learning that the brewery is still in action! Your great idea of a refreshment stop along your way has me thinking of how important it is for each of us to reward those difficult-to-achieve efforts whatever the task. Smiles
In the meantime, I took my longest walk in months yesterday at our largest park that has a small stream running through. Both ducks and geese were taking advantage of the adjacent lake; a few families were at picnic tables and it was wonderful soaking up the sun while watching others celebrate the lovely weather.
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3 ReactionsLove your sense of humor, @jude! Already geographically challenged, add a bit of spirits to the mix and I might end up in Missouri instead of Boulder! LOL
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1 Reaction@feist76, way to go, taking your longest walk in months!! Your weather sounds awesome. We're still hovering below and above zero and it's been windy. I'm still revving my engines. Lol
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1 ReactionYes, sounds like a lovely long walk in the park. Spring is on its way, yesterday temps reached 45 for my walk. Ahhh felt so good!!!
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2 ReactionsWell, mid 30’s and sunshine are heavenly for a walk! Birds were out chirping but spring is not even close. Darn. Snow on the ground and more to come. March and April are the snowiest months here. It I did walk 2 miles! Poor Poppy used up all his spoons!
Is the weather going to let you get out @artist01 ?
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