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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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Becky, Volunteer Mentor | @becsbuddy | Mar 7, 2021
In reply to @artist01 "@becsbuddy Great news that you had wonderful weather today for your walk, Becky. That makes a..." + (show)
@artist01

@becsbuddy Great news that you had wonderful weather today for your walk, Becky. That makes a walk so much more special!
I was lucky today, too. I did 1548 steps with my newly downloaded pedometer, and the temp. was a balmy 45, with no wind or rain.
Love the pedometer. It's so motivating to get out there, and even to go further than planned, just to see how many steps I can register. I walked around the whole block as I had done yesterday, but then I walked around the perimeter of our building, just to rack up some more steps. 😊

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@artist01 I love pedometers! I used to try to keep a graph of my steps, then I could easily see my progress. Doing a great job, Laurie!

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Becky, Volunteer Mentor | @becsbuddy | Mar 7, 2021
In reply to @fiesty76 "@becsbuddy, A Huge Salute to You, Becky for starting this group. A year later and 215..." + (show)
@fiesty76

@becsbuddy, A Huge Salute to You, Becky for starting this group. A year later and 215 pages of posts and countless recountings of adventures that kept us all motivated and inspired. Methinks a 1 Yr Anniversary Party is called for. Maybe we could all congregate virtually in our favorite "destination locale" for a celebration????

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Great idea @fiesty76 ! I think virtually is best. I don’t know how it would look to stand in the park hootin’ n holler in’! Can you think of a good day and time?

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artist01 | @artist01 | Mar 7, 2021
In reply to @gingerw "@artist01 Thank you for your kind words. We all do what we can each day, given..." + (show)
@gingerw

@artist01 Thank you for your kind words. We all do what we can each day, given our challenges. This Tues will be a "team meeting" as we figure out how we are going to gear up for battle, combining the different issues into a workable plan.

I am getting out to walk each day as I can. Granted it is not as far as my trails used to take me, but seeing the coming Spring entices me. The daffodils are blooming under the mostly-dead silver madrone tree, with additional clumps popping up in unexpected places - middle of a bunch of wild blackberries! I saw the first turkey buzzard of the season, surely Spring is coming. Robins, chickadees, Stellar jays, red-headed woodpeckers, doves and crows all digging around the plants that over-wintered. The mated kestrels are building in the tree just beyond the fence, and I spied a pair of bald eagles casing some trees out for suitable nesting spots, The Canadian geese are setting up to nest in the city's rock and gravel storage area. I hear the creeks that now roar at a very high flow. It's amazing to hear and see all this as I move slowly - why would anyone wear earbuds and miss all of this!? Oh, and let's not forget the deer! Hoping to see the new babies soon!
Ginger

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@gingerw Oh Ginger, such a lovely uplifting post, as you describe the coming of Spring.
Like you, I miss the energy and adventure of my former trails, but we have the memories, don't we? My passion was to hike up the mountain trails of the Canadian Rockies almost every weekend, or in the winter, snowshoe in Kanaskis Country (all in Alberta). Always accompanied by my sons, or after they reached adulthood, with their children, my grandbabies, and always with a loyal dog or two at my side in the summer. Often, too, my close artist friends were up for the challenge. Ah, the good ol' days!
I'm going to be thinking good thoughts of you on Tuesday, as you join your team at your Think Tank session.
My best to you.
Laurie

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artist01 | @artist01 | Mar 7, 2021
In reply to @becsbuddy "@artist01 I love pedometers! I used to try to keep a graph of my steps, then..." + (show)
@becsbuddy

@artist01 I love pedometers! I used to try to keep a graph of my steps, then I could easily see my progress. Doing a great job, Laurie!

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@becsbuddy Can't wait to get out there again today and track my steps! The weather continues to hold, in a fairly good way.

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lioness | @lioness | Mar 7, 2021
In reply to @becsbuddy "@lioness. Tai Chi works! I worry about you, you’re such a get going person. Take care..." + (show)
@becsbuddy

@lioness. Tai Chi works! I worry about you, you’re such a get going person. Take care and let us know what the CT shows. Becky

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@becsbuddy I will let you know I was able to get a disc made for I go to pain Dr this Wed. Getting old sucks 😭

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lioness | @lioness | Mar 7, 2021
In reply to @artist01 "@lioness I hope you get some encouraging news from your CT scan. These must be very..." + (show)
@artist01

@lioness I hope you get some encouraging news from your CT scan. These must be very difficult times for you. And Tai Chi definitely counts!
Warmest wishes, Laurie

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@artist1 Thanks I will keep you posted I am a active person and this isn't in my playbook. Linda

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mayofeb2020 | @mayofeb2020 | Mar 7, 2021
In reply to @becsbuddy "It occurred to me that we started walking a whole year ago. And we’ve been under..." + (show)
@becsbuddy

It occurred to me that we started walking a whole year ago. And we’ve been under masking and stay at home and social distancing orders forever! But we’re still walking and doing home exercises and swimming (and eating). Give yourselves a pat on the back! Now is also the time to find some of members who just kept right on walking. Where are you @lioness and @1065408 and @starko and @merpreb and @mayofeb2020 and @gingerw and @jakedduck1 ? Come walk with us!

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@becsbuddy. Wow, has it been a year already? Well, I'm still walking, but due to my back and hip problems, I'm not walking as much as I used to. I have a new PCP this year and not sure if I can still go back to the same orthopedic doctor's as I used to go to last year. Now that I'm vaccinated, I feel more comfortable about going back to PT. I'm catching up with my health issues now. Have to go see a periodontist soon. I feel like I'm falling apart. Fortunately my recent blood test showed everything is in order, that's a relief. I guess I can only go one day at a time. The weather here in southern California has been good, random days of rain is nothing compared to the weather many of you are experiencing. I shall not complain. I will keep walking as long as I can. Hope you're all well.

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artist01 | @artist01 | Mar 7, 2021
In reply to @lioness "@artist1 Thanks I will keep you posted I am a active person and this isn't in..." + (show)
@lioness

@artist1 Thanks I will keep you posted I am a active person and this isn't in my playbook. Linda

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@lioness Ah, yes, how I can relate to your comment - not our playbook! We really do miss our healthy and active lifestyles, that's for sure. I sincerely hope you will be seeing some easier days in the future. Warmest wishes,
Laurie

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lioness | @lioness | Mar 7, 2021
In reply to @artist01 "@lioness Ah, yes, how I can relate to your comment - not our playbook! We really..." + (show)
@artist01

@lioness Ah, yes, how I can relate to your comment - not our playbook! We really do miss our healthy and active lifestyles, that's for sure. I sincerely hope you will be seeing some easier days in the future. Warmest wishes,
Laurie

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@artist01 Thanks Laurie.I hope so also Take care

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Barb | @1065408 | Mar 7, 2021
In reply to @becsbuddy "It occurred to me that we started walking a whole year ago. And we’ve been under..." + (show)
@becsbuddy

It occurred to me that we started walking a whole year ago. And we’ve been under masking and stay at home and social distancing orders forever! But we’re still walking and doing home exercises and swimming (and eating). Give yourselves a pat on the back! Now is also the time to find some of members who just kept right on walking. Where are you @lioness and @1065408 and @starko and @merpreb and @mayofeb2020 and @gingerw and @jakedduck1 ? Come walk with us!

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Hi All. Been dealing with additional medical problems...oxygen 24/7 mid-year and pneumonia November/December. Through the grace of God I’ve been given a new lease on life. Read the posts daily, enjoying them all. Restarted walking in December (hallways), walking laps in two sections daily, twice a day. Each lap is 0.09 mile, and depending on the day, walk close to a mile daily. Also getting in two manual breathing treatments, nebulizing and the compression vest, as well as arm exercises for breast cancer. Whew, now I’m exhausted. Takes a large part of each day. Haven’t felt this good in two years. I’m truly blessed.

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