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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? And 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
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!
Good morning @jal333 The beach walk sounds absolutely wonderful! But I do think you should wear a mask if you come anywhere near another walker. Do your best to social distance and have your mask handy and enjoy a beautiful walk!
@jal333 I will weigh in on the mask issue. All evidence coming out of the recent protests in Minneapolis & St Paul, with extensive followup testing of thousands of protestors, seems to indicate that risk of transmission after brief exposure to people OUTDOORS is minimal. Overall, less than 2% of protesters tested 2-3 weeks after exposure were positive, and most of those had other risks such as workplace. This was after being in the crowds, not socially distanced, and often with people shouting, etc for periods as long as many hours over several days. This is reinforced by the fact that our hospital & ICUbeds occupied continue to fall in the Twin Cities as well.
Contrast this with dozens of new infections in one small county less than 2 weeks after bars reopened for indoor occupancy – mostly 20-somethings, all of whom had gone to more than one bar with friends on opening weekend. What's really scary – many work in either daycare or healthcare and had mild or no symptoms, so they are bracing for a wave of secondary infection from community spread…
My policy – and I walk every day – is to have my mask in case I stop to visit along the way, but I don't wear it outdoors unless at a well-populated park where I am constantly passing/being passed by other people in close proximity. But I don't bother on my usual walks where I encounter a couple dozen other walkers and bikers…
Keep in mind – increased risk of infection is a factor of increased exposure to virus-infected droplets – more droplets, in closer proximity, over an extended period of time. This discussion is from an epidemiologist I trust: https://www.bluezones.com/2020/06/covid-19-straight-answers-from-top-epidemiologist-who-predicted-the-pandemic/
Sue
@imallears I heard about the dust cloud coming be careful Stay in during the worst and do your walking ,round and round like a merry-go-round
@becsbuddy Hi Becky I am happy to be part of your group… I think for me totally my life changed after the surgery I am not still the superwoman I was before working 24 hours a day, can do everything and never become sick and shy to saying am tired
but on the other hand, the surgery gives me a new life
I hope I can overcome the new issues as fatigue, distraction….etc
Hi @imallears unfortunately am not an athletic person before the surgery .. so am really suffering now
it's so hard especially with kids & two jobs
@athoub Welcome to the club! I was also very active and never seemed to stop moving until I got brain lesions. I had to learn to walk again and everything and there are so many things I still can’t do. And most people don’t even know I’m sick and others, who knew I was sick, think I’m totally well. 😑. It’s one of the “invisible diseases.” But I try to do what I can.
And that’s why I started the walking group! So many people on MayoClinicConnect have fatigue and I thought we should all help each other.
Even if you can just do a little bit every day, it would be great. Don’t try to keep up with anyone else. Get onto MayoCinicConnect every day, check out the other groups, and enjoy yourself!
You say that you have 2 kids; get them to help you. And 2 jobs! Wow.
Just take one day at a time!
I think I will get kicked out from this group LOL
I didn't walk from three days and really feeling guilty … even after four years after the surgery I can't control my life
thank god that's I never give up and I will try again & again
I have 5 kids and 2 jobs ..as I told you I was a superwoman I didn't think this will happen for me one day am struggling now … Luckey for me that my managers understand my situation but still all weights on me
@athoub, don't be too hard on yourself. Here we support each other, no judgements here. Just do what you can, one day at a time. Put one foot in front of another. That's what I do, I listen to music when I walk. Maybe it will help you too.
thank you dear for your support …. what did you say is true am really hard on myself I don't accept any excuse
they build us tough in my family we should always be strong ….. but am working on that I have to treat myself right
@athoub
You do what you can do. A positive attitude is worth more than anything. Don’t knock yourself out and listen to your body. Kids and 2 jobs post surgery? Be kind to yourself and eat well. All will come in time. What you don’t need is to overextend yourself and wind up being exhausted and lowering your resistance. Remember, good food is good medicine for your body and mind.
Stay safe and healthy
FL Mary
@athoub
Oh good grief 5 kids and 2 jobs! Give yourself a mini vacation every day with some alone time if you can. I think you take enough steps on a daily basis to still qualify as Superwoman and probably leading the pack in the virtual walking group.
FL Mary