Exercise - Working Back to it After or During Treatment

hi everyone. Very little exercise here but teaching preschoolers full time is its own kind of workout.

Glad to see everyone hanging in there...

I walked to the grocery store and back today, about 2 miles total. This is my first walk in more than a week--freezing weather kept me indoors.

hi two hobbies glad the mall idea helps. I gave up shopping today so no fat suit gritgirl lol . I could just see me sweating away in the posh shops.

I actually went for a walk to see the mistletoe growing in the orchard at an old house called Cothele it is in Cornwall. They have a beautiful old 15th century hall an every year they hang overhead old English garlands made from flowers grown in the summer then dried beautiful colours. There is a huge fireplace we sat by the log fire and the band played and we sang Caroles It felt really Christmassy much better than battling around the shops. I wish I could up load pictures must learn next year.

Mara x

Hi Everybody - I'm joining this group because exercise is vital to my physical and mental well being. I like the ideas posted about walking in the mall but 10 days out from my BMX and I'm afraid someone could bump into me. I did hit the gym today and walked 4 miles on incline holding onto the handles. I feel sooo much better after sitting and eating junk all week. Please know that I am a runner and I do half marathons so this is not meant to compare with anyone else. I am just so happy to be moving again that I had to post this. Frankly, prior to my BMX I expected to be on life support at this point.

Hi Grit Girl - It just amazes me that my boobs were lopped off and I'm still alive and kicking.

I decided to dust off my pedometer to see how close I get to that10,000 steps you hear about. Well not that close as it turns out.  Yesterday I walked5400 steps and today 5200 so far.  

Warrior woman you are right to stay out of crowds. It wouldn't be a good time to get bumped.

Mara I think your event sounds beautiful. That's the kind of thing I would love and you enjoy the Christmas spirit instead of the stress of the season. 

Gritgirl I found a free yoga for cancer survivors right near my house on Saturday so I'm going to sign up. It's funny when you hear a song from your youth and the memories they bring back. 

I have only started my Christmas shopping so the rest of the week I'll be trudging through the stores!  

I have really been a slacker the last few weeks. First it was freezing weather and now my back is bothering me. I was in a car collision on the 4th and I think I aggravated an old back injury. I just sent an online appointment request to my doctor's office. Time to stop griping and do something about it. It ain't going away by itself.

gritgirl, can you tell a difference in how you feel because of yoga? I hope so.  It always made me feel immediately better. I SOOO need to get back to my yoga.  But the 2x week run takes a lot of my energy. 

With the holidays and cold weather it's hard to find time, but I hope everyone can find moments for walking or yoga or anything that gets your body moving and reminds you that you are still very much alive!!!!

Don't know if this has been talked about, I was thinking of getting an exercise monitoring device. I have seen a few that attaches to an arm band or on the waist. Some measure calories burned,and steps taken. But apparently some even measure hydration level to make sure enough water has been put into the body throughout the day. I am recovering from 2 kidneys stone surgeries. I work many long hours, but have exercise bike and treadmill as well as exercise videos, weights, stretch bands at home. So thinking of starting to exercise slowly while making sure I have enough water in me throughout the day. These exercise monitoring units look lightweight. I think the data must download onto a phone or computer. Anyone familiar with these and do you like them? 

I used to exercise everyday before my surgery and yesterday I was all set to go to the gym when I decided on a nap instead.  I'm proud of myself.  I needed the rest.  

gritgirl - lol!

Merry Christmas everybody. 

It's been pouring down rain and I hate treadmills so I ran up and down steps today. 8 floors in my apt. building, for 20 mins. 

I ran in Central Park last week while in NYC for my Sloan-Kettering visit. It was just a teensy 2-mile run but now I can finally say I've run in Central Park. 

Hope everyone gets lots of time for rest and exercise over the holidays.