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20{4}40 – Exercise

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Counting exercise as a blessing?  You bet.  Up until a few years ago, I wasn’t able to exercise.  I was so heavy that walking was an effort, running out of the question.  Now, I love it, and am so grateful that I am strong and healthy and able to move my body the way God intended when he created it.

 

My first 5K
41. Sunscreen – where was it when I was a kid?
42. Kayaks
43. Friends with lake houses
44. Friends with boats – who are willing to share
45. Fireworks
46. Spring flowers
47. Running in the park
48. Lady Penelope with her big squishy seat
49. Paved bike trails
50. New bicycle lanes on 7th Street
51. Lancaster Street Bridge with those nice wide walkways
52. Compression pants
53. Podrunner Podcasts
54. C25K program
55. Fort Worth Running Company and their shoe fitting gurus
56. Enell Bras
57. Running Skirts
58. Body Glide
59. Modern fabrics that wick moisture
60. Chapstick
 
Want to learn more about exercise and a journey to health?  Follow me over at Keeping the Faith – Skinny Me.

 Lenten Challenge Following Ann, counting my blessings. 

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PSA #2 – Exercising When Sick

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Hey Chickies!  Many of us – or our kids – have been sick during the past few weeks. Many of us are working our tails off trying to shed the body clutter and reclaim our health.  So what should we do when illness and exercise collide?

I wondered myself, so I did two things.  Checked out info over at MayoClinic.com and called my Nurse Practicioner. They both said the same thing.

As a rule of thumb for exercise and illness:

  • It’s okay to work out if your symptoms are “above the neck” — such as runny nose, nasal congestion, sneezing or sore throat. Be prepared to reduce the intensity of your workout if needed, however.
  • Postpone your exercise if your symptoms are “below the neck” — such as chest congestion, hacking cough or upset stomach.
  • Don’t exercise at all if you have a fever, fatigue or widespread muscle aches. (Gentle stretching is okay to help relieve the muscle aches.)
Mild to moderate physical activity is usually okay if you have a cold but no fever. Exercise may even help you feel better by temporarily relieving nasal congestion. If you choose to exercise when you’re sick, listen to your body. If your symptoms get worse with physical activity, stop and rest.
Yes, rest.  Your body is an amazing machine with self-healing super powers, but it needs rest to do its work. So if you feel like crud, don’t go running!  Resume your workout routine gradually as you begin to feel better.
Gradually is the name of my game this week.  Half of my household, including me, has been sick for what seems like the entire month of February.  Nothing serious, just a nasty energy draining mega snot producing upper respiratory virus that would not go away. It was bad.  I did not exercise.  I slept as much as possible, consumed gallons of fluids and let my body fight the germs and heal itself.  I started exercising again this week.  Slowly.  Even though I feel better and am no longer coughing up a lung, I’m holding back a little bit.  I pulled out my old C25K tracks and did week one pacing with walking and slow jogging.  Next week I’ll work out with Buff Chad, and then start ramping up the walking and running. 

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20{4}40 – A Lenten Challenge

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We are wading into the Lenten season, a time for reflection, for re-evaluating our lives and afor clearing out the spiritual clutter.  Part of my own Lenten journey this year is to stop and be thankful, truly thankful for the abundant blessings in my life.

Lenten Challenge Following Ann, counting my blessings. 

  1. Lent, and the privilege of soul searching
  2. Prayer
  3. Wonderful husband, who loves me more than himself
  4. Healthy kids
  5. Grilled cheese sandwiches
  6. Running Shoes
  7. Oldest daughter – who comes home from college and cleans every bathroom in the house
  8. A car that runs
  9. Daffodils peeking up from the ground, especially the itty bitty Tete-a-Tete
  10. Bob the Cat who loves me because I feed him
  11. A refridgerator that works
  12. A freezer in my garage that is stocked with food
  13. My healing ITB that allows me to run again
  14. Bananas – how easy we can get them!
  15. Homemade granola
  16. Tea – warm in the winter, iced in the summer
  17. Friends who pick up the slack when I fall behind
  18. My job – and I’m so grateful to get to keep it!
  19. Christina A. – such a steady, peaceful influence in my life
  20. The privilege of lectoring at Mass

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