Challenge Walk

[lbenmaor]

It started last night. I said to myself before I go to sleep I will do my challenge walk

Saturday morning. There I went with my headsets and 2 water bottles. What a

great feeling it was!

Leslie

[Juliew19673]

Good for you Leslie! Its inspiration like this that gives me hope and reminds me to try.

[lbenmaor in reply to Juliew19673]

Thanks. I'm glad I helped you remember to try.

Leslie

[janetb1968]

Good for u hun very inspiring xxx that has made me want to walk more xxx crap balance be damned lol 😊😊😊😊😊

[lbenmaor in reply to janetb1968]

Be proud of what you can do!

Leslie

[Iona60]

Great! It's too hot for me to walk here in FL.

[lbenmaor in reply to Iona60]

Have you ever tried walking in the mall or a store where there

is airconditioning?

Leslie

[jimeka]

Too hot here in sunny U.K, but well done you 🦋 🍫keep it up blessings Jimeka

[lbenmaor in reply to jimeka]

Thanks. Have you tried walking in the mall or a store where there is air

conditioning?

Leslie

[RoseySawyer in reply to lbenmaor]

The Mall is a great idea. I never thought of that. I might spend some money window shopping. 😊❤🌷

[lbenmaor in reply to RoseySawyer]

Let me know how it goes. Just don't sent me the bill from all your

shopping!

Leslie

[RoseySawyer in reply to lbenmaor]

Hahahaa, I'll charge it to my husband's credit card. lol 😊❤🌷

[lbenmaor in reply to RoseySawyer]

Sounds Perfect!

[jimeka in reply to lbenmaor]

Thank you, but the nearest mall to me is over a hour away, I live out in the country, but good idea, blessings Jimeka 🦋 🍫

[janetb1968 in reply to jimeka]

It is a bit warm and i have just woke up and it's still warm! A bit fresher would be nice xxx

[lbenmaor in reply to janetb1968]

There are a few things in life that we can't control and weather is one of them.

Stay Cool.

Leslie

[kdali]

Awesome! I wanted to do some walking while in GA, but travel plus poor sleep says NOPE.

[lbenmaor in reply to kdali]

kdali,

What's good is that you thought about it and realized maybe poor sleep

might be in the way, but you will do it another day.

Leslie

[kdali in reply to lbenmaor]

Yeah, I’ve learned not to push my luck! My vision is wonky today, that’s usually my litmus test.

Are you still feeling well this evening after your walk earlier?

[lbenmaor in reply to kdali]

kdali,

Yes, thanks for asking. What makes it hard for me is when I walk

downhill not uphill so I make sure I include that in some of my

walks.

Leslie

[CalfeeChick CommunityAmbassador]

That is an Inspiration, before ms, I would use just 1 ear bud and fully geared up ride my road bike for miles and miles. Good Idea about the head phones, I can go to my local gym and ride a bike or walk a little on a treadmill. I can't stand all the noise and wearing my earphones is a good idea to drown out the gym noise. We should all get a pedometer and see how many steps we take each day. My friend and I, went to breakfast, shopped thrift stores, garage sales and the crafts store today, I just wonder how far we walked. I still need to check out my bargains! Lynn

[bxrmom in reply to CalfeeChick]

When I do any walking, with my dog or other distances, I use the app 'Walk For A Dog' and they donate to rescue and it tracks how far you have walked! The app can be downloaded from the app store. The website is wooftrax.com/

Haven't been doing much walking lately because of the heat and some days my neck really bothers me to where I don't walk.

Jessie

[lbenmaor in reply to bxrmom]

Jessie,

Thanks for the info. Have you tried walking in the mall or a store where there is airconditioning?

Leslie

[bxrmom in reply to lbenmaor]

Unfortunately, I don't drive and rely on family to get anywhere (they are limited in what they can do) so I'm not really able to do that. So I walk when the weather and body let me do it

Jessie

[lbenmaor in reply to bxrmom]

Sounds like you're taking care of yourself!

Leslie

[erash]

Yay! For you. Be invincible 👊

[lbenmaor in reply to erash]

Thanks for the hurrah.

Leslie

[Allen5280]

Since my addition of Modafinil to my medications I have been playing with the idea of taking walks. With our heat indices of 100+ I have to be able to get up early to be able to even with a cooling vest. (Thank you MSAA) however I still have the ballance issues where my cane may not be sufficient cause I drop it often. I have been looking into the possibility of acquiring a set of forearm crutches for possibly taking some walks. I think it would be preferable over starting back into PT here cause my Medicare and Medicare want to fight with me about paying for stuff. As a matter of fact they are trying to deny my last Ocrevus infusion even though they covered it last year! I went into a panic attack the other day when my Medicare statement arrives telling me that 10k+ was going to be my part. I called the infusion center and they told me that they will take up on my behalf and even if they don't pay I won't be responsible. The lovely woman that works in the billing told me that since they did previously they will win the appeal process. So that's a weight of my shoulders but it sucks when the overseeing agencies don't care what their ridiculous decisions do to people when they are ill and it triggered symptom flare and I'm paying for it regardless.! Arrrgggghhhh

[lbenmaor in reply to Allen5280]

Allen5280,

I feel your pain and send healing thoughts and prayers.

G-D will give you strength to get through this.

Leslie

[lbenmaor in reply to Allen5280]

Allen5280,

I forgot to also mention if you are up to walking you can go

to an airconditioned store or mall.

Leslie

[Allen5280]

I did read that on your earlier posts, I do ok most of the time at the store as long as I have the strength. I use the cart to stabilize myself but with my anxiety disorder, I avoid stores whenever possible. People can be inconsiderate and rude at times and I miss the great outdoors. J want to get to where I can go to the lake and do my walking. Hopefully with my dog again. She would always go nuts when I said the Lake word... lol one of those parts of life i want to fight to try and get back. God has seen me throught thus far, to be able to walk or talk at all is an astonishment to my doctors, so keeping up the fight!

Thoughts and prayers,

Allen

[lbenmaor in reply to Allen5280]

I'm glad you have a great attitude. It will help you succeed.

Yes, people can be very rude in stores.

Leslie

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