At 9:56pm on November 29, 2009, TENA/DIAMOND said…
HI, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS FOR JOINING MY FRIENDS LIST. I HAVE BEEN ILL FOR SOME TIME AND NOT ON HERE . MISSING IT AND FINDING IT VERY INTERESTING , WITH ALL THE TOPICS THAT ARE OUT THERE NOW.
Thanks for the welcome! I thought the twitter webinar was excellent yesterday except that it wasn't tied enough into healthcare - I expected to learn what would a healthcare professional (or activist) do differently than, say, an educator.
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Great! I would love to see your operation, too. Are you in town next week? I am good any day but Wednesday so far for lunch - or I could come anytime that is most convenient for you -
Hey jack! Glad to see you, too. I am working on a story about social networking in the pharma industry - in fact, I am talking with Craig DeLarge later today - and am looking for other industry sources. I know you twitter - would you like to participate? I could venture down to the big city for lunch and a confab if you'd like.
I'd love to know your opinion and get your input on this topic.
Looking forward to being a part of WEGO!
Thanks Jack! Great to hear from you. Hope you got my emails re: the postponement of our advisory summit. Still looking forward to having you part of that process. We'll get there some day.
Hi Jack, I have a general list of what I put on my "Migraine resume" in this blog post: Communication. It's not a form, per se, but you can think of it as a writing prompt of sorts.
That's a good idea about posting an example of it. I'll try to get it up on my blog in the next week or so.
I read your comments on Deborah's page and really felt compelled to write you.
The idea of a contract for friends is great. I have always wanted to write a letter to the families and friends of newly diagnosed Migraineurs and Dystonia patients. I think the idea of a contract is terrific, but, as any contract in life, it should be both read in full and understood. This is hard, especially when a diagnosis is genetic or very serious, or if the friend has been "out of commission" for a time before diagnosis.
May I write about this in my blog? With your permission, I would really love to explore this idea past the initial "letter for families of newly diagnosed" and include the concept of a contract.
I believe: Old friends, like precious worn and used heirlooms and aging dogs, should be nurtured and treasured for as long as you are blessed to have them in your life.
I also believe in Mental Hygiene and "mining for gold" as you so aptly phrased it. In with the good, out with the bad.
The key to happiness with chronic illness I think, is realizing and accepting where one ends and the other begins.
Interesting question; regarding the "deserters being educated," although, I suppose it's up to them really. I believe that most of them desert for a reason, they don't uderstand it, therefore, why bother. In my case, I became a bore. No more fun to hang out with, go shopping or do the crafty stuff any longer. So, farewell to the friendship.
I reflected a bit on the word "retiree" and living in Thailand realize that words in the English language often have subtle feelings that may or may not be desirable. For example, when I first lived in Japan I was called a "foreignor." Of course I resented the term but later it dawned on me that does not have the more subtle sentiment that some people may place on it. A black friend of mine suggested that by using the word "black" totally out of context with a person but in a sense of reference to "evil" or some other term that I was actually insulting her. Out of courtesy I accepted that person's way of thinking so as not to embarrass her.
In my case of retiree, it does convey a sense of having nothing to do but sitting in a chair and watching a sports game on television so I think I picked up your sentiment about this term.
Now, to the health issue, I think we need models in the exercise field to pattern ourselves after. Jack LaLanne is 92 and the last time I heard he had done a 1,000 pushups. Well, I am not that competitive that I would want to do that. First of all, there is the possibility of repetitive strain causing injury. Secondly, I evaluate the functionality of the exercise. I have a high value on bending forward and bending backwards, bending sideways and twisting. I often do one hour of just these exercises. They are not that strenuous and I think as we advance in age that these are critical exercises to maintain our bodily structure rather than mechanical pushups. The so-called girlie pushups is really a label that I feel strongly against. (How individualistic we English speakers are in our dislike of certain labels!) I prefer knee pushups as an alternative. Two reasons why I do knee pushups. My wrists are not super strong and why build shoulder strength in this way when I can do headstand pushups if I want to. But, in my daily life I don't see this as a functional exercise. How will strengthening this part of the body or that help me to walk better, create a better posture, etc. I am not into lifting 200 pound sandbags either so why bother with what is not useful? I am not interested in bragging about the number of reps I can do or how big my pecs are. I have other preferences to work on.
Finally, I do a lot of dumbbell work. I don't see that kettlebars are really so different that it would be functional for me to use them. Shipping costs are high and there are no small increments in weight as there are with dumbbells.
Finally, I vary my exercises so that I use only my muscles that are not sore or weakened from the previous day. I would find doing 3 sets of 10 reps of this exercise or that rather tedious. What if you want to brag that you can do 1000 pushups? You wake up one morning and feel as if you simply do not want to do another exercise session. Your muscles are sore, etc. Then you are on a guilt trip about lacking discipline, etc.
I prefer a more positive approach in which all is grist for the mill when one exercises. Whatever the fancy, there is the routine.
Finally, I taught myself yoga, pilates, band resistance, swiss ball, etc., and that held my interest throughout the years. I also juggle a bit, and do what I think is called bar exercises. Developed my own system on that one. So, I have practiced hundreds of different exercises, determined what my body needed due to certain muscle and bone weaknesses, etc., and that is why I said that each one must follow his own path such as Buddha and Krishnamurti suggested in their philosophies.
Good luck and hope some idea gives you a spark of creativity if that is what you after.
Sorry Jack. I didn't look at your photo carefully and didn't answer your question well. To be frank, I conduct exercises strictly by time rather than repetition so I will give 10, 20,30 or even one hour to an exercise routine. When I worked in Japan as an English teacher I had a rather busy schedule so I did jog or did interval training for one hour rather than had a muscle routine. This gave me the energy I needed for the day.
I don't know your routine now but what should be important is what goal do you have in mind. Bruce Lee pointed out that he had a goal in mind when he exercised a certain part of the body so you have to ask yourself if it is for your health, to reduce your abs, etc. THen you want to develop a routine for that.
One hour is okay for body maintenance in a general sense. My personal belief is if you have the time, better spend it in gaining a comprehensive understanding of the field which entails medicine, herbs, sports medicine, body building, etc. One person may have the answers for themself but not for someone else. You should be the one to decide all of this as no one has any idea of your bodily needs in this regard. Good luck on this.
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I'd love to know your opinion and get your input on this topic.
Looking forward to being a part of WEGO!
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That's a good idea about posting an example of it. I'll try to get it up on my blog in the next week or so.
Thanks for commenting!
Be well,
MJ
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Be well.
I read your comments on Deborah's page and really felt compelled to write you.
The idea of a contract for friends is great. I have always wanted to write a letter to the families and friends of newly diagnosed Migraineurs and Dystonia patients. I think the idea of a contract is terrific, but, as any contract in life, it should be both read in full and understood. This is hard, especially when a diagnosis is genetic or very serious, or if the friend has been "out of commission" for a time before diagnosis.
May I write about this in my blog? With your permission, I would really love to explore this idea past the initial "letter for families of newly diagnosed" and include the concept of a contract.
I believe: Old friends, like precious worn and used heirlooms and aging dogs, should be nurtured and treasured for as long as you are blessed to have them in your life.
I also believe in Mental Hygiene and "mining for gold" as you so aptly phrased it. In with the good, out with the bad.
The key to happiness with chronic illness I think, is realizing and accepting where one ends and the other begins.
thanks so much for your comment.
In my case of retiree, it does convey a sense of having nothing to do but sitting in a chair and watching a sports game on television so I think I picked up your sentiment about this term.
Now, to the health issue, I think we need models in the exercise field to pattern ourselves after. Jack LaLanne is 92 and the last time I heard he had done a 1,000 pushups. Well, I am not that competitive that I would want to do that. First of all, there is the possibility of repetitive strain causing injury. Secondly, I evaluate the functionality of the exercise. I have a high value on bending forward and bending backwards, bending sideways and twisting. I often do one hour of just these exercises. They are not that strenuous and I think as we advance in age that these are critical exercises to maintain our bodily structure rather than mechanical pushups. The so-called girlie pushups is really a label that I feel strongly against. (How individualistic we English speakers are in our dislike of certain labels!) I prefer knee pushups as an alternative. Two reasons why I do knee pushups. My wrists are not super strong and why build shoulder strength in this way when I can do headstand pushups if I want to. But, in my daily life I don't see this as a functional exercise. How will strengthening this part of the body or that help me to walk better, create a better posture, etc. I am not into lifting 200 pound sandbags either so why bother with what is not useful? I am not interested in bragging about the number of reps I can do or how big my pecs are. I have other preferences to work on.
Finally, I do a lot of dumbbell work. I don't see that kettlebars are really so different that it would be functional for me to use them. Shipping costs are high and there are no small increments in weight as there are with dumbbells.
Finally, I vary my exercises so that I use only my muscles that are not sore or weakened from the previous day. I would find doing 3 sets of 10 reps of this exercise or that rather tedious. What if you want to brag that you can do 1000 pushups? You wake up one morning and feel as if you simply do not want to do another exercise session. Your muscles are sore, etc. Then you are on a guilt trip about lacking discipline, etc.
I prefer a more positive approach in which all is grist for the mill when one exercises. Whatever the fancy, there is the routine.
Finally, I taught myself yoga, pilates, band resistance, swiss ball, etc., and that held my interest throughout the years. I also juggle a bit, and do what I think is called bar exercises. Developed my own system on that one. So, I have practiced hundreds of different exercises, determined what my body needed due to certain muscle and bone weaknesses, etc., and that is why I said that each one must follow his own path such as Buddha and Krishnamurti suggested in their philosophies.
Good luck and hope some idea gives you a spark of creativity if that is what you after.
Your friend,
Sid
I don't know your routine now but what should be important is what goal do you have in mind. Bruce Lee pointed out that he had a goal in mind when he exercised a certain part of the body so you have to ask yourself if it is for your health, to reduce your abs, etc. THen you want to develop a routine for that.
One hour is okay for body maintenance in a general sense. My personal belief is if you have the time, better spend it in gaining a comprehensive understanding of the field which entails medicine, herbs, sports medicine, body building, etc. One person may have the answers for themself but not for someone else. You should be the one to decide all of this as no one has any idea of your bodily needs in this regard. Good luck on this.
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