Keep On Moving - November

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Here is Sunshine 2's original Keep On Moving post for this monthly thread:

MS creates some real challenges to keep on moving. It helps to inspire each other on how to find ways to move.

Did you stretch in your bed, swing your arms, roll side to side today? Or perhaps you did housework? Or exercised in a pool? Tracked your count of steps? Chased your cat around the home? Pushed the wheelchair wheels with your arms at the store? Post them here and we can support and egg each other on.

REMEMBER: This a keep on moving thread, not keep on exercising! Any moving is important it doesn't have to be exercise! Even Science proves that.

As so often happens, I'm not ready with my average step counts for October but stay tuned. I'm definitely working on it. I just need to get together with my calculator.

In the meantime, I'll share a discovery I think I'm making, for what it's worth.

I have a problem stepping into the bathtub. My legs are too stiff. I've been adding a few standing knee-to-chest stretches to my daily routine and I do believe they're helping. They might even help with my inability to stand on one foot for more than a few seconds.

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Not to keep people waiting in suspense for too long, here is the average step count for October (bsed on 30 days): 1,617 steps/day

Not as good as some months but not too dreadful maybe.

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That's a lot better than me. I was recommended to do 5 minutes walking every hour with the stroller , but my arms ached too much after about three minutes. I didn't get anywhere trying to strengthen my arms, so gave up.

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Has anyone recommended lifting weights as a way of building up arm strength?

For a couple of years now I've been lifting dinky little 2-lb. weights 15 times a day, 3 times a week. I keep trying to get to the 3-lb. weight but I'm not quite there yet. I started with even dinkier little 1-lb. weights and so I guess I'm progressing. Slowly.