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KMOD

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9. + 2 on the excerise.
Mon Mar 2, 2015, 08:22 PM
Mar 2015

It's amazing how much exercise can help with not only physical, but mental health.

The problem is trying to get someone who is feeling depressed to want to exercise.

D-man, go out and buy a couple cheap pedometers, like 7-10 bucks each, one for you and one for your wife. This may help her if you do it together. Wear it the first day, and just do whatever you normally do. The next day, try to increase your steps, something easy, like an extra 100 steps. Keep increasing your steps, daily at first, and then weekly, until you are getting 10,000-12,000 steps per day.

I have seen something simple like this help so many people.

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Update on my wife. [View all] diabeticman Mar 2015 OP
Recovery from her ordeal may take a while. Stuart G Mar 2015 #1
Thank you. The doctor was concern because my wife scored worse on a questionaire than diabeticman Mar 2015 #2
she is right - not having something to do hopemountain Mar 2015 #3
Hope, cwydro Mar 2015 #7
... hopemountain Mar 2015 #13
Back atcha. cwydro Mar 2015 #16
Thanks. your suggestions are helpful. diabeticman Mar 2015 #10
Take walks. femmocrat Mar 2015 #4
Exercise is the best thing in the world. cwydro Mar 2015 #8
+ 2 on the excerise. KMOD Mar 2015 #9
That is a terrific idea, KMOD. femmocrat Mar 2015 #15
The weather is not good for walks but I will try and get her to do her walking-exercise DVD. diabeticman Mar 2015 #11
The weather is improving. femmocrat Mar 2015 #14
Just call and ask the doctor for the script for the pet! riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #5
I will. diabeticman Mar 2015 #12
Her blood pressure is great. cwydro Mar 2015 #6
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