by TPC Admin | Jan 4, 2017 | Exercise |
This article originally appeared on the MetaCancer Foundation website “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson Exercise is, of course, good for you. It helps build muscle, organ strength, and overall...
by Lennie Duensing | Dec 23, 2014 | Coping Techniques, Daily Living, Exercise |
I’ve always been a dancer. My ballet training started when I was three, and from there, I went on to modern and jazz. Today, at 66, I’m an avid “barroom” dancer. But there was a time, from my early twenties to mid thirties, when I stopped dancing entirely because I...
by Mark Maginn | Aug 26, 2014 | Coping Techniques, Daily Living, Exercise |
This may seem paradoxical. Even though I’ve been disabled for 20 years, I’ve been able to walk for nearly 4 miles most mornings in spite of having extensive spinal surgery 15 years ago. There are mornings when either the pain or the colitis has hold of me and I stay...
by Teresa Shaffer | Mar 4, 2014 | Daily Living, Depression, Exercise |
Recently I received a phone call late in the evening. It seems someone had found out that I advocate for people living with pain and had come across my contact info. Our conversation consisted of me listening to a young lady tell me that she could not do anything...
by TPC Admin | Oct 1, 2013 | Daily Living, Exercise |
It is often said that exercise that involves moving all of your joints and working your muscles helps to ease pain. There are many different ways that we can continue to be active. For some it is going to the local gym and working out at a slow and easy pace using the...
