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5K TRAINING WITH CHAD FRITSCHE
Well-Being @ Work Community | Last Active: Jul 23, 2018 | Replies (9)Comment receiving replies
Chad
I am a cancer patient. I was done with chemotherapy 6/22. I will have surgery July 30. I have not been able to maintain any kind of aerobic or weightlifting routine since Feb. and so I am starting at the very beginning.I need help understanding what I should start with as my baseline. My BMI is 26. Recently I tried your warm-up exercises and replace walk/run with walking 5 flights stairs. I was ok until evening when my ankles swelled up, not sure if swelling is related to exercise.
Thank you for your time. Marilyn
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Hi Marilyn,
Thank you so much for sharing your story with me. I'm excited for you that you are giving this a real shot. As you are just starting out, take it very slow. You may have read the 10% rule today with the Week #2 posts and this can be used for any situation. Just starting out with walking a few house lengths and back and increasing from there 10% each week can be a place to start. Sometimes if we overdo just a little bit our body will tell us, again not sure if the swelling was due to the stairs or not. I am cheering you on every bit of the way and I hope this response was helpful. Good luck with your surgery next week.