Hello Fall
Pumpkin spice is back!! Oh yeah! Let’s go Friday Night Lights, colorful leaves, candy corn, and hopefully cooler weather as the Fall season is upon us. Many of us will feel some relief as the temperatures and humidity levels begin to drop. This is personally my favorite time of the year!
For our next #MOVETHATLYMPH challenge, we will do a #60DayChallenge for Fall. To participate in this challenge, you MUST share your posts in The Lymphedema Running & Fitness Club (LRFC) closed FB group with the hashtag #movethatlymph and share your workouts. No need for your workouts to be complicated. Participate at YOUR level. This is a challenge for Lymphies by Lymphies. This means it is NOT a competition. It is a challenge for yourself to improve or maintain your lymphatic health, depending on your needs.
Challenge Instructions**
Joining The Challenge
- Scroll to the bottom of this page
- Leave a sentence describing why you are joining the 60 Day Challenge in the “Leave A Reply” comments below no later than September 25, 2017 8 PM CST.
- If you are not already in the The Lymphedema Running & Fitness Club (LRFC) closed Facebook group, please join. Answer the questionnaire.***
Types of #MOVETHATLYMPH Activities
- You can run, walk, swim, march in place, hike, yoga, pilates, aquatic exercise, chair exercise, deep breathing, gardening, stretching, or any other activity your heart desires.
- Dedicate at least 10 minutes per day. If you can do more, that’s great.
- Commit to #MOVETHATLYMPH 3x per week or more
Participation Rules
- Post your #movethatlymph #lymphiestrong status update at least 1 x per week through November 21, 2017.
- Each participant is responsible for tracking their own updates. Lymphie Strong will post weekly start reminders each Friday.
- Any member losing track will no longer be eligible. You are encouraged to keep a journal if necessary!
- Weekly start dates are as follows –
- Week 1 Sept 22
- Week 2 Sept 29
- Week 3 Oct 6
- Week 4 Oct 13
- Week 5 Oct 20
- Week 6 Oct 27
- Week 7 Nov 3
- Week 8 Nov 10
- Week 9 Nov 17
- Example status updates you can post-
- #MOVETHALYMPH Week #1
- 9/22 – Walking
- 9/24 – Swimming
- 9/26 – Yoga
- #MOVETHATLYMPH Week #2
- 9/29 – Deep Breathing/Pumping
- 9/30 – Stretching
- 10/2 – Gardening
- #MOVETHALYMPH Week #1
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- As a separate option, you may post every single day, but you must keep track until you hit 27.
- #MOVETHATLYMPH Workout 1 – Walking (posted on 9/22)
- #MOVETHATLYMPH Workout 2 – Running (posted on 9/23)
- #MOVETHATLYMPH Workout 3 – Deep Breathing (posted on 10/01)
- As a separate option, you may post every single day, but you must keep track until you hit 27.
- Choose the method that is easiest for you. (9 Weeks = 9 updates or Daily Posts = 27 updates)
- The leader board post will be published each week.
Eligibility
- LRFC members maintaining these requirements will be entered into a live FB drawing on November 21, 2017.**
Juzo Freedom in Motion® Grand Prizes
The following prizes are sponsored by Juzo USA.
Adult
Grand Prize – New Juzo Off The Shelf Compression (1 garment)
Kids
Grand Prize – New Juzo Off The Shelf Compression for a child under 18 (1 garment)
LRFC Prizes
The following prizes have been donated by individual members of The Lymphedema Running & Fitness Club.
Health Packages
- Personal training for 5 days via Skype –Jeff D
- Health Coaching for 3 months –Kim U
Gift Baskets
- Barb’s Gift Basket –Barb H
- Treats For Feet Basket – This basket includes Body Shop peppermint foot scrub, spray, essential oil, lotion, magnesium stick for feet. –Chauna K
- Wine Package – Includes 2 bottles of wine and handmade wooden wine carrier that comes with a waiter’s cork screw – Iowa Wine. Winner to choose Merlot, Chardonnay, Moscato, Reisling, etc.-Brenda B
- Norwex Cleaning Package Gift Basket -Amanda H
Handcrafted Items
- Stamped, sterling silver pendant made by group member. Choice of word ‘Fierce’ or ‘Strong’ by winner. -Gabriella B
- Handmade Butterfly Blanket -Yolanda M
- Knitted Lap Blanket -Kim R
Gift Cards
- $25 ITunes Gift Card -Jenn B
- $25 Lymphie Strong t-shirt voucher -Lulu T
- $25 Amazon Card -Terry M
- Starbucks Gift card -Melanie N
Other Items
- Romance book written by Author Robin Bayne who has Lymphedema –Robin B
- Spenco Flip Flops – Built in orthotic/arch support. Whole size in black or tan in either Womens or Mens. –Tina C
Dog Training Prize
- Separate drawing for dog training lessons for the most #movethatlymph with pets posts –Tracy K (How cute is that?!)
Child Prize
- Mystery Box – Age and gender appropriate based on winner under 18 via Toyaholic (Wife has Lymphedema)
Thank You!
On behalf of the LRFC, we want to thank all of our donors for their generosity and goodwill towards the Lymphedema community. This is a group of Lymphies helping Lymphies with encouragement, support, and sense of camaraderie.
A special thank you to Juzo USA for being our first corporate sponsor for the #MOVETHATLYMPH Challenge and believing in us. Compression is critically important to lymphedema management as well as exercise.
Participant Photo Gallery
Here are some group members that are in it to win it!
“Become one of those rare people who don’t know how to quit.” – Robin Sharma
“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.” – Richard Bach
“We need to remember that circumstances don’t make a person, they reveal a person.” – Emma Jameson
Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. -Thomas Edison
“Always be yourself and have faith in yourself.” – Bruce Lee
“Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” – Mother Teresa
Don’t forget to drop your reply below that you are in the challenge. See you next week!
Wishing you awesome lymphatic health,
Lymphie Strong