One of the favorite things I have heard from a patient is: you’re a doctor, you don’t have to worry about blood pressure. Implying, of course, that doctor’s don’t struggle with their health.
I most certainly do struggle with fitness and health, like many other Americans with sedentary jobs and a proclivity to eat treats. One of my goals is to make sure that I get my 150 minutes a week of moderate exercise (or 75 minutes of high intensity exercise, which probably won’t happen). I was doing well enough that in February I added a second goal of 60 minutes of strength training a week, which remains a challenge.
The last 2 weeks, I did walk part way home most days of the week, but didn’t quite meet my 150 minute challenge. As for the strength training, that didn’t happen at all. I was very excited to start exercising again this week. As I was off the ACP (Amercian College of Physicians) meeting, I was pretty sure I’d be walking plenty: in the convention center, for sure, if not also around the City of Brotherly Love.
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