On January 18, we began our Community Caregiving VRide, which is about getting fit, staying motivated and making virtual visits to other family caregivers. We’ve tallied miles for our virtual VRide by walking, riding, climbing, shoveling (which I hope is now over), cleaning and jogging. As we rack up the miles, we hit the virtual [...]

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We are now moving into week three of our VRide to promote Caregivers Health. This week I logged just over 40 miles on the stationary bike and 10 miles on foot. While I did not expect to lose as much weight as I did in week 2, I am down one pound from last week. I thing that [...]

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We are now into week two of our VRide to promote caregivers’ health. This week I logged over 50 miles on the stationary bike and over 15 miles in walking distance. Every Sunday, I ‘weigh in’ and today after one week of activity, I am down six pounds.  During the first week of any exercise [...]

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But first — one more rest stop on my way to Jane’s: Wekiwa Springs State Park is close to Jane and has 13 miles of trails for hiking, bicycling, and horseback riding. I had just a few miles to go after yesterday’s ride, so I tooled around the park for another 7 miles before stopping [...]

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I have crossed into Orange County, the home of Orlando and Disney World! I reached Winter Garden about five miles into today’s ride. (The oranges are from my neighbor’s tree. Obviously one had gotten itself a cap since I last checked.) The postcard shows Winter Garden’s clock tower, backdropped by the historic Edgewater Hotel, now [...]

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Back in 2011 I attended a caregiver conference in Orlando. On my way home I stopped at the Okahumpka Service Plaza for gas and a bite to eat. While there, I called my partner to give her an estimate of when I’d be home. My partner has renamed the service plaza, “Okahumpka and Uncle Whizzy.” [...]

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One of the main components to losing weight is a simple theme that I like to follow: Eat Less, Move More! There are quite a bit of diets out there for us to follow; believe me, I’ve tried a lot of them. But all diets come back to one thing: Eat Less, Move More! Another trick [...]

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Okay, I admit it — I was feeling a little nervous getting onto I-75 so soon and barreling over to the left-hand lane to get onto Florida’s Turnpike. I’m nervous sometimes when I do that in my car. So I needed to fortify myself. And I remembered Sunshine=Sometimes’s suggestion to stop at an IHOP during [...]

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On Day 2 of my trip I crossed out of Citrus County and into Sumter County. Rutland is just over the county line, about 23 miles from the start of my journey. The postcard shows a boat ramp in Rutland Park, on Lake Panasoffkee — though the lake is actually over nine miles to the [...]

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Greetings from the seat of Citrus County! This postcard shows the city’s iconic building, its Old Courthouse Heritage Museum. Once the county courthouse, the building is now a history museum and home of the Citrus County Historical Society. It’s a short walk from City Hall and municipal parking lot. (Just recently the municipal lot converted [...]

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We do not have to do it alone! As caregivers, we often put own personal needs second, which often turns into weight gain or other calamities which can affect our health. I’ve been there!   There is an  estimated 65.7 million caregivers in the U.S. Research tells us that caregiving can have serious physical health [...]

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Welcome to the Caregiving.com Community VRide! (To read more about it, go here.) Bike? Check. Water bottle? Check. Towel? Check. Cooling fan? Check. Music and headphones? Check. Here’s a tune to start me off. I’m taking off for Jane’s! VRide co-founder Chris is bicycling up from southeast Florida. I’m bicycling down from the northwest part [...]

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We begin our journey today. Our Community Caregiving vRide is about getting fit, staying motivated and making virtual visits to other family caregivers. Our first visit will be to Jane; Chris and ejourneys, who both will be riding stationary bikes, will map our route and determine when we’ll arrive at Jane’s home. When we arrive, [...]

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