Week 8 Email
Congratulations to the first graduates of the 2024 Spring session! All those who have attended all 8 workshops so far have qualified to receive their First Strides NMB tee shirt! There’s still 3 workshops left so those who have attended 5, 6, or 7 can still earn their First Strides NMB tee shirt! You can do it, striders!
WEEK 8 HOMEWORK:
Start with warm up stretching
5 minute warm up
Then 6 repetitions of the EASY/HARD Interval Minutes1 minute easy, 4 minutes harder
1 minute easy, 4 minutes harder
1 minute easy, 4 minutes harder
1 minute easy, 4 minutes harder
1 minute easy, 4 minutes harder
1 minute easy, 4 minutes harder
5 minute cool down
End with cool down stretching
--- How often? 4 days again this week! Add this optional, extra easy workout in during your 2-day rest break - either the day before or after an intervals workout - it doesn't matter.
TOPIC: Women's Pelvic Health - Our thanks to Melissa Wagner, PT, DPT, with McLeod Health Seacoast Physical Therapists, for speaking about pelvic health issues. Melissa works with patients who have pelvic floor dysfunction and enjoys raising awareness of the importance of pelvic rehabilitation and education. She works with your doctor to diagnose and treat incontinence caused by surgery, weak pelvic muscles, and other issues. Read more about Melissa and other McLeod Health physiotherapists here: https://www.mcleodhealth.org/locations/mcleod-seacoast/physical-therapists-seacoast
Remember that you can find contact information for many of the McLeod Health practitioners on our website, under Workshop Topics.
Continue to take good care of yourself, Striders! And, as always, do your homework and you'll see even more improvement!
See you next Thursday for Week #9!
Your FSNMB Mentors
P.S. MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
*** May 2 - First Strides NMB Graduation Celebration - This night will run longer time-wise than most nights so please plan ahead. We will distribute graduation shirts to those of you that have attended "at least" 8 of our 11 workshops. Great job!
*** May 9 - First Strides NMB 5K Stride (Walk & Run). This is our goal, to be able to do an official 5K event (3.1 miles) on our last evening together at the Sports Pork. 5K distance will probably take between <30 minutes to about 1 hour. Please plan for a longer evening to help cheer fellow Striders across the Finish Line!
