First Strides® - North Myrtle Beach Workshop

Dear First Striders,

Congratulations to the first graduates of the 2023 Fall 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..see Dynamic Stretching Warmup>>
5 minute warm up
Then 6 repetitions of the EASY/HARD Interval Minutes

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
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 Heart Health - Elizabeth Stevens, FNP, Nurse Practitioner with McLeod Cardiology Associates, provides care to cardiology patients. She spoke to us about  preventing heart disease and the warning signs of heart attack and stroke (read on our website). She emphasized the importance of exercise to protect a healthy heart. Participating in regular physical activity, such as First Strides NMB, can help to lower your blood pressure, manage your cholesterol, control your weight to avoid diabetes, etc. Regular physical exercise and not smoking can reduce your chances for heart disease by 50%.  McLeod offers a quick and non-invasive Calcium Scoring screening for heart health...read on our website.

You can find contact information for many of the McLeod Health practitioners on our website.

Dates to Remember:

November 2 - First Strides NMB Graduation Celebration - This night will run longer than normal.  We will distribute graduation shirts to those of you that have attended "at least" 8 of our 11 workshops.

November 9 - First Strides NMB 5K Stride (Walk & Run). This is our goal, to be able to do an official 5K event (3.1 miles). 5K distance will probably take between <30 minutes to about 1 hour.  Please plan for a longer evening to help cheer fellow Striders past the Finish Line! 

Mentor Kelly Chandley discussed some basic rules for striding, including:

- look both ways when crossing roads and make sure drivers have seen you and are stopping before crossing;

- wear bright and/or reflective clothing so that you are visible to drivers, bikers and other striders;

- reconsider headphones for safety reasons

Read more on our website.

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