From KT: Dec. 2, 2018
Yo DaVita !!
Greetings from California, it is Sunday afternoon in northern California, I cannot fly back to Denver until Monday, after my final post-op session with the doctor. The wonders of modern health science, we all have so much to be grateful for in this realm !
First, I have only worked a couple hours this weekend, that has been nice, although the email queue is about 400 long, so I have to get at it soon to try to live our core value of Service Excellence.
Second, as many of you will recall, I cannot do my normal more strenuous exercise for about 5-7 days after the surgery, and then I can ramp it back up over a week or so. That is very frustrating for me. But today I did a full 70 minutes of high/medium steady intensity on the lifecycle, plus about 20 minutes of non-extreme stretching. Plus I will take a one hour walk with my brother in an hour. I usually read on the lifecycle but today I watched most of my Green Bay Packers loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Darn. Yesterday I did 45 min on the bike plus 14 min of stretching, but no walk. I also got to watch my Stanford Cardinal beat Cal, which makes them 8 and 4 so they will get a decent bowl game. I am not super intense about football, but I enjoy it as a bit of relaxation with friends, and a little tribal behavior.
Today’s walk will also be great for my emotional well-being, as my brother and I are close, and we will go over all aspects of life, family, friends, work, health, fulfillment/happiness, etc. All while breathing in the wonderful fresh air.
We are racking up some awesome step totals …. More importantly I hope many of you are enjoying these new habits, and advancing your personal and emotional health, and perhaps relationships too – life is a team sport!
Respectfully,
KT
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Gigi DeHoyos said,
December 3, 2018 @ 9:41 am
I sure hope you feel 100% soon. Wishing you quick healing and thank you for caring to still send a message to us.
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KT said,
December 3, 2018 @ 1:23 pm
Thank you Gigi! Walk On !!!!!!!
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Eric Severson said,
December 3, 2018 @ 10:17 am
KT, THANK YOU for inspiring us by role-modeling work-life integration! Even though I didn’t think I had time for it, I ran with my dog several times this weekend, and the look of appreciation in her eyes told me I really didn’t have time NOT to. I think the best answer to the question, “Should we work to live or live to work?” is “Why not BOTH!” 🙂
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KT said,
December 10, 2018 @ 2:37 pm
Dear Eric- I am insanely jealous. I want a dog! My wife, legitimately, says we cannot until my travel is lower. I am sad. But happy to picture you running with yours! KT
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