October 15, 2009
Yo DaVita !
It is Wednesday night as I type this, about 1 am (I guess that technically makes it Thursday). I left the planning retreat early so I could take a family member to the doctor for an important appointment. It was a good retreat, very fun to announce to the group that it looks like once again, for the 9th year in a row, we are going to get to say that we improved our clinical outcomes over the prior year, meaning once again they are OUR BEST OUTCOMES EVER.
Congratulations !!! What a gift you are giving to our 115,000 patients. No brag, just fact.
We also had a spectacular week in Washington DC last week, where no less than four respected members of Congress publicly talked about the Village in glowing terms. That’s right, they literally referred to it as the Village, they literally referred to me as the Mayor, and they literally talked about how our team seems to act and feel differently than other companies they have visited. Each of these members of Congress has attended part of at least one Nationwide meeting, and most of them had visited centers. It was an amazing moment, I was reluctant to say anything after they spoke because I was afraid I would mess things up somehow.
But back to the health campaign. This continues to be a slightly weak exercise week — I did not get back from the doctor stuff until after 6:00 pm. I had to do some calls and email, so I started working out about 6:45. I did 21 good minutes on the bike, 4 minutes of stretching, and 1 set each of sit-ups and push-ups.
Only one diet coke, despite another night of only 5.5 hours of sleep. Reasonable eating. So overall a solid day, but I really am due for a big workout, as opposed to another maintenance session.
I hope you all had a good day, and one in which you achieved your goals for the day!
One for All,
KT
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Karen Turner said,
November 10, 2009 @ 9:49 am
I’ve been attending T’ai Chi classes twice a week for the past 4 years, and had gone once a week for 5 years prior to that. However T’ai Chi doesn’t give me the cardio or strength training work I need. I decided to go to the gym three days a week for 1 hour workouts in addition to T’ai Chi class 1.5-2 hours, two nights a week. So far, so good. I’m working out at the gym for an hour each visit. The first half hour I run 2-2.5 miles in 30 minutes on the treadmill. The other half hour is spent on weight lifting equipment, doing three sets of 15-20 repetitions on 6 pieces of equipment. I have only missed 1 gym visit and continue with T’ai Chi. I feel great and can’t believe I’m making time for it. On Sunday and Friday, my two “days off” from scheduled exercise, I continue to garden although that activity is lightening up as the fall days get shorter.
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