{"id":577,"date":"2012-11-05T11:57:03","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T19:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthyfootnotes.com\/?p=577"},"modified":"2015-11-11T21:41:10","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T21:41:10","slug":"ambassador-introduction-patti-miller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vionicshoes.com\/blog\/ambassador-introduction-patti-miller\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Introduction: Patti Miller"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Patti has\u00a0been struggling with plantar fasciitis\u00a0for over 15 years.\u00a0\u00a0She’s had numerous injections, numerous custom orthotics, specialist visits, physical therapy visits and nothing really helped for long.<\/p>\n

After hours upon hours of researching, she found Orthaheel\u00a0and for the FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS she\u00a0hasn’t suffered with foot pain and\u00a0claims her plantar fasciitis is “gone”.<\/p>\n

As quite the traveler and outdoorswoman, Patti bicycles regularly in the summer and enjoys kayaking and hiking with her husband.\u00a0To maximize her fitness, she even walks to her job!<\/p>\n

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In anticipation of winter – and with humor to delight – Patti ponders:<\/p>\n

This is a tough time of year in Wisconsin.\u00a0 Baseball has ended, fly fishing is over, kayaking has ended for me (there are some brave souls that will continue to kayak the river, but it gets too cold for me). Golfing is over for the summer and we don\u2019t enjoy riding our bikes once it gets cold. \u00a0The trees were beautiful this fall, but the leaves have now fallen and have been raked up. \u00a0My tomatoes are canned and the green beans are frozen.\u00a0 The garden is covered until next spring.\u00a0 It\u2019s time to curl up by the fireplace and hibernate for the winter with a good book and a cup of tea\u2026.but wait \u2013 at age 58, it is important to stay in shape and keep moving.\u00a0\u00a0 I enjoy quilting and browsing on my computer and staying in touch with family and friends via Facebook, but as much as I enjoy these pursuits, they do nothing to get my heart rate going and to keep me moving.<\/p>\n

Every year I have the same dilemma.\u00a0 What can I do that I will enjoy in the wintertime to keep my physical fitness up?\u00a0\u00a0 The long dark days have already moved in and will continue to worsen. When the sunlight lessens, along with it goes a lot of my energy and ambition.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s examine a few options that I may try to keep in shape.\u00a0 I work full time\u00a0as a social worker in a nursing home, so I walk daily, but that isn\u2019t enough. How about bowling.. it\u2019s inside and you do move and stretch.\u00a0 This may be a viable option for me.\u00a0 I have an exercise bicycle and perhaps it would be a good idea to use it!\u00a0 I have had other in home gym equipment in the past, but it ended up in a garage sale.\u00a0 My exercise bike is a good one \u2013 could burn a few calories on it and get my heart rate up.\u00a0 The older I get the less I like the cold.\u00a0 I used to love winter sports, but things such as cross country\u00a0skiing and skating are really out of the question for me.\u00a0 I do love to hike along the river trails in the snow \u2013 that will be another good option.\u00a0 I have joined gyms in the past and didn\u2019t go, so that is out.\u00a0 My little shih tzu doesn\u2019t like to be outside in the cold weather either, and in the winter it seems as if she just loses all ambition herself, so long walks with her are out.<\/p>\n

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Last winter was very mild and as much as I hope for a repeat this year, I am not optimistic that this will happen.\u00a0 With Hurricane Sandy affecting the eastern seaboard, moving in a far as my home state of Michigan, I can\u2019t help but wonder if this is just a precursor to what is going to happen this winter.\u00a0 Perhaps my biggest opportunity for exercising this year will be shoveling snow!<\/p>\n

Are you in the same boat? I’ll see what I can come up with to maximize my activity through the winter months. I hope you’ll take the journey with me!<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

-Patti<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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