{"id":4849,"date":"2022-06-29T08:22:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allocare.caredx.com\/?p=4849"},"modified":"2022-08-16T14:09:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T21:09:21","slug":"walking-for-kidney-transplants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app-allocare-wordpress-linux-prod.azurewebsites.net\/indexphp\/post\/2022\/06\/29\/walking-for-kidney-transplants\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking For Kidney Transplants"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"4849\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"2\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-7c4104f0-00f8-457b-b489-932f14f1e882\">I have often been asked why I take such long walks. I was in my transplant doctor\u2019s office a few months back. He gave me that look. You know the look. Like that look your Dad used too give you before the stern lecture was coming. The serious discussion lecture. He told me I was not getting enough exercise, and I should try to get out more. He suggested walking. I\u2019ve never been an athlete. I have avoided exercise in the past. I\u2019ve always been an academic. I hated gym class. But I knew he was right. I spend a lot of time on my computer or phone. I\u2019m known for my dedication (some have called it an addiction) to social media. As the proud recipient of\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aakp.org\/social-media-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\">AAKP\u2019s inaugural National Social Media Education &amp; Advocacy Award<\/a>\u00a0and as developer of 60 Kidney Pages and 50 Kidney Group pages, as well as nine electronic newspapers and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kidneystoriesblog.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">10+ blog sites<\/a>, I knew my time online wasn\u2019t going to slow down \u2013 but \u00a0I also knew I had to get out and move more. But in my mind, it had to mean something more than just exercise for me to commit to long-term.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/aakp.org\/walking-for-kidney-transplants\/\">Read the full article<\/a> from the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP).<\/h2>\n<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"4849\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"2\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loading I have often been asked why I take such long walks. I was in my transplant doctor\u2019s office a few months back. He gave me that look. 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