Doing the heavy lifting.WHO? Greta Shepherd Stewart WHAT? Executive Director WHERE? Oklahoma Primary Care Association, Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm WHEN? Since 1993 Q: What is your most important non-work-related activity? A: I'm a woman on a mission in the area of self-care. I got serious about three years ago when I had to admit that if I didn't control my weight, improve my nutrition, and get in shape, I was bound for some serious health problems. I also had a difficult board member at the time. I guess I should thank him now for forcing me to find an outlet for stress. Workouts now have become critical to me--although I'll confess confess v. in criminal law, to voluntarily state that one is guilty of a criminal offense. This admission may be made to a law enforcement officer or in court either prior to or upon arrest, or after the person is charged with a specific crime. that once in a while when I'm dog tired, I'll reach the Y, gun my engine, and head for home. Q: What are some of the frustrations of self-care? A: I'm a feminist at heart, and I see how women take care of everyone else while paying no attention to ourselves. A colleague took this to such extremes that she ended up with walking pneumonia walking pneumonia Mycoplasma pneumonia Infectious disease A popular term for the Sx of atypical pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae Clinical Usually mild; insidious onset of malaise, headache, ± fever followed by an intense, usually , and it was weeks before it was diagnosed. Similarly, a girlfriend with diabetes realized that after she dances, her blood sugar is much more in line. However, she prefers to go out dancing only with a date. I keep coaxing her to go out on a regular basis for herself, because exercise really helps manage diabetes. Q: What kind of exercise schedule do you keep? A: When possible, I participate in deep-water aerobics aerobics (ârō`biks), [Gr.,=with oxygen], system of endurance exercises that promote cardiovascular fitness by producing and sustaining an elevated heart rate for a prolonged period of time, thereby pumping an increased amount of oxygen-rich twice weekly. Since January, I've worked with a personal trainer personal trainer person n → (persönlicher) Fitnesstrainer m, (persönliche) Fitnesstrainerin f twice weekly as well. I'm probably the oldest female weight trainer. But l have my "boyfriends" at the club who encourage me end tell me that I'm looking good. Q: What advice do you have for others about diet and exercise? A: My husband and I have gotten quite creative with our cooking. I'm learning to replace french fries French fry n. A thin strip of potato fried in deep fat. Often used in the plural. with grilled grill tr.v. grilled, grill·ing, grills 1. To broil on a gridiron. 2. To torture or afflict as if by broiling. 3. Informal To question relentlessly; cross-examine. 4. seasonal vegetables. I love a rare steak, but after giving up red meat for Lent Lent [Old Eng. lencten,=spring], Latin Quadragesima (meaning 40; thus the 40 days of Lent). In Christianity, Lent is a time of penance, prayer, preparation for or recollection of baptism, and preparation for the celebration of Easter. two years ago, we limit our red meat intake to once or twice a week. As for exercise, it's much like keeping your car tuned up and driven regularly. We either use our bodies or lose them to ill health, disease, or worse. Bottom line: Find something you enjoy doing and get together with an exercise buddy. You are more likely to comply with your fitness routine when you know someone is expecting you. To manage daily stress, weight gain, and well-being, it's critical for busy executives to find a comfort level with exercise and stick with it. A critical but often overlooked component of leadership is self-care. |
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