AR: Every day training usually starts with morning cardio: about 30-45 min of exercise like walking. I love incorporating jump rope intervals as much as possible. I used to run a lot, but because of the MS I can’t do long distances so I’ll occasionally do sprints. I like to do anywhere between 2 and [...]
AR: I eat about five meals daily. I start the morning with a protein shake and some oatmeal or fruit. Sometimes I’ll just have some salmon (may sound like a weird breakfast, but it’s really good!). Then mid-morning I’ll have a shake, and around noon I’ll eat a salad with 4 oz chicken. Between 3 [...]
AR: My parents have been amazingly supportive. I’m sure it wasn’t easy to watch their daughter go through so much to get on a stage in a bikini, but they knew my heart and my reasoning so they supported me fully, and they did everything they could to help me along the way. They have even [...]
AR: When I decided to compete, I wanted to find someone who had done it. I wanted to know that someone with MS had done it and if they hadn’t I wanted to be the first one to do it. So I searched the web and found David and knew I needed to talk to him [...]
AR: I would tell them not to ever let themselves stop moving. DO SOMETHING. It’s hard to find the motivation, and it’s hard to push through sometimes, but find your fit, and stick with it. Everyone has a different exercise personality. I understand that not everyone enjoys lifting weights or even going to the gym [...]
Sean Wingrave: I was diagnosed in 2007, with my last major attack hitting me on Nov. 11, 2006.
SW: I think the biggest advice I could give a fellow MSer is that if you walk one block today, walk two the next time. Each time you get out make the effort to make a small improvement on the last time. Don't be discouraged. It doesn't matter how far you went, what matters is [...]
SW: I'm a true Canadian male, so of course ice hockey is my favorite sport. I still play a little and participate yearly in one of the larger pond hockey tournaments in Canada. I'm also an avid cyclist and participate in the Leduc, AB to Canmore, AB (just over 180kms) MS Bike Tour every year [...]
SW: I strongly believe, given the unpredictable nature of the disease and how little is known about what causes it, that the only way to truly fight it is by becoming as physically strong as possible. I don't believe people with MS should act like patients. They should empower themselves to take control over their [...]
SW: I think (you'd have to ask them, to be sure) they find it inspirational and, I hope, comforting. The reason I say comforting is that I hope it demonstrates that my diagnosis of MS was not a prediction of my early demise or a quick onset of handicap, but rather more of a life-changing [...]
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