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YourWorld ByHollyWheeler
Set goals with local eventsWorkingoutstress
Agreat waytogiveyourself afun goal
is to participate in local walks, runs and
other activities. Check out these sites to“Itpositivelyaffectsdopamine■ No one doubts the importance
learnabout upcoming events.andepinephrine,whichismoreaof exercise, but when the rubber
KenLong &Associatespsychologicalissuewhereyoufeelmeets the road it can be difficult
www.kenlongassoc.comgood,soyouhavethatstressrelief.Itto work it into our daily lives.
givesyouthatburstofenergy,where Tuxedo Brothers Event ManagementNursesinparticularcanhavea
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accomplished,thanwhenyou’reslowworkdays.
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www.erunningcompany.comThesebenefitsrelievemorethanothersinsteadofthemselves.
stress— theycanbelife-altering.“Asnurses,weputinthetime,an dwe The Runners Forum
“Thissetsyouup tohaveabetterjustdon’tpayattentiontous,”saidTeresa www.runnersforum.com
qualityoflifeandtobearoundwhenMathis,RN,acasemanagerandinfection
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grandchildrengrowup,”Noyedsaid. www.marathonguide.comCenter.“Wedon’ttakecareofourselves
“Yourhealthisgoodforyourfamily.”becausewealwaysgivetoeverybodyelse.”
HalfMarathons.netStill,it’scrucialfornursestoschedule
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personaltrainer,youcansafelystartthestressrelievertheyneedinaprofession OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon
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realisticaboutyourscheduletokeepemotionallydraining.
frombecomingdiscouraged.“Itleadstoincreasesin
“IdidnotrunonthedaysthatIlevelsofcortisolthat
worked,”saidSueKeller,RN,aSt.helpspeoplewhohave
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marathoninJanuary.“BasicallyIranproblemswiththeir
everydaythatIwasn’tworking.”hormones,”saidJeff
AnotheroptionforworkdaysistoNoyed,MS,CSCA,
takethelongwaytoyourcaror walkwellnessdirectorat
aroundthebuildingoncebeforeyoutheFishersYMCA.
leave.AccordingtoNoyed,even
thislittleexercisecanrelieve
stressandgiveyouaboostofTeresa Mathis, RN, relieves
her stress by riding her much-neededenergy.● Arecord number of participants hit the
bikemanymiles each streets of downtown Indianapolis for Spotlight
week. on Nursing’seighth annual For Tomorrow’s
Nurses 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, O ct. 10.
“This year was our highest in terms of
Photo provided by Teresa Mathis participation since moving the event from
aspring race to afall race,”said Jennifer
Cvar,RNSpecialties. “We’re gaining alot of
momentum recruiting teams and nurses from
the hospitals, rather than it just being an
event for runners. MayorBallard and his wife
joined us, and he made some of the opening
announcements. It was abeautiful morning —
acrisp, sunnyfall day.”
Race participants:
10K 165
5K 426
1mile 32
Total 623
View aphoto galleryofthe runatindystar.com/INQ.
28 Indiana Nursing Quarterly •indystar.com/INQ •Fall 2009 1ST
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