Friends,
Z-Health Balance Gym demo – Dr Kate Habanek
Dr Kate Habanek did another amazing presentation on how information enters through our eyes, goes to the brain to get sorted out, goes to the vestibular system connected to ears and affects balance, etc. Dr Kate went a little deeper into the vestibular exercises we can do ourselves, led us through them and taught us more about the Z Health balance gym program.
Dr Kate was kind enough to share her slides from the presentation last week. Here’s a link to her slides. Z health.pdf
Here’s a link to the program https://zhealtheducation.com/product/the-balance-gym/#:~:text=This%20program%20combines%20cutting%2Dedge,and%20unlock%20your%20true%20potential.&text=It’s%20Worth%20%244%2C900)-,Dr.,%2C%20athletes%2C%20and%20individuals%20worldwide.
When Dr Kate was here the first time, she made me realize “why” I’ve been making such life changing progress with MS and being able to handle high stimulus events without my MS flaring up so much. There are so many rebounding exercises that incorporate so many vestibular exercises by default of doing them consistently with lots of repetition. MS likes and responds well to repetition and high cardio exercises. Our joints like low impact. I believe that combination on the Bellicons is why we are seeing so many people making such life changing progress right now.
I’m really excited and thankful that Dr Kate Habanek came and did a presentation with hands on demonstrations so all of us could try it and experience it. These vestibular exercises are exercises that everyone with MS can do even if they’re in a wheelchair. It’s a little more challenging for those with tremors that can barely see but even they can do them with a little help. Thank you, Dr Kate for coming by us again and sharing your knowledge and gifts. We are very fortunate to have you join us.
If anyone wants to contact Dr Kate and work with her individually at her office, I would highly encourage it. Here’s her contact information:
Dr Kate Habanek
Badger Health Center
S31 W24757 Sunset Dr.
Waukesha, WI 53189 US
Golf Outing – June 20th – We need your help
Our golf outing planning with our friends at ePlatinum Health is in full swing. This golf outing is a lot of fun and it’s our largest fundraising event of the year. We are very fortunate and thankful to have our friends at ePlatinum Health putting this on for us.
How can you help?
- We need some nice raffle and silent auction items. If you know a business that would like some visibility with a great group of people that is willing to donate something for our raffles and silent auction items, please ask them to do so. If you would be willing to donate some new items for our raffle baskets, please do.
- You could sponsor a hole. Please see this link for more information https://eplatinumhealth.com/ms-golf-outing/
- You could golf with us. In the past, we’ve filled up each year. This year we are about half full at this point. Here’s the link https://eplatinumhealth.com/ms-golf-outing/ I know last year some of you wanted to golf but it was already full so I would suggest signing up now if you want to golf.
- We will also need a few volunteers. We will let you know what need for volunteering as we get closer
Location and time:
June 20th, 2025
Wanaki Golf Course – Menomonee Falls
Registration – 7:30-9:00 am
Golfing – 9:00am
Please help us get some really nice and fun raffle and silent auction items. We will have a list of items desired at the gym in the near future. If you’re willing to be on the planning committee, please let me know. We want to make this a great experience for the golfers again this year. Thanks so much!
Day of Endurance Training
I hope your training is going well. I know some are hitting it hard already and are well ahead of what they were doing last year at this time…good job! We get out of it what we put into it. Please turn your progress notes into Dr Kate bi-weekly.
Let’s make this journey and experience the best yet and have some fun…together. As we begin our training, let’s enjoy each day and record what we do on the packet we put together for you. If you didn’t get a packet, please see Dr Kate or me for your packet. We’re trying to make it really easy for you to record what you’re doing on a daily basis. These will be interesting for you to look back at a year from now. Hopefully, you can do more next year than you can this year.
Remember, try to do daily workouts and just one LONG workout each week. It’s on the one long day that you want to do just a little better than the week before and gradually build up each week.
Ed and Adam’s Podcast
This week, Adam and Ed had a second conversation with Matt Panelli about his experience reaching the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro and his way back down the mountain. Thanks for sharing Matt!
Here’s the link:
Matt Part Two by Positive Vibes Living with MS
Thanks Adam, Ed and Ava for doing these podcasts together!
Member Spotlight – Steve Schwan – Mr Uno Sclerosis
Steve is helping in more ways than we can keep track of. Steve hasn’t earned the multiple sclerosis badge yet…he’s close. If you’re wondering why we call him Mr Uno Sclerosis, ask him. He has a great story and is making the best of his challenges. Thank you, Steve for all you do!
Exercise Programs
These classes are aimed to get everyone exercising together. I like that word “together” 😊. We’ll need help from volunteers before and after the cardio class on Wednesdays and Fridays to get members on and off equipment. All are welcome and encouraged to join…friends with MS, volunteers, and caregivers.
Monday evenings (open from 4:00pm – 7:00pm)
5:00 pm: High intensity interval training (HIIT)
5:30 pm: Standing balance
6:00 pm: Seated balance
Tuesday afternoons
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm: Aquatic exercise program held at Wildwood Lodge – Pewaukee
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm: Aquatic exercise program held at Wildwood Lodge – Pewaukee
Wildwood Lodge has a lift available to get people in wheelchairs in and out of the pool safely
Wednesdays
8:30am – 9:00am: Cardio exercise
Location: in the big room using aerobic equipment in front of big TV
Pick your favorite piece of equipment to use, bring a water bottle, and arrive a few minutes early to get the equipment set up to your height.
10-10:30am: Cardio exercise
Location: in the big room using aerobic equipment in front of big TV
Pick your favorite piece of equipment to use, bring a water bottle, and arrive a few minutes early to get the equipment set up to your height.
Fridays:
9:30 – 10:00am: High intensity interval training (HIIT) body weight circuit class. Great for those who aren’t attending Friday morning bike rides and want to get their heart pumping! Geared to intermediate to advanced ability level. Class may be indoors or outdoors depending on weather. Find Dr Kate at the start of the class time.
10:00 – 10:30 am: Seated balance class
10:30 – 11am: Standing balance class
Pick the class / classes you feel most able and comfortable participating in. We will have chairs set up to sit on and/or use for balance support.
Email Dr Kate at kborn1234@gmail.com with any questions.
Spin / Cycle Classes Friday’s @ 9:00am
Mike Beiermeister is offering to lead some spin / cycle classes again this year on Friday mornings @ 9:00 in the front room.
Please be prompt and ready to start riding @ 9:00am. Spin bikes are limited so it will be on first come first serve. We did pick up one more used spin bike since last week so let’s put it to good use. Let’s get ready for spring bike riding.
Thanks, Mike for offering to lead these classes again!
Friday Morning Bike Ride
Get ready to ride! I will be watching the weather each week. As soon as it is 45 degrees or above on Friday morning @ 7:00am, we will be riding. Usually that happens at the end of April or early May.
If you’re interested in riding this year, please let me or Larry know. If you rode with us in the past on a trike, please let us know what number trike you rode on. We want to try to stay more consistent this year so we can get out of the parking lot earlier with minimal trike adjustments.
Educational Sessions
This Friday, April 4th: 11:00am – 12:00pm: Working with Artificial Intelligence (AI). Anne Moore will share some tips on how AI has made her life easier and how we can use use AI in our daily lives.
Friday, April 11th: 11:00 – 12:00pm: Day of endurance presentation. We’re keeping the excitement around the 2nd annual day of endurance going!
Friday, June 13th: 11:00 – 12:00 pm: Physical Therapists, Kimberly Sawall and Emily Hill from ProHealth Care will talk about the balance triad and how this plays a large role in dizziness and imbalance with mobility.
Future topics could include: emotional health, nutrition, yoga, tai chi, wellness topics, safe use of gym equipment for your body, best exercise for you and more. What topics would you like to see? Please let Dr Kate, Joan, Traci, Ricky or Dan know.
Let’s get together!
We’ll be getting together from 8:00am – noon on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at the gym. Plus, Monday evenings from 4:00pm – 7:00pm. I hope you’ll join us!
Wisconsin Metal Parts – Westmound Building
MS-Just Keep Moving, Inc.
W228N791 Westmound Drive
Waukesha, WI 53186
Prayer Group We’ll be having our prayer group Wednesday from 11:00am – noon. I just love the way we share, pray and laugh together while we witness prayers being answered weekly. It’s truly amazing!
Thanks goes to God and to everyone that joins us. Let’s get together to share, listen, talk, give thanks, and pray however God leads us.
MS-Just Keep Caring – Our Caregivers support group will be the first and third Friday of each month from 10:00 – 10:30am. The next one will be this Friday, April 4th, 2025. If you’re a caregiver of someone you love with MS, please join us and share your experience of caring for your loved one. This has been very helpful for many. Thanks to all who participate!
Our Facebook page is private. That means you’ll need to join if you want access to all our fun and progress. We’re now at 600 members. That’s awesome! https://www.facebook.com/groups/2639832389489709
Our Facebook page is active and fun. Lots of people are doing more and sharing their journey on Facebook. Feel free to join, post and share your experiences and comments.
There were some awesome pictures, videos and comments shared again this past week. Thank you to all who are sharing!
Thai Massage with Ricky Heldt
Ricky will be here on Wednesdays doing Thai Massage.
There is a sign-up board to be used to accommodate your needs for your exercise plan. Some people with spasticity need to be massaged / stretched out before they can exercise. Some people need a massage after a hard workout to loosen up their tight muscles or relieve pain.
We have limited spots for massages, please be considerate of people that need the massage the most in order to do the exercises they need to do or recover from the exercises they just did.
You can pick the time slot that works for you.
Reiki on Wednesdays and Fridays
Reiki is available at the gym, for FREE, on Wednesdays (Mary B, Jill K) and on Fridays (Linda C and Mary R), 9:30am until noon. Sessions typically last 20-30 minutes. Sign up for a session on the white board.
Reiki (ray-kee) relaxes the body so that healing can occur! The “magic” of Reiki has helped some of our members with pain, insomnia, constipation, and so much more! Try it the next time you are at the gym!
Inspirational Humor with Adam Wollert
We’ll be having our inspirational humor zoom call with Adam again next Tuesday. Adam is a gift to all of us. Thanks to all who joined us today!
Please join us if you can.
Tuesdays @ 1:30PM
Here’s the link to join us…I hope you do!
Join Zoom Meeting with this link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9431389152?pwd=bWlYbFNaazVnM1M1cWxWMitlODdXUT09
Meeting ID: 943 138 9152
Passcode: 3qP2hu
Phone: 1-312-626-6799
Let’s reach out
I encourage you to share a smile and encouragement with someone. Perhaps you could call someone that you have not talked with for a while just to say hi and see how they are doing. We all could use a little extra love and encouragement.
MS is tough. Let’s have faith, remain calm, be flexible, help each other and learn as much as we can about the challenges of each day as we make good choices and take action.
Let’s keep moving, smiling and loving 😊 It helps!
In God We Trust…we are in good hands.
Dan
Our Website: http://msjustkeepmoving.org/
P.S. This past week I had quite a few critters being active in our backyard. This crane seemed excited to see a black squirrel jumping into our birdbath. It seems like all the critters like water.
This sandhill crane took off into the sunset
This one got wet in the rain
This turkey was pretty proud of himself.
Here’s a nice close up. He sure is beautiful, isn’t he?
I guess when we feed the birds, we feed the squirrels. Just as we do whatever we need to do to stay ahead of our MS, they do whatever they need to do to get to the bird food.
It’s nice to see the spring flowers starting to bloom
I saw my first turtle of the year at Lapham Peak yesterday.
It was fun watching this duck take off
And then watch it fly to the other side of the pond
We saw some deer before we left
It was a good day 😊
For those who can’t get out and enjoy nature due your challenges with MS…my heart is with you. You are with me every time I’m out there. I enjoy being out there and I also enjoy sharing with you. I know how hard it is not to be able to get out and enjoy nature. Let’s enjoy nature and God’s beauty together this way.
