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Can Swing Dance Overcome Pain Better Than Pain Pills?

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If you suffer from chronic pain please know that I have the deepest sympathy for what you live through every day!

Pain robs you of so much of the Joy in life.

You don’t pursue happiness or anything else if your chronic pain is significant!

It’s heart breaking to watch your elders age when they are in a great deal of pain.  Many times the elderly are neglected simply because their family just can’t handle watching their loved one suffer.

I’m not making excuses, but I’m not trying to judge either.metoprolol side effects

Pain is difficult to live with all the way around!

The Life Breath Coach here on Heart Failure Solutions will tell you that taking pain medication to cope with pain contributes to heart disease.

But even heart disease later is better than pain NOW … isn’t it?

With heart disease you think you will just grab your chest and fall to the ground.  But the world is experiencing an epidemic of heart failure and succumbing to that fate means Continue reading Can Swing Dance Overcome Pain Better Than Pain Pills? →

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Do You Have Swing Dance History That Brings a Smile To Your Face?

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It’s already Sunday and we are heading into a new week.

Did the holiday turn your schedule upside down last week?

Falling mid week the way it did messed with the entire week.

The 4th of July was also my birthday.Swing Dance History

And this year my celebration was bittersweet.

For many years, my family and I have gone to the Marin County Fair to celebrate my birthday.

It’s a great place to celebrate because the Preservation Jazz Hall Band performs, and it’s always guaranteed that swing dancers will show up and have a great time.

With my Swing Dance History, it’s the perfect place to celebrate another year!

Since my divorce I have gone each year with my youngest daughter.

This year, my ex-wife was planning to go with friends and my teen-aged stepdaughter and called asking us to meet them there.

I had my reservations about it – would it be awkward? would my ex want to dance with me? should I accept? Continue reading Do You Have Swing Dance History That Brings a Smile To Your Face? →

Do Swing Dance Lessons Sound as Terrible as Exercise?

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Have ever tried an exercise regimen —to get in better shape, to lose weight, or just to be healthier?

How did it end?

Was your exercise regimen a painful, uncomfortable experience?

If you made it more than one day, you fought hard!  Good on ya!

More times than not though, you don’t stick with it … right?

The frustration of failing!

The shame of not following through on your promises!

Looking in the mirror and seeing little to no progress after suffering through pain and frustration!

Sick of trying?

I feel ya!  It’s hard to sink your teeth into yet another attempt at exercise!

So, back to my original question …

Do Swing Dance Lessons Sound as Terrible as Exercise?

A while back I met an awesome guy who told me stories that brought tears to my eyes. Continue reading Do Swing Dance Lessons Sound as Terrible as Exercise? →