It’s summertime and thankfully the weather has improved since those rainy days in June. That means that many of us will increase our physical activity outside to enjoy the sunshine! We all know that there are many health benefits of exercise, so why don’t more people participate in regular exercise? Often it is simply difficult to motivate ourselves to get moving! In this edition of our e-Newsletter read about motivating ourselves to walk and the benefits of sunshine.

Investing in a pedometer may be the answer to starting a regular exercise routine. Wearing a pedometer to measure the steps you take is sort of like using a scale to monitor your weight. You might be surprised at how many steps you take during the course of your day. A pedometer can help make walking fun. Read more.

As long as you take precautions to prevent overexposure, sunshine is good for you. It supplies the body with vitamin D, which builds strong bones, it improves your disposition, and it feels good. Read more.

Q & A

Q: What is moderate intensity exercise?

A. Most health guidelines call for 30 minutes or more of moderate intensity exercise daily. But what constitutes “moderate intensity?” A study correlating exercise expenditure and walking speed on a treadmill concluded that moderate intensity is 100 steps or more a minute. That’s equivalent to walking a mile and a half in 30 minutes. That standard varies, of course, with fitness level. If you’re unable to go at that pace for 30 minutes, work up to it by aiming first to do one thousand steps in 10 minutes.

Milford Regional is presented with the Get With The Guidelines^SM – Stroke Gold Performance Achievement Award by the American Stroke Association.

Milford Regional won the gold in Community Newspaper Company’s Reader’s Choice Awards as the “#1 Regional Hospital.” Readers from 23 surrounding towns ultimately selected Milford Regional as their number one choice in health care.

Milford Regional’s active medical staff, consisting of over 200 doctors, is highly qualified to treat you and your family through life’s ups and downs. Whether you need a primary care physician or a specialist, you can be assured of the best possible care.

If you need a primary care physician, please call our Physician Referral Line at 1-888-DRS-HERE (1-888-377-4373). Our Referral Line, a free service available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, has access to physicians who are accepting new patients. You may also call our Referral Line to find a specialist.

See our list of Primary Care Physicians who are accepting new patients. It is important to note that not all physicians accept all insurances. Please call the physician’s office directly to find out if they accept your insurance plan.

To learn more about any one of our physicians, search here.

Breast Surgeons - Milford Regional’s continued commitment to women’s health can be seen with the addition of two breast surgeons to our medical staff. Renee Quarterman, MD, our new medical director of The Breast Center at Milford Regional, will be overseeing this exciting new venture, and Nilima Patwardhan, MD, who is currently seeing patients in Milford. We are fortunate to have such experts in the field providing such an important service to women in our service area. Please click here to obtain more information about these physicians.