I Did It!

[MomOnBike]

Carpaltunnal,

I've been thinking about you and your commute, especially on those spring nice days we were having around here.

I'm really pleased you just jumped in and did it. If I helped in my small way, that's even better.

Once you get in the swing of things, you might want the freedom of the longer ride "upstream". After all, "getting lost" (also referred to as "taking the scenic route") on the way home is one of the joys of a good bike commute.

Thanks for keeping up updated.

[carpaltunnel]

Hi girls - here's a list of my favorites. If you can't get reprints or downloads, is there a way I could mail them to you? I'm new at this forum thing so guide me on that one.

This winter gave a copy of the first one to a lovely 85 year old lady at church, and she started exercising because someone cared enough to ask her to! She thanked me for doing it.

Nutrition Action Health Letter:

December 2005 - While You Wait - The Cost of Inactivity
"From the top of your head to the bottom of your toes, being physically active is the stimulus that gets most organs in the body to work their best..."

September 2004 - Give me Strength: Why You need to Lift Weights"Strength building exercises build more than strength. They boost bone density, metabolic rate, balance, and self-confidence....curb depression, sleep problems, high blood sugar, arthritis pain, and possibly the risk of heart disease...and makes you look good."

April 2007 - Saving Muscle - How to Stay Strong and Healthy as You Age
"Once you hit 40, you start losing muscle..it also makes our years show..what makes us look older more than anything else is losing muscle and gaining body fat as we age. Remarkably...you can get a second chance..."
March 2007 - Stroke - How to Avoid a Brain Attack "[People can] lower their risk. Most strokes are preventable by chanages in lifestyle..."

Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter:
March 2003
Are You Doing All You Can to Fight Sarcopenia
People are aware of osterporosis, but another aging risk is muscle loss, especially in women.
December 2005 Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D to Fight Fractures?
Analysis shows older adults need more than the RDA to build bone health.

Feb 2007 (1)9 Keys to Living to a Healthy 85+ (2) Trimmer Waistline May Mean a Sharper Mind

[carpaltunnel]

I am ready for messing with the Don't Get It's. That sounds like fun. (Actually there is only one - to my face - and probably one more.)

...care to share some of your examples? The things I think of to say are probably a little too much, so I don't.

Like: I'll let you be the first girl in your class to [break a hip / have a stroke].



Thanks!

[Tri Girl]

Thanks for the articles- looks like some great reading there!!!

I try not to be snippy, so instead I just am really happy when I say things to the couple people who don't get it.
I tend to say things in a really excited tone like: "I feel sooo good from my morning commute", or "man- I had the best ride to work this morning", or "my rides make me feel so alive". Or I'll even point out something nice about my ride if someone complains of traffic or an accident or something ("I know- I heard about that accident when I got to work. So glad I was able to avoid it on my bike."
I try not to be sarcastic or mean. After all, I want them to start riding or exercising too, so I don't want to sound too mean. All in all, tho- it makes me feel good about myself and that's all that matters. The people who don't get it anyway are the ones who are overweight or just plain out of shape. If they only knew what they were missing- they could be as peppy as I am.

[chickwhorips]

good job!

between the two of us we can do it! watch out world! here we come!