Quote Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl View Post
They waddle, they groan when getting in and out of chairs.
Hey, that's me!!!

Many, many people can't even walk a mile. As people who exercise regularly, we forget that and then are amazed when someone thinks 2 miles on a bike is a big deal. Well, it IS to most people!

When I started working where I do, no one rode their bikes. Now 3 others do regularly during good weather, and they are all very happy about it. I think I just pushed them closer to doing it; they'd probably all thought about it and when they saw someone actually doing it, well...why not? I even helped one gal figure out good routes.

If this is the only thing of consequence I ever contribute to the office, that's good enough for me. Even the office manager has asked me about making fitness a priority, etc. Mind you I don't normally say ANYTHING about what I do--riding, running, skiing...but somehow, they know. The conversation always happens in some corner of the office, with no one around, and generally starts with, "So, how do you fit it in?"

We lead by example. Some people will see the positive in it, and others won't.