How cycling can keep you young

[Sierratim]

Nice article for us oldies at bicycling.com; How Cycling Can Keep You Young. I like the subtitle, too; "SENIOR BIKE RIDERS HAVE THE SAME WALKING EFFICIENCY AS ADULTS IN THEIR TWENTIES, A STUDY FINDS.", but we all knew that I think...

 

[FlatSix911]

Great article... thanks for sharing.

 

[KenM]

When I was a kid we had a neighbor in his sixties who used to regularly cycle past our house on an old school single speed bike. I remember thinking, "man, that guy is old to be riding a bicycle". He pedaled into his nineties and died at 101.

 

[reed scott]

Nice article for us oldies at bicycling.com; How Cycling Can Keep You Young. I like the subtitle, too; "SENIOR BIKE RIDERS HAVE THE SAME WALKING EFFICIENCY AS ADULTS IN THEIR TWENTIES, A STUDY FINDS.", but we all knew that I think...

Alternate Title: How cycling can make being old more tolerable.

I are one so I can kvetch.

 

[Mulezen]

I AR two

 

[FlatSix911]

Here is another good read for Seniors.

Cycling for Seniors: Complete Guide to Cycling and Aging

It can get harder and harder to stay active as you age. Your bones and muscle structure decline the older you get, and you may have aches and pains that prevent you from having a strong desire to exercise. Cycling is one of the best exercises for aging bodies, though. It helps you work your ...

bikemunk.com

 

[Browneye]

I resemble that remark.

 

[FlatSix911]

I am getting there!

 

[Art Deco]

I am getting there!

Never look back, the docs may be gaining on you.

 

[Latitude]

Thank you Tim. At age 65, I have been riding 30 to 40 km per day almost without fail (weather). After a bit more than two months and 2500 Km, I feel great. My health care staff are impressed with blood tests and weight. I feel much more steady on my feet. And I am loving getting out into the great outdoors around my area. (Even if I did fall into a thick patch of poison ivy on a slow tight turn today).

 

[Sierratim]

Thank you Tim. At age 65, I have been riding 30 to 40 km per day almost without fail (weather). After a bit more than two months and 2500 Km, I feel great. My health care staff are impressed with blood tests and weight. I feel much more steady on my feet. And I am loving getting out into the great outdoors around my area. (Even if I did fall into a thick patch of poison ivy on a slow tight turn today).

You young fellas do get back in shape faster than we oldies...

 

[Art Deco]

You young fellas do get back in shape faster than we oldies...

The older members of EBR are in their eighties like my neighbor who still rides a conventional bike mostly, but is considering...now that he gets tired "sooner than he used to".