It says something about the crazy busy week I’ve just had that even managing to do a regular Flashback Friday on time (let alone any other blogpost) escaped me. So as I finally get some R&R time on the weekend, …
Tag: Fitness & exercise
Help support a new Community Pump Track
Here’s a request from the North Avon Chch BMX Club that’s well worth looking at:
“Hi. Any chance you can post about our funding push. Massive support required for this community Pump Track, that is going to be massive! …
Flashback Friday: Cycling and Hills
Life seems a little bit crazy busy right now for me, which explains why I haven’t managed to get a few new blog posts out the door lately (a couple of interesting consultations floating around right now – watch this …
Flashback Friday: How did a 50-year-old get back into cycling?
As someone who is veering rather close to his 50th birthday soon, I am glad that I have activities like biking to help keep me in good shape as I get older. I’ve been biking essentially most of my adult …
Guest Post: A Cycling Dogma
Guest blogger Catherine shares some of her thoughts about the key factors that influence her daily choice to commute by bike:
I developed a cycling dogma! It’s taken time to create, but here it is:
Cycling offers me freedom like …
Cycling and Hills
So I’m in my new home now and it’s slightly up into the Port Hills. This means a speedy ride downhill at the start of the day, but a little bit of a climb at the end (only 400m of …
Guest Post: How did a 50-year-old get back into cycling?
Here’s another guest blog, this time by a recent convert to riding, Robyn M. Speed:
I blame my son, Andy.
It’s a bit unfair to blame him really, when it all came about because he crashed his bike on the …
Cycle paths – important for keeping our aging population fit and well?
Separated cycle paths are an important part of a cycle network because they can help people get the cycling bug and to build their confidence to cycle and to manage in traffic.
My mother (currently in her mid 70s) had …