I started riding my outdoor bike yesterday!
By freefogging
@freefogging (356)
United States
September 8, 2008 1:32am CST
I have fibromyalgia, among other things and have been disables 3+ years now. My usual workout routine was walking on the treadmill, stretching my muscles, light 3-5 lb. weight traing, and floor exercises. My son's bike is here right now,because he is in treatment for addiction. So, today I decided to try to go for a bikeride. I made it a mile and a half and am very proud of myself. I feel if you don't keep on trying everyday to improve upon yourself,especially if you have a potentially debilitating disability, that life will only get worse for you. How many people with a disability out there do some kind of exercise, even very light strtching, which some days is all I can do??
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
8 Sep 08
good for you. see u can't keep a good woman down. would u believe at 65 years old i never learned to rise a bike. isn't that pitaful. so i know or hope that i haven't given u a good laugh for today.
@leafgxu (472)
• China
8 Sep 08
Riding a bicycle is a very wonderful sports and I like it very much. Every week I will go out 1 or 2 times for cycling and ride about 50 kilometers. So please keep on riding. If you feel tired in the beginning, just have a rest and keep on next day.
@ashar123 (2357)
• India
8 Sep 08
I am extremely sorry of you being disabled for 3+ years. I have a outdoor bike too but its quite older model like of 1983 but looks like new. I bought it 3 years ago and ride it daily to come to work. I travel on my outdoor bike like 20 to 30 miles daily.
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@buzzmaker (630)
• India
8 Sep 08
Excellent! I like to ride my bike to my office 
, to coffee shop where I meet friends, and almost everywhere. I recently bought a new Firefox fusion. Riding bike is a great exercise to keep yourself Fit and Healthy. I am not physically disabled but I think everybody who doesn't exercise (it could be anything) is a physically as well as mentally disabled person 
Thanks!
, to coffee shop where I meet friends, and almost everywhere. I recently bought a new Firefox fusion. Riding bike is a great exercise to keep yourself Fit and Healthy. I am not physically disabled but I think everybody who doesn't exercise (it could be anything) is a physically as well as mentally disabled person
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@LouiseKnittel (4764)
• United States
8 Sep 08
I was so surprised when I read this Discussion from you.. I thought that you could not walk at ALL! I saw that you had a discussion that your husband was carrying you from one side of the house to the other! I am happy that you are able to get around!!
Getting back to the discussion: I agree that you need to use it or lose it as the saying goes.. I think that you did very well on the Bike. A mile and a half is pretty good. Keep up the good work.
