How to make Exercise Fun

Posted by Lisa Newton on May 9, 2008 at 5:30am

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I love contests, so I decided to participate in two blogging contests that are offering a bike giveaway.

As you can see, bikes are popular in my neighborhood. Bike commuting is common in Southern California because of our great weather. It’s also a great way to go green, and to get a great work-out.

Cycling around the neighborhood keeps my muscles in shape and is a great cardiovascular exercise.

We’re lucky here, our busses have bike carriers attached to them, and we have miles and miles of bike trails right next to the ocean. The Pacific Ocean is gorgeous. (Picture coming soon)

Bicycling is one of the most popular exercises.

For the contests, I’ve included a link back to both of the bloggers posts that are sponsoring the bike giveaway--one from a fellow Iowa Avenue member, John over at Johnisfit, and the other is at Finding Flabuless.

Kudos to you guys for encouraging people to take care of themselves. Be sure to check out their websites.

Why don’t you try and combine something fun with your exercise goals? It’s a great source of motivation.

Lastly, I’ll leave you with a picture of nature’s beauty.

Hopefully today’s bike photo-journal inspired you. If you recall, Lance Armstrong, an American, won the Tour de France 7 consecutive times, making him the greatest cyclist in history. In doing so, he beat the previous records of five wins by Miguel Indurain (consecutive) and Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx and Jacques Anquetil. Previous to this achievement, he also survived testicular cancer, a germ cell tumor that metastasized to his brain and lungs in 1996. His cancer treatments included brain and testicular surgery and extensive chemotherapy.

Of course, you don’t have to ride competitively but riding and looking at the different sights and sounds of your neighborhood is exhilarating and good for you.

Since I thoroughly enjoyed today’s walk I can hardly wait until my next ones on Saturday and Sunday, because

After all, it’s about a healthy lifestyle!

Tags: biking, contest, exercise, fitness, wordless_wednesday_walkers

Comment by Christine Braun on May 9, 2008 at 8:58am: I will keep my fingers crossed...hope you win! My hubby won a 600 dollar bike from his work a few years ago. They had a fitness challenge and he won. He had not been able to ride it last year...he tried...he fell, thankfully on grass. He has been riding it this spring. I am so happy for him. My bike is falling apart. I don't know if it is worth it to get me a new bike. I find it hard on my back. I think if I got one of those old fashioned bikes that I could sit upright on maybe...just maybe...I would be able to enjoy biking again and go out riding with my sweetie.

Comment by Christine Braun on May 9, 2008 at 9:16am

or how about

Comment by Christine Braun on May 9, 2008 at 9:18am: The Silvo is totally out of my price range. LOL Maybe I could find a nice cruiser just to tour around town in.

Comment by David on May 9, 2008 at 9:41am: @ Christine

LOL....I remember when you couldn't give those types of bikes away! How times have changed. On another interesting note, a fews ago, I was with a friend having a couple drinks at a local hotel.

The management annoucned that evening that they were having some prize give-a-ways, with the top prize being a full paid trip to San Francisco including a stay ata 4 star Hotel. Since I never won anything, I thought nothing of it and when the drawing took place, I went to the restroom.

When I returned, my friend could hardly hold her glee--we had won. I was dumbfounded. It turned out that I gave the tickets to my parents as a gift.

So for me, it's just a fun thing not to be taken too seriously.

Comment by Rachel on May 9, 2008 at 1:17pm: Love that Schwinn! Great post since I am part of a huge cycling family.

Comment by Cynthia on May 11, 2008 at 4:12pm: I entered too... hard to resist. And it's got to be better odds than most contests.

Comment by Metroknow on May 11, 2008 at 9:12pm: Oh man I missed it! That'll teach me to put work before blog reading. :)

Comment by Cynthia on May 12, 2008 at 10:56am: Metroknow... you haven't missed out, I'm pretty sure there are still blog bike contests running. See my blog for some links, some of which should still be valid. Or Google it.

Comment by Metroknow on May 12, 2008 at 11:06am: Thanks Cynthia - I will definitely check that out! I was mostly talking about John's (JohnIsFit) because I read his blog regularly, and maybe most important -- he only had 29 entrants!Lol Pretty good odds! :)