I'm a dummy

[dancerjodi]

I had a good meeting at the Medford campus first thing this morning, but forgot all of my groceries in the car (salad stuff, cereal, bread, turkey and cheese). Luckilly the turkey and cheese is inside of a plastic bag with a good sized ice pack. I'm going to walk across the street to grab it so I can make my lunch and have time to get ready for a 2:00 meeting. From there I head to a dentist appointment, grilling sausages and cooking dirty rice for dinner, and heading to dance class in Central for an 8:00 class. Busy, busy!

Happy May people! May your spring bring much growth in ways that you're hoping.

In other news, I've been out of school since late December and though I've gained the strength, flexibility and stamina I lost during my 3 year stint of having no free time, the squishiness hasn't subsided to the degree that I'd like. I need to figure out some kind of active cardio activity in addition to the 3 dance classes a week. Its time to get those bikes to Frank's Spoke and Wheel for tune ups too. Does anyone have suggestions on how to teach an adult (Brian) how to ride a bike? :) Damned aging metabolism and having to work harder to maintain!

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Bike Riding

[feline.livejournal.com]

I learned as a teenager.

Take him to an open place where he can't hit anything and just encourage him to try. I just kept trying til I figured it out myself. It takes a bit to get the hang of it, but mostly he has to not be afraid of falling and skinning himself up. I remember doing a lot of that.

[ggirl.livejournal.com]

I really didn't learn how to bike ride until I was about 23-ish. (an uncle showed me how when I was 16 but I only did it that once and didn't ride again until 23 so I'd totally forgotten how). I think my husband was there holding onto the seat to steady me so I got a feel for the balance thing..like try to hold him up with his feet on both pedals. The trickiest thing for me to learn was the mount/dismount. My husband showed me how to tilt the bike toward the ground so I could prop my foot up on the pedal while pushing off the ground with the other foot. I think practice is really the key - falling is inevitable the first few times but eventually he'll get it.

bike info

[dancer.livejournal.com]

thanks for the advice! We've got a good bike helmet for him and he's going to wear rollerblade protection on knees and elbows to help cusion the inevitable falls :)