Bikes are just amazing. It's thrilling to ride, fun to challenge yourself or try something new, and a great workout. It's even better when you get to do ride with your family. Today I ventured to get my kids riding bikes again. They had learned over the summer and had gained a bit of confidence, but after school started, colder weather set in, and their bikes got roasted, they fell out of the rhythm and it was difficult to get them going. They were both super excited to get new bikes for Christmas (which was a miracle in and of itself because their bikes were a gift from a family that we don't even know that decided to 'adopt' our family for Christmas - we're so thankful for their kindness, words can't really express it but seeing my kids smile as they rolled down a 80-90 ft hill with 25% grade and then ride around a lesser incline to get back to the top at which point one of them, my older son, let out a "YAHOOO!"). It took a few balancing games and some push starts but they got the hang of it and I know that they'll get better and better. They already want to go out and ride tomorrow, but they want to leave earlier so we can ride longer! Our ride was described as "epic" and I had to let them know that there's lots more where that came from and riding just keeps on being epic. It was fun to have my wife out riding too. I guess the point of all this is to say that bikes are miraculous, amazing, epic, and make you go "YAHOO!" Ride on, Eat less, Move more, and Keep breathing...and drink more water.
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