It was waaaay too beautiful to not go for a bike ride tonight so I cycled through East GR and then around Reeds Lake....SOOOO gorgeous and stress relieving. I did about 9 miles in 34 minutes...so, not my fastest time but definitely not slacking at all either! My friend Kurt encouraged me to "enjoy" the scenery more while I bike instead of being so overly concerned with going as fast as I can. If I keep a good speed and a consistent cadence, I get a good workout...I don't need to win the Tour de France!
I think I've written before that I feel like boot camp is stress relieve as well, but I also feel like it's soooo hard so it's a huge mental challenge. While I cycle though, it's different. I mean strength training stuff at boot camp is such a physical challenge that it takes a lot of MIND energy. Biking is still a physical challenge but I can turn my mind off more. It's the same motion over and over and it's almost as though the rhythm is soothing to my soul.
I don't know, probably sounds like crazy to to someone else reading it, but I'm glad that I feel these things and that it's allowing me a hobby that I really enjoy while giving me some stress relief Annie time.
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