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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

08-16-18, 08:27 AM

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Foot Care

I never had a problem with my feet until I had a blister on the underside of my foot. I didn't give it much thought, except to keep the area clean after the blister burst.
Long story short, the...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

08-13-18, 07:33 AM

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I've been riding bicycles for a long time, so I...

I've been riding bicycles for a long time, so I was ready for some cross training with something that came close to spinning without risk of pounding my joints on my 80-year-old body.
I started...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

04-23-18, 06:43 PM

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I wondered what it would be like at 80 years old,...

I wondered what it would be like at 80 years old, I've had some time to get used to it. The motivation is still there, but I had to change a few things. I still consider myself a bicycle enthusiast,...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-04-18, 07:56 PM

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Great turnout at the Withlacoochee Rails to...

Great turnout at the Withlacoochee Rails to Trails ride today, good talk at the SAG stops. I wish everyone in the US could do the same, get along with one another.

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

02-25-18, 10:09 PM

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Rails to Trails Ride Inverness Florida March 4

Will any of you be able to ride at the annual Rails to Trails ride on the Withlacoochee Trail? Many cyclists will be attending from all over the US and beyond. It's always been a great event, I'm...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

02-25-18, 04:36 AM

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Keep on keeping on! We all need diversification,...

Keep on keeping on! We all need diversification, it's the way we are made, no matter how great cycling is.

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

02-24-18, 08:19 AM

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Since I was 25 years old I got used to staying in...

Since I was 25 years old I got used to staying in shape, i.e. maintain my body doing resistance training as well as aerobics. I never considered myself a gym rat, not obsessed with massive muscles,...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

02-24-18, 08:02 AM

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Me too with time, not enough during the day which...

Me too with time, not enough during the day which is why I've been using the Me-Mover to go shopping, I overdid shopping a few times and blew my road bicycle tires with heavy packages and run errands...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

02-23-18, 06:38 PM

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Cross Training

I'm wondering, do any of you cross train? For example, cycling doesn't do much for the core or upper body. I've been riding bicycles for a very long time, I'm 80, but I know I must do other things to...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

02-04-18, 08:47 PM

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Check out the Rails to Trails ride March 4 on the...

Check out the Rails to Trails ride March 4 on the Withlacoochee trail, and look for something different, Me-Mover riders.

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

11-27-17, 09:47 AM

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When I weight train I mix it up, if I kept doing...

When I weight train I mix it up, if I kept doing bench presses and left everything else alone I'd look like a barrel with skinny legs, which is why I cross train. Yes, I love cycling, but spinning...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

11-20-17, 11:25 AM

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Me-Mover is in the niche market, Danish company...

Me-Mover is in the niche market, Danish company promoting an alternative to bicycles, not much advertising, but one hell of an aerobic training self-powered vehicle that requires about 20% more...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

11-20-17, 10:02 AM

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Being 80

I feel my endurance has increased after acclimating riding the Me-Mover, I still work out with weights, some routines with the same weight I used over 10 years ago. Although I now use a Me-Mover more...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

11-02-17, 02:26 PM

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Florida Riding Weather

That time of the year finally in Florida, cooler, low humidity. Switching from my road bicycle to the Me-Mover FIT gives me a great cross training workout. I was surprised when I started riding the...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

10-10-17, 03:20 PM

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Bicycle alternatives are considered niche market...

Bicycle alternatives are considered niche market BPV, most information is available by Googling the name, if you don't know the name, it's difficult to find. When I'm on a bicycle trail riding the...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

10-10-17, 11:02 AM

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Weeks To 80

I always wondered what it would feel like at this age, now that I'm here, it's not that much different than 40 or 50 in my mind, but my body, well I still work out with weights, ride a Me-Mover which...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

08-14-17, 05:16 PM

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Two Friends

I'd like to keep an up tempo here, but sharing this may help others to keep riding, doing what keeps us young at heart.
I have 2 friends that have had strokes, each is in my age bracket, both did...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-19-17, 03:26 PM

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79+

I have to know my red line, the mind say's go for it, the body not so much. Cross training with weights for about 54 years, I should know my limits, I do, most of the time except a few days ago on a...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

06-18-17, 07:03 PM

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I also have a Cannondale road bicycle, and a...

I also have a Cannondale road bicycle, and a trikke, and a Me-Mover and I also weight train because I prefer cross training. Our bodies get used to certain exercises in a matter of weeks according to...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

06-11-17, 09:19 PM

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I'm wondering if anyone is looking into the niche...

I'm wondering if anyone is looking into the niche market self-powered vehicles. I've cross trained with Trikkes, StreetStrider, now Me-Mover, each has their own unique body enhancing aspects.
I've...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

05-21-17, 08:19 PM

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This age thing is just a number if you want to...

This age thing is just a number if you want to act your age as some do, and sit their time away as muscles slowly deteriorate, that's their prerogative. Fighting the war of muscle loss can be fun,...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

05-09-17, 11:22 AM

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Waking Muscles

I remember the first day I stepped on a Me-Mover, wobbly, felt unstable. But it was me, an avid bicycle rider that wasn't using my stabilizing muscles, my core muscles. I didn't realize it at the...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

05-08-17, 05:33 PM

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:thumb: I got you by about 14 years. good to...

:thumb:

I got you by about 14 years. good to talk to teeny boppers. Just came back from a mini Me-Mover ride with a quasi HIIT routine.
Fun times. Take care.

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

05-08-17, 02:34 PM

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Exhaust Fumes Aromas

I spend a good deal of my riding time on public roads rather than bicycle trails, but on the occasion, I'm on a wilderness trail not too far from my home I do smell deer poop and burnt Florida fauna....

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

05-07-17, 07:43 PM

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79 +

Still cross training, Cannondale r600 triple, Me-Mover FIT 2.0, weight training. Have increased endurance by riding the Me-Mover doing HIIT routines, fighting headwinds. Extra added attraction,...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

05-01-17, 10:46 AM

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Been riding various self-powered vehicles, fell...

Been riding various self-powered vehicles, fell on all except the Me-Mover. Broke some bones previously, but it's part of the adventure. Not so on this 3 wheeled scooter that is propelled by 2...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-20-17, 01:45 PM

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I'm also a prostate cancer survivor. During...

I'm also a prostate cancer survivor. During treatments in 2005, I was riding a bicycle and a trikke.

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-14-17, 05:09 PM

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Is there going to be a 75+ thread? I forget my...

Is there going to be a 75+ thread?
I forget my age when I'm on a bicycle, Me-Mover or throwing weights around, it's just not on my mind when I'm sprinting or getting those last 2 or 3 reps out at...

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