My favorite form of exercise is bike riding. I haven’t done a lot of it lately but I do enjoy it. It gives you an opportunity to get my heart rate up, go places, and to commune with nature. There is nothing better than riding on a nice sunny fall day. You get to feel the sunshine and wind on your face. You also get to take in your surroundings visually. The changing color of the leaves on the trees. The crisp fall air. It doesn’t get much better than that!

Bicycle riding bring up some of my favorite memories. Memories of my dad teaching to ride my bike. I still remember that feeling of accomplishment when he removed my training wheels from my first big girl bike. One of my first dates with my husband was a bike ride. Most of my memories surrounding bicycles are good ones. Memories of Christmas and accomplishment. I received many bike upgrades as Christmas presents. Upon moving eight hours away from home for a job to a small southern town where I didn’t know a soul motivated me to buy a bike and begin riding again as an adult.

What’s even stranger is I didn’t fully understand my affinity for bike riding until I started writing this post. I think I will take a bike ride soon!