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I'm doing this now. Do you have any advice/insights?

• paulcole 5y ago
  Don’t feel like you have to go out and live somebody else’s retirement fantasy. The time is yours, so do what you want with it. I spent weeks watching DVDs from the library. Personally, I liked having a routine and would make a little checklist at the start of every week that I had to do everyday. I remember stuff on it being like: 1. Say hello to someone I don’t already know. 2. Brush 2x and floss. 3. Walk for 1 hour after dinner. I ended up doing some 500 sit-up program and within a year was doing like 5000 crunches a week. I also said yes to everything I was offered and wouldn’t worry about money too much. If a friend was going to a $5 concert, I could drop everything and go. I have a lot of good memories from that time. It was amazing to just feel completely free.
• hadlock 5y ago
  Buy a really nice early 2000s road bike with a big squishy seat and a new helmet and go for a 1 hour ride every day. You'll see way more of your community than walking an hour every day. That gets you within a 6-9 mile radius from your house.
  • SyzygistSix 5y ago
    The only thing I would add is that a big squishy seat does not equal comfort. Sometimes small saddles fit the best. Find a saddle that is comfortable; they are worth paying the money for. And riding for a while can get you a lot more than a 6-9 mile radius. More like 40 miles.
    • hadlock 5y ago
      Yeah I have a rock hard saddle myself, which is ultimately the better solution, but "sore butt" seems to be the #1 complaint from new cyclists, is the only reason I recommend it to absolute newbies