We really enjoyed the FREE Spokes Dunedin co-ordinated breakfast in the Octagon last Wednesday and rate it THE BEST YET!! We arrived at 7.15am to find an epic feast thanks to Spokes volunteers and donations from DCC, Bikewise, Bike Otago, Strictly Coffee, Sanitarium, Otago Polytechnic we enjoyed: fresh fruit salad, cereal, yoghurt, bananas, croissants, fresh coffee:):) It was really well organised and a lot of fun: If you missed Dunedin’s FAB 2015 Bikers breakfast, make sure you get there in 2016!! Here’s Geoff, Barbara and our son Ben en route to Caversham and Bonus Bonds after our hearty feasting:)
Thanks to Gerry, one of Geoffrey’s cycling friends who sent in some really interesting articles recently, not only do we know that biking is FUN and such a good way to keep FIT, but also it has been confirmed that aging is directly related to our own level of inactivity (ie if you want to keep well and have quality of life as you age, you need to keep active). A study of male cyclists between 55-79 years demonstrated this very clearly – age is not what determines your quality of life as you get older – it is determined by your level of INACTIVITY!!!! The only clear link with age is your VO2 Max– but it is all modifiable by the amount of exercise you do and continue to do, SO GET/KEEP ACTIVE – it will ensure you keep yourself in the best shape possible (function of brain, heart, lungs, bones, nerves, muscle, hormones, plus general health and wellbeing can all be enhanced by regular exercise –Yay!). Another study looked at the intensity of exercise people participated in: it contributed to living healthier lives but also LONGER!! By doing “low level exercise, described as 2.5hrs of moderate intensity exercise/week participants could reduce mortality by 19%; increasing this to 1hr daily, the benefit increased to 24%, and professional cyclists, who were training up to 30hrs/wk were shown to have further health gains – so keep thinking “Use it or Lose it” and now “DO MORE and LIVE HEALTHIER for LONGER”. We have copies of: Pollock, RD, Carter, S., Vellosi, CP et al “An investigation into the relationship between age and physiological function in highly active older adults”, J Physiol (2015); plus Sanchis-Gomar, F, Olaso-Gonzalez, G., Corrella, D et al, “Increased Average Longevity Among the “Tour de France” cyclists”,. Int J Sports Med 2011; 32: 644– 647.
David Gwynne-Jones and Geoffrey celebrating being at the end of their epic event 2014 in Wanaka, proving the above!
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