Do you believe you can lose weight by just riding a bicycle? I am proof that you can do it, if you put your mind to it. Let’s jump on our bikes and go for a ride. Chicago is approximately two-hundred sixty miles from Greenville, Ohio. A group called Campus Life was heading to Chicago on their bikes. I was one of the thirty-five people to participate in the four-day trip. At first I wasn’t sure what I was getting into but by the end of the trip I knew that it was going to lead to a healthier lifestyle.
Before I was wanting to lose weight or even talk about. I was the kid who would come out of school and sat down ate a watched tv I would never workout or anything. To put it to you I was the weight of 195 and I hated it but enjoyed my life of being a kid and living a good life. Coming home eating and watching tv and losing my life everyday was like this for about 14years.
I had my mom’s old mongoose bike that was black with a smooth edge on it. The bike was thirty-five years’ old with a busted beak that did not work that well. The bike was strong and built right for this sole purpose of riding for this distance and more to come. The bike had handles that were falling apart with steering that was off plus a creaking sound in the back of it which would go off every second of the dusty trip. …show more content…
I had to fix this thing more than ever on the way there. We have problems in life this was one thing that brought me troubles, but I fixed them and left all the crap behind. I will say that it was a good trip and yes for someone who would love to go just go outside and ride for about 6 hours a day. I was shocked that everyone that wanted to get there got there safe. we had a bike crash in on the trail in Chicago two people hit each other and when two bikers hit the tires together well just say that people are getting hurt and yes people