Experiencing the Benefits of Cycling
Hello, friends! I am Nivedita, a 60-year-old arthritis patient in New Delhi. For the past six months I had been experiencing intolerable pain due to my condition. Medicine had failed to ease my pain and my family doctor had ruled out surgery.
Then something magical happened. A visit to my daughter, who is married to an entrepreneur in Nagpur, last month changed my life and I discovered new joys I had never experienced.
One bright morning I saw an old man cycling in Pratap Nagar. The man was a picture of calmness. I wanted to talk to him but within seconds he disappeared. Later I learnt that he had gone to Ncyclopedia, the leading bicycle store in central India.
I asked the man how he managed cycling at such an old age. He smiled and said he was 72 years old (didn’t look though) and had learnt to ride a bicycle only a week ago.
He was bored and surfing the internet one day when he came across this Facebook update: ‘Learn Cycling in Three Easy Steps’.
He enrolled for the training and nowadays rents a bicycle from Ncyclopedia every other day to experience the joy of riding. A healthy way to keep himself occupied.
Taking a cue, I also registered for the training programme. Balancing was tough initially but scientific methods and expert instructors ensured I learnt to ride a bicycle in four days.
When I returned to New Delhi a week later I found something missing and realized it was cycling. I soon purchased a cycle and included cycling in my daily routine. It’s been a month now that I am regular with my cycling.
The knee pain has vanished, cycling has taken care of it. I took up cycling to stay healthy but within weeks it has become integral to my life. I am experiencing new joy, serenity and optimal mind-body balance. Cycling has given me much more than what I could expect at the age of 60.
Thanks Nagpur for this gift of life, thank you Ncyclopedia for the wonderful training, and of course, a big thank you to the old man who inspired me to ride.