MoXXie Bike Club(TM) Welcomes All Women!

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

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This Saturday, MoXXie Bike ClubTM will be giving away a $15.00 gift certificate to a grocery store!  Come ride with the club!

MoXXie Bike ClubTM Welcomes All Women of all ages!

Do you like helping other people?

Do you appreciate all people as having value and something important to say?

You answered, “Yes!!!”  Woot!  Wahoo!  Yippy!  You are perfect for joining MoXXie Bike ClubTM!  That’s because people like you make the best kind of friends!

MoXXie Bike ClubTM is a club in St. Petersburg, Florida, that exists to help women find friends, provide socializing, and burn off some calories in a fun way.  We women love reading groups, potlucks, watching movies together, and so many more things.  But, we need some activity to burn calories.

MoXXie Bike ClubTM also exists to provide us with a way to help!  Help ourselves, our children, other people!  What is your special cause?  How can we all join together with you to help make this a better world for everyone?

If you have children, feel free to bring them with you so they can have fun with you!  No one is too slow!  No one will be left behind!  Because we’re here to be friends!  Women of all ages and income, marital, and other situations are welcome!  Bring your hybrid, beach cruiser, fixie, or whatever you have for a bicycle!

MoXXie Bike Club(TM) Welcomes All Women!
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Tampa Bay Rays Invites Bicyclists To Tropicana Field!

Posted on May 13, 2012 by
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Rays logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Tampa Bay Rays invite all Tampa Bay area bicyclists and their friends and families to come out to Tropicana Field for the “Bike to the Trop” Game when the Rays take on the Baltimore Orioles!

The Rays have put together a special offer!  It’s discounted tickets for the Rays game on Sunday, June 3, 2012, at 1:40 PM when they take on the Baltimore Orioles!

The Tampa Bay Rays states that there will be secure parking outside of Tropicana Field just for your bicycles!  A security guard will be stationed at the bike racks from two hours prior to game time through the duration of the game.

Yeah!  Save gas and wear on your car and get some exercise while enjoying a day watching baseball!

Also note:

  • For people wishing to drive, parking is free on Sundays for motor vehicles of four or more passengers.
  • Kids Run the Bases Post Game.
  • Desmond Jennings Bobblehead presented by Pepsi Max to the rst 10,000 kids age 14 and under.

To participate and get more information, visit the Tampa Bay Rays website,

Tampa Bay Rays Invites Bicyclists To Tropicana Field!
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Save Tampa Bay’s Friendship Trail Bridge

Posted on May 10, 2012 by
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The Friendship Trail AND The Gandy Bridge (Photo credit: ShootsNikon)

Friends of the Friendship Trail Bridge have been and are continuing to work hard to save the bridge.

When it was open, the Friendship Trail Bridge provided residents with great accommodations for bicycling, walking, running,in-line skating, exercise, family picnics, and fishing.

The bridge provided bicyclists and in-line skaters with a car-free way to travel between Hilsborough and Pinellas counties, between Tampa and St. Petersburg as they traveled between their homes and universities, work, restaurants, and entertainment venues.

The Friendship Trail Bridge attracted active tourists who wanted to enjoy the bridge, for the same reasons as residents, while being able to gaze across the awesome expanse of water.

Supporters have run the bridge through engineering reports and other requirements, finding the bridge can be saved and reopened.  Read their report at their website friendshiptrailbridge.com/plan.

Save Tampa Bays Friendship Trail Bridge
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Ride Of Silence, Wed., May 16, 2012

Posted on May 7, 2012 by
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Seattle Ride of Silence 2009 (Photo credit: carfreedays)

The Suncoast Cycling Club, our friends in northern Pinellas, are again announcing the Ride of Silence!

The ride is to honor bicyclists who have been killed or injured while bicycling.  It’s a chance for bicyclists to stand together, while sitting on their bicycles, and remind bicyclists and motorists to educate themselves, pay attention to all road users, and use safety techniques.

According to the international website, the event has no sponsors, and no one pays a registration fee.  It’s just a bunch of bicyclists getting together to support the cause.

The northern Pinellas ride begins at the east end of the Caladesi Shopping Center, 916 Curlew Road, Dunedin, FL.  More info about the Pinellas ride can be found at the Suncoast Cycling Club’s website.  To learn more about this annual international event visit the Ride of Silence website.

Ride Of Silence, Wed., May 16, 2012
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At Age 70+, Stephen Jepson Builds Balance! Part 2

Posted on May 5, 2012 by
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Girls playing Soccer. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

(see Part 1)

For those of us with few or no athletic skills, we got picked last to play on teams and coaches ignored us.  To them, playing games was all about winning.  We got the message that we were failures at sports.  We learned physical activity wasn’t for us.  We learned to hate running, baseball, football, and every other sport.

We need to meet Stephen Jepson and experience his motto:  Never leave the playground.  Stephen’s goal is to rebuild your balance, stability, and coordination and to build your brain cells and neural pathways.

 

 

MoXXie Bike ClubTM:  A place where women go to find supportive friends and play.

At Age 70+, Stephen Jepson Builds Balance! Part 2
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At Age 70+, Stephen Jepson Builds Balance! Part 1

Posted on May 3, 2012 by
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Do you remember when our parents were in their 40s and 50s?  ”Oh, (moan) I’m getting so old!”  Scientific and medical research hadn’t come far enough to tell them that 45 was too young to feel this way, that they could prevent and forestall physical decline for decades more.

Now, we know much more about physical abilities and decline.  But, many of us aren’t using that knowledge.  Why are we repeating the lives of our parents and their health problems?

Our school systems’ physical education and sports programs share part of the blame.

(see Part 2)

 MoXXie Bike ClubTM:  A non-competitive place to be!

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IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde

Posted on May 1, 2012 by
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Christine Lagarde - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2007 (Photo credit: World Economic Forum)

When Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned as the IMF’s Managing Director, Christine Lagarde was assigned to the post.

The IMF (International Monetary Fund) assists it’s member nations with, among other necessities:

  • technical assistance in fiscal affairs, banking, and exchange matters
  • financial support when facing payment difficulties
  • greater opportunities for trade and investment.

As head of the IMF, Ms. Lagarde has the ability to influence nations and help prevent another Great Depression.  Newsweek magazine, in it’s January 30, 2012 issue, published an article The Trillion Dollar Woman: Will Christine Lagarde Stop The Next Global Meltdown? detailing Ms. Lagarde’s importance, education, positions she has held, experience, and managing skills.

Her annual salary starts at $467,940.

With a huge salary and high public status, people would be justified to think Ms. Lagarde would drive a flashy, exceptionally expensive car.  However when Christine Lagarde moved to Washington, D.C, she planned to bring her bicycle from France and bike to work.

An internet search didn’t show articles or photos pertaining to her bicycling in Washington,  But, searching did show her bicycling somewhere:

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Bike Rodeo In Tyrone Area, May 12, 2012, Part 2

Posted on April 29, 2012 by
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BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 11: Children ride bicycles on a runway at former Tempelhof airport on September 11, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. Tempelhof, located in central Berlin, was an airport built in the 1930s and is most known for being the main airport used by the Allies in the Berlin Airlift that kept the city and its residents supplied during a blockade by Soviet forces in 1948. The airport closed in 2008 and the grounds were reopened in 2010 as a public park called Tempelhofer Freiheit. City officials are currently considering various proposals for the park's future design that include adding apartment buildings on its outskirts and adding a new subway stop for better access. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

(see Part 1)

If you know of any adults or older teens who would like to volunteer to set up, direct one of the stations, or break down, please have the person contact the City of St. Petersburg’s Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator Cheryl Stacks at (727) 892-5328.  Set up begins at 9:00 AM.  Clean up will be done by noon.

Persons, wanting to sponsor Bike Rodeos in other parts of St. Petersburg, should call Cheryl Stacks at (727) 892-5328 to ask about the possibility.

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Bike Rodeo In Tyrone Area, May 12, 2012, Part 1

Posted on April 27, 2012 by
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Trailnet's Bike Safety Rodeos teach bike handling skills. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Do you know of some children who need to learn Florida’s road laws and safety techniques?  If so, take them to the next Bike Rodeo!

The Rodeo will be held from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM on Saturday, May 12, 2012, in the Tyrone area of St. Petersburg, FL.  Specifically, the rodeo takes place on 11th Avenue North just west of 62nd Street.

For a Bike Rodeo, various educational stations are set up.  Stations can be used for fitting and giving helmets to children and for teaching children how to ride in bike lanes, handle loose sand and other hazards, obey road signs, and many more important bicycle elements.  A station to make minor adjustments can be set up when a bike mechanic volunteers to help.

(see Part 2)

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Heat Acclimation, Part 2

Posted on April 25, 2012 by
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(see Part 1)

What is the best way to become heat-acclimated?

One way is to let nature take it’s course.  When warmer weather comes, don’t turn on the air-conditioner.  You’ll feel over-heated the first few weeks.  Just drink more water and add in sports drinks as needed.  Search on-line to find inexpensive sports drink recipes.  Turn on the fan to get air blowing across you.

If it’s too hot to sleep, take a bath just before bed.  People go swimming to cool off.  A bathtub is like a swimming pool, except smaller.

For the hottest summer months, set the air-conditioner to 85° F.  That removes the humidity while keeping you acclimated to outside weather.  Also, it reduces your summer electricity bill.

 

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Heat Acclimation, Part 1

Posted on April 23, 2012 by
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“Florida is so hot in the summer!  I just can’t bear the heat!”

You’re sure to hear that many times during our summers.  It’s why so many people drive and don’t walk or bicycle. They think they must drive.

Assuredly, some people have health issues, such as multiple sclerosis, that make them heat-intolerant.

For other people, it’s a matter of education and acclimation.  Construction and lawn maintenance workers acclimate.  Employees, in iron smelting factories, also do it, and to extremely hot temperatures while tending furnaces operating between 1,022° F and 2,282° F!  And you thought Florida summers are hot!

(see Part 2)

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