Originally Posted by
MRT2
Though I have only progressed moderately in this activity/sport over the years, I have on occasion tried to encourage people who showed interest to take up cycling again, as I do believe it an excellent activity for both young and old, extremely fit to only moderately fit, and men and women. But, maybe it is a waste of time, as so far, I don't think my efforts to spread the word has resulted in a single non bike enthusiast becoming a bike enthusiast. (as a professional advocate, a 0% success rate is hard to accept).
Don't worry about other people. Just focus on your own riding. You say you've only progressed moderately in cycling over the years ... focus on progressing more. Get involved in cycling events, increase your distance, increase your speed ...
Not everyone has to cycle. In my office, one person is a competitive bodybuilder, two are runners who are training for some running events, one is a rower, another is involved in cricket and footy, several people swim, quite a few people enjoy walking, a couple people are long-distance bushwallkers ... and there are a few of us who cycle. It's
all good!!
I'm not going to tell the bushwalkers that they need to ride a bicycle. I'm not going to encourage the rower to give up rowing and start cycling.
I might drop hints about getting active in general. But that's about it.
Fortunately my office also encourages people to get active, and there has been a lot of information circulating recently about the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle. So we're encouraged to get up and walk around the office about once an hour, we're encouraged to get out for a walk at lunch, and we're encouraged to be active in the evenings on our own time. And quite a few people are active.