GET INVOLVEDThe next Outdoor Chattanooga bicycle ride for older adults is Monday, Aug. 22, at 6 p.m. Cyclers should meet at the Hubert Fry Center at the Chattanooga Riverwalk. For information, call Kassi Webster at 643-7880 or email kassi@outdoorchattanooga.com.
David Blackwell said as bike riders go he is too tall, too big, has a little asthma and was just diagnosed with cancer for the second time. But Outdoor Chattanooga’s bicycle ride for older adults was just the ticket for him.
“I enjoy riding,” he said of the twice monthly rides along the Tennessee Riverwalk. “I’m not a very good rider.”
The outings, geared to riders ages 55 and older and usually held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month April through October, begin at the Hubert Fry Center near the C.B. Robinson Bridge.
“It’s so important for older adults to stay active,” said Kassi Webster, public health prevention specialist at Outdoor Chattanooga. “It’s important to be able to keep a lot of mobility and balance. Biking is … a good option. It’s not hard on your joints, and there’s not the knee pain with running. It’s an easy, low-impact activity.