Cycling for Depression - Meditation for Depression - Cake for Depression - AAGH You Chose - Vlog #43 

Cycling is the best treatment for depression I know, although I expect walking in the countryside is just as good. That and taking photographs along the way too - helps me immerse myself in the ride and my surroundings looking for photos to take. The exercise releases endorphins and so on, and it all beats the tablets I'm on hands down! Disguise is a great way to describe the front we put on to other people. The best compliment I get is people saying they didn't know I was ill and always seemed happy. It does wear me out though putting on 'the act' day after day. Ha! Twice now I've got really frustrated with myself (ok, riding isn't always so calming!) by getting lost, or in my case, not being on the road I thought I was. (the latest was just last Saturday) Both times though involved parallel running lanes crossing main roads, and I was on the lower lane when I wanted to be on the upper lane. Doh! I say to anyone feeling low, leave all the GPS/Strava technology at home, switch off your phone and just go and tootle about in the countryside on your bike. Look at the views, smell the wild flowers, go and say hello to a horse and all that kind of thing. Go early and you might see the night shift on their way home - Deer, Badgers, Foxes and so on - always a special moment that is. Riding very early, preferably out just before dawn - what a great time to be out on a bike that is. Just chill out basically - it really does work wonders and the countryside is free and comes with no side effects, other than the odd country dumpling (cow pat) on your tyres. It's a great time of year to be out mooching about in the lanes, in woods or on Bridleways, the wild flowers look amazing right now, even though I don't know what half of them are (and it doesn't matter anyway!). Mindfulness is what it's all about for me. Anyway, I've waffled and rambled on again - good video once again James!

Cycling creates that ‘buzz’, that clears the head of fuzz. This gives space for thought, to think troubles through to their conclusion. No more confusion.

I feel you James. Missing my bike and your rides like crazy. I'll hopefully be back with a new bike before the end of the summer

There is a an upside to spending an hour on the turbo in my garage though.... I get to catch up on all your videos on the iPad. Great video as always and pretty inspiring stuff.

Mate you are doing well as I have noted no depression in you, you have a great personality. Exercise is a great healer. Rule I follow is never have loose nipples...

No need to apologise at all! Could do with clearing me head. Up north sportive last Saturday 50 miler only made it to first feed station at 22miles ish and had to be rescued and taken back to Ilkley. Ankle issues couldn't put my foot on the floor it was so painful! Felt really meh about it. 😣

Dont ever apologise mukka it is what it is, we are all human. Got a few issues going on of late myself, not rode as much as I need to. That's where I go wrong. JUST GET ON THE BLOODY BIKE BOB. 🤔🤔

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