In her late 50s and after a 12-month, happily naive preparation, Saskia Beudel was about to ride 235km up a mountain.
, from exercise, improves cognitive function and enhances brain cell regeneration, slowing the ageing process. Cycling outdoors, and engaging with nature, improves psychological well-being, which not only improves mood but has knock-on effects to cognition too.It’s the therapeutic effects of cycling and its ability to transport the rider, not just physically but psychologically, that have captured Beudel’s interest.
Intense forms of exercise, like cycling, can also pull us out of negative thought patterns and plant us back in the present moment. . Also described as “peak experiences” or transcendence, they are defined by smooth and accurate performance with an acute absorption in the task. Twelve hours after she began, she crossed the finish line, exhausted and elated and confident that, at any age, if we put the hours in and do the preparation big goals are entirely achievable.
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