Nurses  Wanted

Easier than boot camp - receive a free $1,000 bicycle
 

Be part of a 9 months Research Programme which will include 25 Nurses who live in Sydney to test an Hypothesis that:

          "Regular, rigorous, challenging, recreational road cycling within a collegiate, longstanding bicycle group, which occasionally revels 'After Dark', is a powerful and enjoyable leisure activity which mitigates several behavioural and environmental problems which beset modern life."

The above Hypothesis contends it will -

1.        overcome obesity an easy way;

2.        enable you to better cope with, and progress within, a demanding work environment due to enhanced physical health and self-confidence;

3.        diminish your recreational drug use due to wanting to ride faster to beat your bicycle buddies;

4.        extend your labour force participation due to increased energy levels, honed cognitive skills, enhanced physical fitness;

5.        narrow the generation gap because kids relate to sports;

6.        provide an opportunity for Nurses with some disabilities to participate on an equal footing; and

7.        reduce carbon emissions.

Over a dozen longstanding recreational road bicycle groups in different parts of Sydney ride 100km (ave) rigorous bicycle routes each Saturday or Sunday, with a few cafe stops to shoot the breeze.  Heaps more fun than a spin class.  These cyclists invariably adhere to the above Hypothesis, as well as to other benefits which improve quality of life:

(i)        enhanced wellbeing and higher self-esteem;

(ii)       stronger cardiovascular (diminished asthma);

(iii)      improved bone density and musculoskeletal condition;

(iv)      stronger core muscles and fewer arthritic symptoms; and

(v)       better sleep.

These ride groups bubble with committed road cyclists who willingly give their time to provide maintenance and riding tips.   Many of their cyclists have traveled to Canberra and Bright Vic to tackle renowned annual endurance road rides.   A few times each year most groups visit a country town to explore new rustic rides, and after a challenging day's cycling, hit the townships restaurants.  On a bicycle everyone is equal; these groups contain "butchers, bakers and candlestick makers".

Five of these ride groups have room for up to 8 Nurses each who wish to learn the joys of rigorous road cycling and assist test the above Hypothesis. 

Would you like to learn more about a fun-filled, stress management technique centered around Youthful Exuberance to play outdoors with new mates with unbounding energy?  Volunteers who complete the 9 months Research Programme get to retain a new $1,000 bicycle which is provided to the 50 Volunteers. 

Each Volunteer for this Research Programme need to be experiencing one or more behavioural concern (ie. overweight, experiencing stress or anxiety or over reliant on recreational drugs) or be disabled.

Each of the 50 Volunteers is required to complete 4 "progress reports" through the internet which take approx 15 mins each.  All individual results will remain confidential to the 4 clinicians in the Research Project Team.

The rigors and stresses of modern life affect us all.  This invitation seeks to be a forerunner for health agencies to provide hands-on assistance to enable lots of adults, both abled and disabled, to commence either a rigorous or moderate recreational exercise activity and thereby achieve a higher quality of life by re-igniting Youthful Exuberance to do more of what we did as kids.

Bicycles have outsold motor cars over the last 5 years.  Join the Lively Lycra Lot.

If you would like to learn more about this invitation to be assisted to learn the joys of recreational road cycling from a band of seasoned cyclists, e-mail ?????@?????.com.au