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by our digital devices and structured
activity schedules? Can we attribute
this change to ever-mounting safety
concerns as we're bombarded with
news stories of children and even
adults vanishing while out in their
own neighborhoods? Some of us are
cycling, we're just doing it indoors
on our Pelotons and in spin classes.
I will sheepishly admit that my
own household has, over the years,
accumulated a pretty impressive
collection of family biking gear that
has mostly just served to collect pollen
and occupy space on our patio.
And then came Covid-19. Early
on in one of the prettiest Fayetteville
springs I can remember, we were
ordered to stay home and isolate
from one another. is le all of us,
particularly those responsible for
young children, feeling totally at a
loss – panicked, really. What would we
possibly do without our dance classes,
T-ball seasons, park playdates, spring
soccer Saturdays, swimming pool
openings and gym memberships? At
first, we overcompensated. We outlined
color-coded homeschool schedules
with a little time built in for backyard
"P.E." between kindergarten teacher/
student Google Meet sessions and
FaceTime piano lessons. Many of us
parents likely agree that what might
have started off as a refreshing change
of pace and a unique opportunity for
home-learning quickly lost its luster,
leaving us all more than a little stir-
crazy. For my own family, something
happened quite organically in the
midst of all the "Corona chaos" that I
will forever credit for preserving our
mental and physical well-being. My
husband and I affectionately refer to it
as "e Great Bike Revolution of 2020".
It all started with a 54-second
viral YouTube clip my husband
remembered from years ago of a dad
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