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Eachhad experience as apassenger —or Twowheels and a countryroad
trailer,asthey’re called —onbi kes with
friends or husbands. Eachwas encouraged Relaxing therapy for nurse riders
to ride by those people,but the s upport
“Riding is anice release,”said Brenda “Riding gives afeeling of freedom,”of their fellow E Rnurses really w as what
Ansel,RN.“For me,it can be meditative Stormsaid.“You getthe wind in your face.helped them take the initiativetolearn
time to think or work through aproblem. Youcan enjoythe sun.It’sadifferentto ride.
It’salso atime when Ican disconnect if perspectivethan riding in acar. It’sagood“I guess Istartedthe group of us riding
Iwant to.” feeling.”together,” Ansel said. “I started out riding
Ansel’sco-workersand motorcycle- When the riders g et together,theywith Tammy.After Christa and Cynthia
riding companions areTammyWilliams, agree on the routetheymost enjoy .heardabout it, t heywanted to com e, too.”
RN; Christa Lewis,RN; and Cynthia “Weliketoride somewhere in the
Storm,RN.Each repeated these words in countrywhere we might not pass acarMotivated to motor | The group
one formoranother when talking about all daylong,” Williams said.“Our daytripsgets together when schedules allow,
whytheylove to ride.Similar to can be 250 miles as we cruise around.”but because of
arunner’shigh o rthe Favorite in-state routes includeconflicting
thrill of being o n heading to Bloomington,Nashville,ER shifts, that
stage,motorcycle Metamora or Madison.happens less than
riding provides “Tammy knows the roads,so she plans
they’dlike. In all, an excitement and the trip,”Lewis said.“I usually don’t know
eachnurse tries release that can be where we’regoing.”
to ride several an antidote to life’s Leaving those worries behind is p artof
times aweek and stressors. the fun and relaxation of riding. ●
take longer trips on
weekends.
“Myhusband told me that as soon as Shealso has found that riding in prefer cruising on larger bikes t otake in the
Istarted riding,I’d neverwant to be a preferences arepersonal. Forexample,some scenery. Those preferences canch ange for a
passenger,” Lewis said. “Hewas rig ht.” like to ride faster,smaller bikes,while others rider as well. Although Ansel owns alarger
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