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If OKU disabled cyclist can, why can't we ?

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Way back in the mid 2019 , I was amazed to see a disabled cyclist, our famous DJ Patrick Teoh , leading the ride in Damansara hilly area for a distance of 25km.   A very tough personality guy but always smile whenever possible.  I think positive mindset is the key to his healthiness, being 73 years old at the moment.   Regular cycling has helped him to stay fit without any illnesses.   As both his legs suffered polio problem, he has cleverly found a used bike from UK that cost him £400. A very robust bike indeed which allowed him to cycle 1000km from Kedah to Bangkok several years ago .   The above photos were posted in the Facebook in July 2019 which has inspired my  classmate Yau Tiam Ann very much.   Yau is also a disabled polio person with very energetic mind since young. Below is his first foldie bike after seeing Patrick Teoh 's cycling stories.  He is a senior IT director working in Infineon Technologies Malacca and

Cycling helps in aging deceleration 🚴🚡 ( updated on 5th Feb 2022)

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1) Dirk Liman , 77 yrs old. ( as at year 2020) My German cycling buddy Dirk Limann , age 77 , had surprised me in joining our Tanjung Sepat Ride last year, 2 day 1 night with 130km each day.  A very disciplined German that train his cycling stamina regularly and always hv sufficient rest , nap and sleeping hours whenever travel with us.  While I set my cycling distance target to be 4500km per year, he has been achieving  10 thousand kilometers each year. Below is Dirk 's 30 years cycling distance trend chart .  This is a better measurements than the average walking steps per year simply because it involves cardio heart pumping. I'm just too far away from this target zone unfortunately πŸ˜…. Dirk has no sickness like heart disease, dementia, diabetes.....at this age.   There are many write-up about reverse aging in cycling and I kind of believe it now , looking at Dirk Limann 's amazing living journey.  His diet guidelines are  either meals with carbo and v