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Tucson, AZ Residents Redefine Retirement

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    General John Wickham works out by riding his recumbent bike around Splendido nearly every day.​

    Splendido Residents Redefine Retirement
    Tucson Local Media

    Shifting Gears on Fitness

    Tucson, AZ - Sometimes Repriorment involves finding new ways to pursue a lifelong passion. Such is the case with General John Wickham and his love of biking. General Wickham describes himself as “a bicycle person for decades,” who, rather than hitting the breaks on his favorite form of fitness, instead changed gears and made the switch to a recumbent three-wheeled bicycle.

    On a recumbent bike, the rider sits low to the ground in a reclining position. “It’s really safe; you can’t turn it over,” says General Wickham. His bike is built for serious athletes; it has 18 speeds and weighs 65 pounds. “I can go anywhere on it,” he says.

    He points out that riding a recumbent bike uses different muscles than a regular bicycle. “You're pushing forward with your legs. It's a pretty good workout,” he says. “I ride every day I can. Here at Splendido, it's about a mile circuit around the ...


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