05/24/24
By Andrea Menzies
Life may be rough right now but at least I have a good bike to ride. Life was easy when going outside to play was the only goal. #Nationalbikemonth #Bikelife


05/24/24
By Andrea Menzies
Life may be rough right now but at least I have a good bike to ride. Life was easy when going outside to play was the only goal. #Nationalbikemonth #Bikelife



By Andrea Menzies
Zizzo Magnetic Trainer is the best fitness product on Amazon in my opinion as a reviewer. I tried more than a few, and they did NOT get my heart rate up. For real fitness to happen you have to get the target heart rate of a person in range over 115. Many things are calling themselves fitness products that do NOT do this at all, but thankfully Zizzo Bike Trainer is the real deal.
In addition I have tried many cheap bike trainers that were huge and loud. The small folding Zizzo bike when used with the Zizzo trainer is small and quiet. On a pretty day when you feel like using a bike the small Zizzo bike can go to the park without even needing a bike rack for your car. On weeks with lots of rain the Zizzo can still be used at the house for a good workout at target heart rate range mixed with plenty of sweat. The Jacfit fitness game has a good heart rate monitor on it, and that fits perfectly on the Zizzo bike with a trainer. It takes up less space than bikes with trainers I used in my room in the past, and is a joy to use in comparison. Peloton charges a thousand dollars a bike for a good home group workout experience, and Jacfit mixed with Zizzo do it for a $30 installment payment price tag. I am glad I found a quality product and experience that does not break the bank as every gym I have tried in Virginia has been a horrifying money pit rip off. #Nationalbikemonth, #bike, #bikelife






By Andrea Menzies
Teacher work day for me at Clover Hill High School today. Temp jobs have not ended my main teaching work.




By Andrea Menzies
Teacher work day decorations on my teacher’s workday adventures. I want the bathtub in this drawing.



So much basketball.

By Andrea Menzies
I just won an award for completing a Yes.Fit challenge! It was Pirate Plunder, and I am sure I will love wearing the Pirate shirt that brags I completed a 26 mile journey online. As a long-term Fitbit user I liked counting steps and bike pedals, but disliked finishing the apps normal games. I am not alone, and many users like adding Yes.Fit and other online races where you are chased by other Fitbit users, pirates, werewolves, and thousands of creatures as you count steps, or move the counter to your foot for bike trips. You can even use Google fit on your phone if you don’t have a step counter.
If you would like to run against me online I post the challenge codes here to my group team Forever Halloween Club:
https://www.facebook.com/share/TPxN2aFJGAM4Cp6G/?mibextid=qi2Omg




By Andrea Menzies
Pokemon Go Meetup Day April 20
Wow today’s meetup group I went to had over 80 members for events, raids, and raffles in the park! They even had ice cream vans AND taco tables by the football game. One section I was in is for grownup people, but another section is for Pokemon Go fan kids as well. Downtown Richmond nightlife is filled with crime and violence the last few years, and so I need downtown alternatives. Pokemon Go makes a lot more sense in pretty weather like today. I had a bad cold last week, but was better by the weekend. I lost my gym membership, but with weather like today all you need is tennis shoes to work up a sweat. Lucky me my bike still works great for Spring Events.












Pokemon Go Meetup Day April 20 on AllTrails https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/pokemon-go-meetup-day-april-20-6ef80bb?p=-1&sh=1mlrye
More events listed at my new Facebook virtual and in person workout group here: https://www.facebook.com/share/vpSyL7dAxwTZzznA/?mibextid=qi2Omg
By Andrea Menzies
Marked Safe! Whenever I see the Media make a huge deal out of a trivia fact I wonder what huge scandal a PR firm was hired to cover-up?

By Andrea Menzies
Oh so true. Spring Break is flying by for me, and Monday will be a shock for sure.


By Andrea Menzies
This is my best video from the VNV Nation Electric Sun Tour concert. If you are anywhere near this tour you must go! They are a staple at Goth clubs in Seattle, but are Top 40 on radio overseas. Ronan Harris the lead singer got his eye hurt by a bright video light before this clip. He cussed at the video person. Then Ronan said. “Sorry but I am Irish and for us cussing is like punctuation!” I am from an Irish family too, and I can verify that this is freaking true. Sorry for the image quality but I was energetically dancing with joy the entire show. My legs are so sore it was like a million aerobic classes in one night, but so worth it. I love Silver Springs, MD and want to move there the show was so good.
By Andrea Menzies
Any week where I get time away from Virginia is a good week. I have hated Virginia with all my soul, and am saving every penny with extra jobs to move away from the sewage pit.
