i had to write it for an english class. if you notice any errors please notify me so that i can fix them.
My UNIque hobby
The idea of riding a unicycle is weird to most people. It seems that clowns are the only people who ride unicycles. Clowns may have to learn to ride a unicycle as part of clown school, however, the majority of people that can ride a unicycle are not clowns at all. In fact, the people who ride them are most commonly “normal” people. There are also a few people who cannot be called clowns or “normal” riders. These people are more extreme, more into it, and can easily entertain most people; I am one of these people. Unicycling is sport to me. I have fun doing it, not only because it is entertaining and physically enlightening, it is also very relaxing and stress relieving to me.
Unicycling is a new experience for me each time I sit down and start pedaling. I always find new ways to ride it or new things to jump on, over, or even through. It is a great feeling to find a new pathway across an object I have already used as an obstacle. I visualize what I am going to do to get over the object, finding things to make my original path harder, or more visually pleasing for an onlooker. Then I go for it. I very rarely do what I had planned at first, however, that makes it more fun. I find even more ways to jump across things when I go a different route. It gives me more options and more ways to challenge myself. I improve my skill by finding things that are just out of my reach and trying to jump on them. I convince myself that I do have the ability to get on that object, find a way to improve my chances, and make several attempts at getting on the object. Unicycling is not only about having a new experience and improving, it has a lot of physical affects as well.
Riding a unicycle is a fairly good physical workout. The type of riding that I do involves every major muscle group. It takes a large amount of force to launch myself into the air on my unicycle. It seems complicated to someone who is just learning, or someone who is looking on, however, it is actually quite simple. The basic motion is very similar to jumping off flat ground with the exception of taking the unicycle along for the ride at the very last second. The more force and better timing I put into the jump the higher I can get. The jump is not the only physically challenging part of riding a unicycle. Riding for long periods of time is also very tiring. It causes the legs and back to become sore rather quickly compared to similar exercises. Coordination is another big factor when it comes to Unicycling. It takes a huge amount of coordination to ride a unicycle on a rail, or jump onto one. Unicycling is fairly physical, therefore, it has some menal affects as well.
It takes almost no thought for me to get on a unicycle and ride it. Tricks are a whole different ball game. Easy tricks are somewhat thoughtless and easy for me to do, while I have to break down others into several steps to do them. Pushing the limits of my jumps takes a fairly long thought process as well. I have to decide whether or not it is safe to do what I want to do, if it is a risk I am willing to take, if it is near possible to do what I want to, and how far and high I am going to jump to get on the object. Unicycling also has a huge affect on my mood, and vice versa. If I am disappointed or really distracted by other thoughts, I can not do half of the tricks I could on a day where I am happy and excitable. Looking from the other perspective, if I am really mad, and need to relax, I can jump on my unicycle and go for a long relaxed ride to calm down.
Unicycling has many effects on me, whether they are physical and obvious, or subconscious. I like it because it is a good “get away,” even in a crowded place. Some people think it is weird, yet I find it quite interesting and cool. It is a big thing to me, however small it may seem to a bystander. Unicycling is my special thing however weird it may seem.
