Yes, riding a motorcycle is the most fun you can have.
But it also comes with a priceless bonus: wind therapy.
Getting your head out into the wind has miraculous results.
It doesn’t even matter if you’re the one riding the motorcycle.
Wind therapy happens when you’re sitting on the back of the bike as well.
As long as you’re on board that magical machine, you’ll reap the benefits.
When you ride a motorcycle, wind therapy is part of the experience.
Wind therapy can overturn everything from depression and stress to relationship problems.
And all for the price of a tank of gas.
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Here’s how wind therapy on a motorcycle happens.
9 Ways Riding a Motorcycle Works as Wind Therapy
1. Wind therapy replaces depression with joy
One of the problems with feeling depressed is you just cannot get out of a negative headspace.
But once you climb aboard that bike, you find that you’re suddenly smiling from ear to ear.
You can’t help it.
It’s a physical reaction to turning the key and hearing the motor roar into life.
And once you’re out on the highway, that grin only gets wider.
The physicality of riding a motorcycle is intense.
It forces you to focus on the road, and the demands of keeping the bike upright.
You move out of your head, and back into the world – which now looks a whole lot brighter.
2. Wind therapy lessens anxiety
Everyone feels anxious from time to time, right?
There are plenty of things to worry about on any given day.
There’s work, money, health, relationships, family…
And mentally circling around and around the issue just makes things worse.
You’re worrying about what might happen, and imagining all kinds of disasters.
But there’s no mental room for that when you’re riding a motorcycle.
On the bike, you need to focus on the present moment to stay alive.
You have to concentrate on how you go into a corner.
You’re paying attention to what the maniacs in the cars all around you might do next.
On a motorcycle ride, you’re not thinking about work.
You’re not worrying about Friday night’s dinner with your mother-in-law.
As your motorcycle roars along, you realise that worrying is a waste of energy.
And by the time you get home, the only thing you’re worrying about is when your next ride will be.
3. Wind therapy cures crankiness
You know how some days every single interaction makes you crazy?
Somehow everyone you meet is irritating.
Your other half starts a fight about nothing.
Your boss praises someone else for the work you did.
And your work mate wants to re-live every detail of a movie you’ve never even heard of.
Weird, isn’t it?
Some days you can handle the occasional annoying moment.
But other days, you want to scream obscenities at the top of your voice.
Time for some wind therapy.
As you roar out of the driveway, you’re all wound up, and ready to snap.
But by the end of the motorcycle ride, you’re a different person.
You’re calm, smiling,
Peaceful even.
People will wonder if you’ve been taking a secret yoga class.
4. Wind therapy stops you feeling trapped
It’s easy to feel like you were put on the earth to work, pay the bills, and then fill the rest of your precious time getting through an endless list of chores.
You start feeling resentful, and trapped in a cycle of pointless busywork.
But riding a motorcycle on the open road blows the confines of that trap into smithereens.
As you ride along in the sunshine, you understand that you’re free.
And that wind therapy kicks in before the end of the first mile.
Motorcycle rides create an immediate and overwhelming sense of freedom.
With the wind in your face and the bugs in your teeth, you see there’s no trap after all.
You’re free to take back control of your life any time you turn your bike key.
5. Wind therapy is a boredom remedy
We all feel like hamsters running on a wheel now and then, right?
Monday morning comes and yep, sure enough, there’s a mountain of work to get through.
Again.
There are groceries to pick up on the way home.
It’s your turn to cook dinner.
The boredom of the daily routine is a joy killer.
But riding a motorcycle is the most fun thing you can do.
It’s impossible to be bored on two wheels.
Whether you love the adrenalin of going a little too fast, or you’re just as happy cruising through a beautiful landscape, you quickly forget what boredom even feels like.
6. Wind therapy is the perfect reward
It’s depressing to work hard at your job (and your relationships) and feel completely unappreciated.
If no-one else is going to recognise all your efforts, then so be it.
You can create your own reward.
A motorcycle ride is like a gift to yourself.
It’s an immediate reward that will completely delight you.
There’s no waiting.
No guilt.
Roaring along a sun-drenched road on a motorcycle ride is a fundamentally rewarding experience.
And it’s way better than buying something you don’t even need to make yourself feel better.
7. Wind therapy provides quality alone time
If you’re being pulled in 20 directions and don’t even have a minute to scratch yourself, it’s time for some overdue me-time.
It often happens that if you dare to take a minute for yourself, some people will call you selfish.
Let them.
Because it’s not selfish to pay some attention to your mental health when you feel the need.
You can mow the lawn, wash the dog, and do the taxes later.
AFTER you get back from the motorcycle ride.
8. Wind therapy is also couples therapy
Maybe you don’t need more alone time – you need to stick some bandaids on your relationship.
You want to re-ignite that romantic spark.
Motorcycle rides can do that: they offer privacy, fun, and an adventure for two.
As you ride together with the throb of the motor as music, what could be more romantic?
Stop somewhere relaxed for lunch, and you’ve just made time for a spontaneous date.
It’s impossible not to enjoy each other’s company when you’re already smiling.
That’s wind therapy AND marriage therapy at the same time.
9. Wind therapy is the antidote to work aggravation
If you’re very, very lucky, you may have great work colleagues.
You might have found a low-stress way to work for a living.
But the workplace is more often a massive source of stress.
The problem is usually not the job itself.
It’s the people.
It’s commonplace to find yourself thrown together with a random collection of misfits with some pretty challenging Personality Issues.
Almost everyone experiences workplace stress.
The best way to stop re-living the latest insult and irritation is a motorcycle ride.
Out on the open road, it doesn’t matter what happened in yesterday’s meeting.
Who cares about the idiot who can’t seem to fix your computer?
Wind therapy helps you remember what matters.
And you leave the annoying personalities behind in a cloud of dust.
Wind Therapy Can Fix a Whole Lot of Problems
Riding a motorcycle is primal.
It’s physical, and it demands an intense focus.
It forces you to live in the moment, so there’s no room in your head for all the noise that normally intrudes.
And wind therapy is not just a powerful way to fix a bad mood.
It’s also almost free – a tank of gas costs way less than a session on a psychiatrist’s couch.
