Attention Uni-ers on either end of the weight spectrum...

Does the weight of the uni-er have an influence on the learning curve ?
Any heavy people out there learn in a couple days, or conversely, any
lightweights take months ? Or........... vice versa ? I'm just
curious as to whether "putting weight on the seat" does indeed do
different things for different people.


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The more you weigh, the more pressure you're putting on the seat of
course. Also you have the obvious greater or lesser mass, that must be a
factor in any movement you make. To that end, being heavier can make it
harder, or at least more work, to learn to ride a unicycle.

But I'd say it's more a question of general fitness. A fit person, at
any weight, will have an easier time learning to ride a unicycle than an
unfit person at any weight. Of course this rules out overly obese
people, as it's hard to be really obese and fit at the same time.

So there's a bunch of general information. But what do you *really*
want to know? Are you a large guy learning to ride? I've seen a guy who
was nearly 300 pounds ride a giraffe (and juggle 16-pound bowling balls,
but not at the same time). Your body goes with you wherever you go, and
it's the only one you have. Being over- or underweight will not stop you
from learning to ride!


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I'm around 250 lbs. It took me about '14 days of sessions'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70806) (interspersed
with off days) between 30 and 180 minutes before I could ride 50 meters.


For me, the turning point was when I moved from my front sidewalk
(which I thought at the time was pretty smooth) to a big, empty parking
lot. Suddenly, I found myself free of obstacles I hadn't even realized
my old practice site had, and it was much more encouraging and less
frustrating.

In my case, keeping my weight on the seat was critical to my learning,
because I had a tendency to pedal myself right off the unicycle. I did
find it necessary, however, to simultaneously remain aware of both
keeping my weight down and keeping my posture balanced - if I wasn't
paying attention to my posture, I would often slouch or slump when
putting my weight down, which of course had an adverse affect on my
balance.

Keep at it - you'll get it!


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I am 12 really short and really thin I weigh about 70 pounds and I wasnt
a complete couch potato. it took me about a week of practis to be able
to ride about 20 ft, which i dont think is a slightly slow learning
curve.


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