Fritz Baars is a cycling doctor. On his website, he reports extensively on the Cycling Association of German Doctors and Pharmacists.

As of January 1, 2013, I am now enjoying my professional retirement. It was initially a huge adjustment after a busy, interesting professional life. But now I finally have enough time for my hobbies! Active cycling played and continues to play an important role in that. Maintaining my website and compiling facts and information also requires a lot of time. And then, of course, there’s our bungalow with the surrounding garden, which demands my attention year-round. During the winter months, I sift through and sort through the vast amount of photos and film material that has accumulated over the years. Most of it can safely be disposed of. I edit short videos of the most interesting events, complete with music and text information. Since television programs are mostly boring and apparently only exist on repeat, we can instead watch beautiful memories of holidays, family celebrations, etc. from our stored archives.

Other interests include: history, music, travel, occasional fishing, and ornithology near our bungalow. Favorite music: oldies, rock. Favorite films: historical and nature films. Languages: colloquial English, school-aged Russian (a bit of Arabic from a year-long stay in Libya).

Membership: RVDÄ (Cycling Association of German Doctors and Pharmacists) until its dissolution, which has now sadly disbanded after more than 30 years of existence. (Reports in Deutschen Ärzteblatt)

I also enjoy dancing. My wife and I took several dance classes after the fall of the Berlin Wall, which we really enjoyed. Dancing, by the way, is a physically demanding activity. Our dance teacher at the time told us that elite dancers in competitive sports often score better in sports medicine performance tests than athletes in other strenuous disciplines.

Since we spend a lot of time in our bungalow from March to October, hobby ornithology naturally developed. From morning to night, you can hear birdsong everywhere and see a variety of birds on the lawn, in the trees, bushes, and in the air. We count around 50 species throughout the year. Rarer specimens also occur. In 2004, we observed a pair of green woodpeckers foraging for food on our lawn for about 10 minutes, in a spot where there were lots of ants.

https://www.fritzbaars.de/mein-hobby-radsport/bungalow-und-garten

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