The document describes a pilot program called "Bike To Breathe" that aims to reduce stress in college students. It involves having students go on a daily bike ride while focusing on their breathing, inhaling as they pedal and exhaling at the same pace. Over six days, students received a daily reminder text to go bike and breathe, and were asked to provide brief feedback. The program saw positive results, with many students reporting feeling more calm and focused during the rides simply by refocusing on an existing habit of biking while synchronizing their breathing.

1. we all bike we all breathe

2. Bike To Breathe: a pilot to produce calm through the use of already held habits

3. the philosophy to increase calm in a Stanford undergraduate’s day, simply refocus their thoughts while biking… focus on destination focus on breath

4. design six days one bike ride each day inhale after a self-selected number of pedals exhale after that same number of pedals repeat until destination is reached

5. design (cont.) one reminder text sent per day “ Bike to Breathe! What is one thing you enjoy about the breathing exercises? In five words or less, text back what you think so far! Enjoy the day!” one text-back asked for per day “ This is more than 5 words, but for just a few seconds my mind is entirely clear!” a feedback survey after the pilot ends

6. distribution email bit.ly link Google form 15 people signed up 28 people clicked bit.ly link 54 % conversion rate

8. the day three experiment I did not ask for any text back confirmations. “ Bike to breathe. Really pay to the simple act of riding a bike.” 6:41 PM But, I still received responses: Did it!  I took 20 breaths today. I hypothesize that this is due to habit building itself.

9. response Day 3 Experiment Large response asked for

10. lessons Every single response elicited a positive reaction. Do not teach something new. Simply refocus acts that people do naturally. Text back design is the key to interaction.