Getting fit through indoor cycling
I needed to get out of the house today. Having worked all week, then done my usual Saturday morning stint for myself, come dinner time I was itching to get out and burn off a bit of pent up stress. However, with mercury tipping 25c, I decided to wait until some cloud cover came over, … Read more
Last night (I’m writing this the day after) I managed to get out in the late afternoon heat and grab a “quick” 20km session before heading out for my tea. The idea of this session was to get in 40 minutes of work in order to build up a bit of a calorie deficit before … Read more
Over the half way point through the week and I’m about where I expected to be on this one, quite honestly. I knew it would be a struggle to get as much riding in during this week as I have averaged over the last 8 weeks or so, but I’m definitely feeling the frustration in … Read more
Phew. That one was a fairly intensive workout. Whilst I had no definitive plan heading out tonight, I just knew my route. The route is one I’ve done before. Its largely flat, very straight, just follow the roads and take a small u-turn at the half way point, then come back the same way. Last time … Read more
I want to say “short and sweet” tonight, but a more accurate phrase might be “short and sweat”. Lovely stuff. Honestly, this one was about as hard as Emily ever gets. Those intervals are no fun, and the final 6 minutes are a killer. Today I think I struggled more in the second set of … Read more