Getting fit through indoor cycling
Wow. Crazy day. Not going to go into it in any great depth as frankly I’m mentally exhausted. But I have accepted a new role, not the one I accepted last week – the one that had been giving me serious anxiety from thereafter – and am very happy with how things turned out. It … Read more
Oh mercy. So yesterday I went on something of a hike. Not one for climbing fells, I am today paying the price. Not so much as I might be doing were it not for the bike, but clearly going up hills on foot uses some different leg muscles to a similar activity on the bike. … Read more
Each week I try to review and reflect on my previous week on the bike. This allows me to see how my fitness and ability is progressing on a wider timescale than day to day. For previous weekly reviews please click here. It’s strange seeing it put on the calendar like the above. It doesn’t feel … Read more
Yesterday I did a few hill repeats, but felt like I’d rather just do a proper ‘straight up’ climb. I guess it’s a different approach required for both, but for me, I have always preferred finding a rhythm and sticking with it, rather than doing short sharp efforts. However, Skynet may disagree. Anyway, I planned … Read more
The weather is a bit nuts here. It was scheduled to rain this weekend, and when I woke this morning it was grim. The sound of cars passing with that tell tale splashing sound was all too audible. But by lunch time it had cleared up pretty much completely. And by 4pm the sun was … Read more