Getting fit through indoor cycling
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. This week’s rides were as follows: Tuesday – No Sweet Beats (Indoor / Zwift) Wednesday – Zwift Academy … Read more
Short ride today. 1.6km. Took me longer to get dressed and ready to go out than it did to complete my ride. Sad times. I’ll never claim to be anything but a bike newb, and realistically I think I should accept my own limitations. Sure, it’s nice to know how to change a tyre and … Read more
Today was really a bike day of two halves. And honestly, I’m going to have to keep this short because the second half was painful. It’s genuinely uncomfortable to type. Ok, so the gist is, I finished work early today to make up for last week. Excellent news as it was a lovely sunny day. … Read more
Tonight’s ride was the complete opposite of a Full Gas effort. It was my all time easiest ride, 60 minutes at 114w. Basically, I’m sat on a bike, I’m pedalling, but I’m not really doing much else. No elevated breathing, no surge in heart rate, and barely any sweat. It’s a life I could get … Read more
Phew, that was a fun one. And by fun, I mean hard and knackering. As I’ve covered a few times now in my weekly reviews, I never managed to complete the Zwift Academy 2020 due to illness. It’s been bugging me, and whilst I can’t finish it off in full, I can at least finish … Read more