Getting fit through indoor cycling
Ooh it’s a Christmas Miracle. Or more accurately, Zwift’s Miracle workout. 20 minutes of “fun”. Short. Sharp. And to the point. Though with a 5 minute warm up, and a 1.5 minute cooldown, there’s really only 8 minutes of actual effort thrown in here. Was it a good use of my time? Let’s have a … Read more
Ow. So after yesterday’s longer ride I ended up with a saddle sore. I can’t say I didn’t try to avoid it. Pre-ride I’d applied a healthy slather of chamois cream to both my ass, and liberally to the gel pad insert of my shorts. However, it didn’t work. I knew today’s ride was going … Read more
Well, this has been a long day. I had some pipe dreams of completing a century ride today, but I ended up having neither the stamina nor the time to see it through. I did get to answer the question as to how much fitness I have lost due to recent illness: about 20 to … Read more
This one was nothing more than a short chill out ride. There is almost no chance I would have ridden today were it not for my Advent of Cycling challenge. Its not that I’m overly tired. I actually feel alright today. Its more than I want to get in a longer ride tomorrow. I’m off … Read more
There are a bunch of new(ish) 30 minute workouts added to Zwift that I am yet to try. Prior to illness I didn’t have too much requirement for shorter, high intensity workouts. And when I did, Emily and Jon generally had me covered. But variety is the spice of life. And given a thirty minute … Read more