Getting fit through indoor cycling
Having finally ‘finished’ a personal coding project I’ve been working on for over 10 months at about 20:30 last night, I decided the best way to celebrate was with a 15km / 30 minute spin on Zwift. This is huge progress for me. I’ve successfully gamified getting fit. Normally my go to reward for finishing … Read more
With two rides under my belt yesterday, this morning’s legs felt a little dicey. I didn’t really want to think about what I was doing, but instead, let Zwift take the reins and I’d just follow along. I assume, a bit like a beginner jockey on a horse. As such I opted for Jon’s Short … Read more
Whilst I enjoyed my morning workout, I didn’t feel fully satisfied from that ride. I felt I had more to give, so decided to jump on Zwift whilst waiting for the spuds to boil. It was really busy compared to a typical morning ride. I opted for the Astoria Line 8 route, which is about … Read more
This morning I rode Emily’s Short Mix at my current FTP: 153w. There are two workouts on Zwift that I’ve found by named people which Zwift does a bad job of explaining just who they are. A little Googling tells me: Emily is Emily Mullen, head of brand and marketing at Zwift Jon (from Jon’s … Read more
I do enjoy the weekly round up email covering my previous week on Zwift. I wish I had had the legs to ride tonight. Feel like I needed it, but my legs would have not thanked me for it. The previous two days rides have been my longest, so no point going crazy. Part of … Read more