The Do You Work Out Zone

Bad luck Linus, I hope you're onboard your wheels again soon.

After taking most of the winter off any significant cycling, except the journey to and from college I had my first ride of over 2miles yesterday. It was just a short 4-5 mile hop from home to the next 'village' along Cycle Route 62 and it felt good to give my legs a blast. My poor damaged lungs however have really lost the respiratory condition I'd built up last summer/autumn and they really struggled up the inclines, as expected especially as it was windy which is one of my asthma triggers.

I was gratified that my legs hadn't lost all of last years cycling condition. I paid particular attention to good form as I've discovered that my dominant left leg is causing me problems with twisting on my unicycle and I'm determined to start correcting this by being aware of it on the b*cycle.

I need to motivate myself to get out on a regular basis now that spring is just around the corner and stop this creeping 1lb a week weight gain - I've been pretty much 100lbs all my adult life, now I am 125lbs (yes I know for most folks this is not a big number but for me it is.)

[Diavolo]

Linus,

Many back problems on a bicycle are due to a bad fit. Have a professional fit your bike to you and you should be much happier