how to get my fitness levels up

[The Newbie]

Hi Im pretty new to cycling and I'm really wanting to try and get my fitness levels up. I have recently completed a 28 mile run and crikey I could of one passed out and come the end, my legs were trembling. Tonight I done 10 miles and I was fine. I am ideally looking to get my fitness levels up enough to manage a 38 mile round commute to work a couple of times a week, does anybody have any tips? I.e. Training and what foods are best?

 

[vickster]

Ride more lose some weight if you need to, make sure the bike is set up right, spin don't grind the pedals...all the things I need to do

 

[Saluki]

^^ What @vickster said. Just ride, it'll come.

 

[MikeW-71]

Yep, it gets better. Ride more, avoid heavily processed foods. Eat proper food, pasta, rice, potatoes, veg, chicken, fish, eggs. Cut way back on alcohol, or stop it altogether. Keep riding.

It won't be that long before you'll be doing that commute twice a week.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Ride more...

 

[screenman]

Take up swimming, I thought I was fit until I did that. Seems I was just cycling fit, Vicster's advice is very good.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Ride your bike. Then ride it some more. If that doesn't work, ride it more still. And then some more.

 

[Scotchlovingcylist]

Take up swimming, I thought I was fit until I did that. Seems I was just cycling fit, Vicster's advice is very good.

Yeah I thought I would be fine taking up running due to being bike fit, how wrong I was

 

[Citius]

Are we talking about cycling fitness? Just cycle. Regularly.

 

[Drago]

Exercise more, eat sensibly, get a solid 8 hours sleep every night. It's pretty straightforward really, requiring only determination.

 

[helston90]

Ride whenever possible- I'm always amazed that if I don't get a proper ride in for whatever reason so long as I used the bike to nip to the shops/ parents/ town etc. I can keep on top of my fitness even with these short 4/5 mile blasts.

 

[Joshua Plumtree]

Just keep riding your bike - has anyone else mentioned that?

 

[Citius]

Just keep riding your bike - has anyone else mentioned that?

Radical suggestion. Some people mentioned swimming earlier...

 

[Cuchilo]

Snooker is good training for bike riding . That and chess .

 

[surfdude]

ride to a cake shop 14 miles away and eat some cake for energy so you can get back .