20to11
Regular
- Location
- Stafford, United Kingdom
Hi all. I hope you can help. I'm looking for some basic advice regarding a training regime. I'm currently 19 stone (and a bit), on a keto diet, and have currently dropped 2 stone. I would like to get back into cycling. I've got a hardtail MTB (Vitus Sentier) and a Planet-X Free Ranger gravel due to come in a couple of weeks. I went out on the MTB today and managed about 2.5miles. The plan was to get my fitness higher and drop some more weight before I start using the gravel bike.
What's the best way to go about working up into higher mileages? Should I have a rest day after each ride to recover/strengthen muscle, or should go with something like a ride each day Mon-Fr and take the weekend off to recover? Also, what would you recommend I do for recovery? I currently sit on my backside at a desk most of the day/evening (hence wanting to get back into cycling), and wondered if walking on the 'off' days would be beneficial?
Lastly, if I were to increase the mileage, is there any rule of thumb on how much to increase by and over a given time frame?
Thanks for taking the time to read!
What's the best way to go about working up into higher mileages? Should I have a rest day after each ride to recover/strengthen muscle, or should go with something like a ride each day Mon-Fr and take the weekend off to recover? Also, what would you recommend I do for recovery? I currently sit on my backside at a desk most of the day/evening (hence wanting to get back into cycling), and wondered if walking on the 'off' days would be beneficial?
Lastly, if I were to increase the mileage, is there any rule of thumb on how much to increase by and over a given time frame?
Thanks for taking the time to read!