laertes
Senior Member
- Location
- Kingston upon Thames
I have been cycling for a few months, with the hope of losing some weight, but time constraints have meant that I have not made much progress. I am going to have a 2 week window (while my wife and son go off to France on hols) when I will be able to cycle as much as I like - once I get home from work and on the weekend.
So I would like some tips on realistic / stretching targets for the 12 days available.
I am currently 93 KG (about 14 stone 5 in old money) but 6' 4 so not very overweight, but ideally looking to be 85Kg (13 st 7) by the end of the year. I am 40, and ride a hybrid Trek 7300.
To date I have been getting out on the bike 1-2 times a week, occasionally thrice, and doing 60-90 mins, occasionally 2 hours. I am doing about 14-15 miles in my hour, the longest I have done is 20-22 miles in about 2 hours (on a busy cycle path so could not go as fast as I would like).
I am going to have Mon-Fri to do 2-3 hours of cycling per night. Should I be out every night or give my self a rest? If I can easily do 20 miles now (in about 90 mins) what should I start with and what should I aim to achieve by Friday? 30? 35? Less?
I would then like to do at least one long ride over the weekend. Should I target 40? 50?
I appreciate this will all be individual and up to me as to what I can bear, but I would like advice on the plan
Thanks in advance
Laertes
So I would like some tips on realistic / stretching targets for the 12 days available.
I am currently 93 KG (about 14 stone 5 in old money) but 6' 4 so not very overweight, but ideally looking to be 85Kg (13 st 7) by the end of the year. I am 40, and ride a hybrid Trek 7300.
To date I have been getting out on the bike 1-2 times a week, occasionally thrice, and doing 60-90 mins, occasionally 2 hours. I am doing about 14-15 miles in my hour, the longest I have done is 20-22 miles in about 2 hours (on a busy cycle path so could not go as fast as I would like).
I am going to have Mon-Fri to do 2-3 hours of cycling per night. Should I be out every night or give my self a rest? If I can easily do 20 miles now (in about 90 mins) what should I start with and what should I aim to achieve by Friday? 30? 35? Less?
I would then like to do at least one long ride over the weekend. Should I target 40? 50?
I appreciate this will all be individual and up to me as to what I can bear, but I would like advice on the plan
Thanks in advance
Laertes