What keeps you off the bike?
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Salty seadog
Space Cadet...(3rd Class...)
For me it's partly laziness, but mainly a lack of confidence.
Motivation lacking, being very self conscious, and partly the worry of doing more damage to an already troublesome knee.
Oh, and the weather
...and if those excuses aren't good enough he has more.
presta
Legendary Member
Do you have a prognosis, when do you expect to recover?
Colin_P
Guru
It is a tricky one.
I could easily blame health, lack of time or any one of a multitude of reasons but I still try and get out there every day, every single day come rain, shine, darkness or the wind.
Saying that, I've been busy at home in the garden for the last month or so, so whilst not out bicycling, as much, I've been doing a lot of physical grafting.
A few tips from me;
1, Set aside an hour every day as your exercise hour, make it part of your routine, no if's, no but's, it is time set aside.
2, Never feel compelled to put a herculean effort in every time you go out. Sometimes it is ok to just pootle up to the pub or coffee shop and spend half of the set aside hour in there, that golden hour is for both body and mind.
Some days for many reasons you are not going to make it out but if you have set aside that time, you mostly will. For me sometimes, especially say on a wet and windy November evening it is very difficult to get up out of the chair and go out but once I do, I'm always glad I did. I'm never going to be a speed or distance guru but I bet I'm out there more than most, however short and slow the rides I do are.
I could easily blame health, lack of time or any one of a multitude of reasons but I still try and get out there every day, every single day come rain, shine, darkness or the wind.
Saying that, I've been busy at home in the garden for the last month or so, so whilst not out bicycling, as much, I've been doing a lot of physical grafting.
A few tips from me;
1, Set aside an hour every day as your exercise hour, make it part of your routine, no if's, no but's, it is time set aside.
2, Never feel compelled to put a herculean effort in every time you go out. Sometimes it is ok to just pootle up to the pub or coffee shop and spend half of the set aside hour in there, that golden hour is for both body and mind.
Some days for many reasons you are not going to make it out but if you have set aside that time, you mostly will. For me sometimes, especially say on a wet and windy November evening it is very difficult to get up out of the chair and go out but once I do, I'm always glad I did. I'm never going to be a speed or distance guru but I bet I'm out there more than most, however short and slow the rides I do are.
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Crap weather.Being needed for other things on days when it has been good.No motivation,one or two funny 'turns' when i did go out.But after the Health Nurse asked if i could do more exercise i have brought the turbo into the conservatory.
All i need to do now is attach the bike
All i need to do now is attach the bike
Unknown.Lots of problems.Just had a promising session on the turbo trainer today..Yesterday really got me down as it was all wrong and I struggled badly...At the end of it I had backache and neck ache.
@Colin_P number 2 I try 1hr Turbo Trainer on days off 2x30 mins or more.
On commuting days I do 30 mins if possible.
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Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Illness, spouse illness, spouse wanting to spend time with me. (Fancy that!) Are good reasons I'm not on the cycle as much as I wish.
Colin_P
Guru
Are you communting by cycling ?
If not, put the turbo on hold and just get out there, even if it is for just a 10 minute pootle.
I have no interest in going out,sorry.
I do cycle commute but I'm annual leave till November the something.I don't even want to look because I don't want a reminder of when I'm going back.
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
How I detest that phrase when used as the suggested answer to psychological problems. It's the kind of remark I've had put to me in the past and it made me feel guilty for not being able to get over some serious shoot just by acting like a man (whatever the hell that means). Not ranting at you, Alan, but the people who think it's the simple answer to this kind of thing when it plainly isn't. It's not in the least bit helpful.
Hope you get back to regular cycling soon.
hoopdriver
Guru
- Location
- East Sussex
Going to the gym. I have been putting in some really good workouts and the gym stuff has been fitting in better with my work than going out on rides. I hope to start doing both soon though. For now, the gym is keeping me cycling-fit...
