Originally Posted by
TricycleTom
These days, I'm riding four to five miles most days, but it gets boring. Would it affect my health and fitness if I rode eight or ten miles every other day instead? Fifteen every third day?
I think all of those options are pretty much the same in terms of health an fitness.
My belief is that the key to exercise making a difference (particularly as we get older) is consistency. Ditch the weekend warrioring and do at least a little exercise every day.
I do 35 miles or so most weekdays. There might come a time when that becomes a problem for me, but for now at least, that puts down a pretty good base of conditioning that doesn't disappear quickly.