How much fitness
Originally Posted by
Roadlizzard
Everyone please give me your thoughts, I'm 70 yo have low blood pressure have fantastic cholesterol numbers, I ride 500 miles a month, walk 80 miles a month and work out at the gym with weights three times a week for about 5 hours a week.
I have been riding for 6 years and during those six years I have ridden as hard and as fast as I could…
I have finally decided that I don't really need to ride this hard,the last couple ride I have ridden with a slower group and smelled the roses and look at the world.
Does anyone think I really need to push myself that hard all the time. I not ever going to race so why do I need all that speed? All comments are welcome. THANKS
I have posted:
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
I’m a 40+ year [long] cyclist and I ride mainly for fitness. My training tool is the Relative Perceived Exertion (RPE) Scale, and I use cadence to chose gears to maintain my desired exertion.
My basic training is…[follow the link]
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
…My basic premise was that I wanted to get significantly fit, within a busy work/family time-crunched life, but not suffer so much that I would abandon the program.
I do have the advantages of a very nice minimum 14 mile one way commute that is easily extended; and a high end, very comfortable carbon fiber road bike that encourages riding.
I also have mileage goals, including weekly cumulative miles, depending on the weather and what I'm training for:
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
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How many miles is a "good ride”
I have previously posted that I consider a “ride,” worthy of suiting up, going out, and warming up to be at least 10 miles (my one-way commute is 14). I consider a “good” (long) ride, e.g. on a weekend for training, or on a tour, to be at least 40 miles.
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
”What is your average miles per week (or hours) for us old guys...”
I have the opportunity to commute a minimal 14 miles one-way during the week (Commuter Rail home), and round-trip on Saturday all year-round, for about 100 miles a week. During the nice weather, I’d like to put in about 150-200 miles to train and do long rides.
In reality though, I probably get in about 20-30 miles per week during the winter, and maybe about 75-100 during the nice weather (to include early evening rides).