Originally Posted by
BobbyG
You said that you started riding again 5 years ago for fitness after a 40 year break. How many people fail to stick with their fitness plan for even a month?
Thanks for the comments, Bobby. While I took a 40 year break from cycling, I was a runner for more than half a century, until knee problems forced me to quit. So I had a regular fitness routine the whole time. I bought a bike when I had to give up running. I'm enjoying the cycling, but do miss being a runner.
In my youth, while I enjoyed riding, I never just got on a bike for enjoyment. It was always to get somewhere. Now, I never (except today) ride a bike to get somewhere. I enjoy riding, but my motivation for getting on the bike is fitness. It's replaced my running.
As for sticking with it, I'm pretty sure that if I didn't enjoy it, I wouldn't do it. I've heard people say (mostly about running) that they don't enjoy it, but are doing it because they think it's good for them. I don't think I have that kind of motivation.