bike riding a few times a week.

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just bought a bike so going to be riding say 4 times a week minimum 6 miles at first and building myself up.

i wanted to get fit again but could not be bothered with running as i get board of it.

would this riding be enough to get me fit ?
 
You might need to define what you mean by fit. It'll get you fitter I'm sure but depending on what you actually want to achieve it might or might not be enough.

If you just want to improve your cardiovascular fitness then yes, that's bound to help. If you want to look like someone on the cover of Mens Fitness then that's not going to be enough.
 
semi-pro waster said:
You might need to define what you mean by fit. It'll get you fitter I'm sure but depending on what you actually want to achieve it might or might not be enough.

If you just want to improve your cardiovascular fitness then yes, that's bound to help. If you want to look like someone on the cover of Mens Fitness then that's not going to be enough.
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no don't want to look like arnie lol.
just looking to improve my fitness as at the moment i run out of energy very quickly so hoping this will make me feel better.
 
Based on that it's primarily cardiovascular fitness that you want so go for it, don't overdo it at the start and injure yourself but apart from that it sounds fine. If you're running out of energy it might be a diet thing as well, it will unsurprisingly have a huge impact on how you feel.
 
semi-pro waster said:
Based on that it's primarily cardiovascular fitness that you want so go for it, don't overdo it at the start and injure yourself but apart from that it sounds fine. If you're running out of energy it might be a diet thing as well, it will unsurprisingly have a huge impact on how you feel.
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yes going to look at the diet side of things.
i am only a tad overweight so should sort that out very quickly.

thanks for the advice.
 
You'll get used to 6 miles very quickly on a bike, will defo make you fitter. Just got to remember to push yourself everytime, none of this going for a leisurely stroll. You want to be out of breath come the end of it, sweating and want to collapse on the floor.
 
Don't push too hard to start. That's what I did and injured my knee. Took me 6 month to get back on a bike, took it easier and been going since :) that was 4 years ago and now I have two bikes I love. Enjoy
 
R-evans said:
Just do whatever is comfortable for a while if you haven't done much exercise recently.
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we have had 3 children all pretty close together so the last say 5 years i have had no time to exercise properly.
even playing football stopped.

i will keep pushing myself no matter how much it hurts me. :)
 
6 miles will get very easy very fast, unless you're doing it on a penny farthing. I started out doing 10 mile laps of the roads near me, as practise for a 25 mile ride I was doing for charity last July. These days I do 20ish miles two nights a week and a 40ish mile ride on a Saturday.

But yeah, start out small and keep pushing. You'll be amazed how much distance you can cover once you get into it.
 
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I started doing only 5 or 6 miles along local canals last year,you'll soon find thats not near enough to get the blood pumping,i do 25 miles now a few times a week,i used to do upto 35miles miles a go but that started to give me neck ache

25 is about right,it takes me about 2 hours

I lost a stone and a half last year just riding , didnt even bother to diet :D
 
This is my plan too, had the bike for a year now and hardly use it, being well over weight and unfit......used to be very active, I plan to start slow.
End goal is to ride to work 2/3 times a week, which is about 5 miles each way, but will start out in the evenings after work to build the stamina.
My wife bought a dog and walks him approx 40mins each week day its made a big difference to her, so as they say on the adverts 30mins a few times a week seems to be enough to make a big difference!
 
teenwolf said:
tell you what though my arse is killing.
need to invest in a gel seat.
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You don't need a gel seat imo, I don't use one and do quite a fair bit MTB. Though I do have quite a decent seat, not sure what it is but the previous owner upgraded it I'm sure.

Possibly your posture on the bike is wrong, but I wouldn't bother with a gel seat. Loads of videos showing how to set yourself up correctly.
 
Begbie said:
You don't need a gel seat imo, I don't use one and do quite a fair bit MTB. Though I do have quite a decent seat, not sure what it is but the previous owner upgraded it I'm sure.

Possibly your posture on the bike is wrong, but I wouldn't bother with a gel seat. Loads of videos showing how to set yourself up correctly.
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the seat on the bike now is very skinny with hardly any padding at all.
 
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