tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395883144047931311.post6654879150774480092..comments2023-09-03T10:29:06.337+01:00Comments on Tlatet: You know who you aregom1http://www.blogger.com/profile/07201321705941282416noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395883144047931311.post-32108631047296408372011-10-03T11:14:42.660+01:002011-10-03T11:14:42.660+01:00Beware - moving to the countryside can have a bad ...Beware - moving to the countryside can have a bad effect on the waistline: I put a stone on in the first year just because we were driving more and not having to carry home on foot everything we ate. In the end I got rid of most of it by using my bike more to replace car trips when I could. No real sweat or breathlessness if I could avoid it, just the same sort of low-intensity steady everyday exercise that walking around in London provided, only over longer distances...townmousehttp://cityexile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395883144047931311.post-72740024449393647972011-10-02T20:38:28.862+01:002011-10-02T20:38:28.862+01:00Good blog!
My routine is thus:
- watch the calori...Good blog!<br /><br />My routine is thus:<br />- watch the calories (cut back on sugars and saturated fats)<br />- eat more brown breads, pastas and rice (good excuse for a curry I 'spose)<br />- ride for between 30-60 minutes minimum and atleast 3 times a week. I can usually do 20 miles in an hour on one of my loops. You have to get breathless and raise the heartrate. Build up a sweat. Key indicators that you're doing it right.<br /><br />- see a doctor and ask for advice. Many dont and push too hard, too soon. A reasonable progression into harder riding is better than riding flat out from the off.Downfaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184133679478493276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395883144047931311.post-8642450541099323092011-10-02T20:34:23.383+01:002011-10-02T20:34:23.383+01:00The two comments above are very interesting and th...The two comments above are very interesting and thought provoking; particularly from what Chris Hill said.<br />I lost quite a lot of weight fairly quickly a few years ago when I decided to get fit. It was, I believe, the combination of being careful what food I had to eat, running and cycling - all alongside each other. It worked for me because it was all happening at the same time. Roll forward a few years and I thoroughly enjoy all three to maintain my weight and fitness level which has turned out to be a very delicate balance and which is all too easily disrupted. I find I pay a high price with weight gain for a few days of indulgence!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583913340698923948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395883144047931311.post-74086062846311469392011-10-02T17:36:45.060+01:002011-10-02T17:36:45.060+01:00I think weight, diet, exercise and fitness are lin...I think weight, diet, exercise and fitness are linked, but only loosely. If you want to lose weight, eat less. If you want to get fitter, exercise more. The idea that exercise alone helps to lose weight is repeated over and over in many guises (go to the gym, go for a run etc) and is shown to be flawed by millions of people's experience every year. If you eat too much you will not lose weight however much you exercise. Fitness, through exercise, is a good thing, but it encourages more eating making weight loss harder. If you want to lose weight concentrate on the food you eat. If you want to be fitter, take exercise. The two things are only loosely related. If you enjoy cycling, enjoy it for its own sake. Linking it to weight loss is flawed and will spoil your enjoyment because when you sometimes fail to lose weight the failure gets linked to cycling and can spoil the experience.Chris Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951528269028953589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395883144047931311.post-18549196566554276712011-10-02T17:25:02.252+01:002011-10-02T17:25:02.252+01:00'tis a pity exercise is a useless way to lose ...'tis a pity exercise is a useless way to lose weight so, yes, get out there for some other reason. Fitness overall helps generally.<br /><br />Oh, and get a bike that actually fits you & your riding style. Amazing, the difference that makes.Annenoreply@blogger.com