fitness advice

[jake125]

hello everyone , Ive bought a new bike after not cycling or even doing any exercise for about 5 years and i smoke quite a lot also i went for a ride on my hybrid today and started off fine but after 5 minutes i was knackered anyone have any advice to what targets i should set and how long till i step it up a bit also calorie intake etc any help much appreciated

cheers

 

[derrick]

First target Stop Smoking, it's easier after that.

 

[jake125]

ive tried many times ive just ordered all of the stuff thats never worked for me before but you never know maybe it will work this time

 

[Peteaud]

Give up the smokes
Do more miles
Do more hills

 

[Peteaud]

ive tried many times ive just ordered all of the stuff thats never worked for me before but you never know maybe it will work this time

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/diary-of-a-smoker.92703/

Trust me, it makes rides much much easier.

 

[jarlrmai]

1. get addicted to bikes.
2. stop smoking because you want to go faster.

 

[boydj]

Don't push so hard. The beauty of cycling is that you can take it very easy. When starting out, time on the bike is the important thing, starting with 20 minutes or so and building up. So you need to go nice and slow and build up steadily. Stay within yourself, get out regularly on flat routes for now and you'll soon see a difference.

 

[compo]

So easy to be sanctimonious and say quit the smokes, but so hard to do. Just get on your bike and ride. Don't worry about speed or distance, it will come. When you are at the top of a hill coughing your lungs up you will then have the incentive to think more about quitting the fags. There is a lot of help available now to help people quit. Have a chat with your doctor.

 

[jake125]

thanks peteaud i enjoyed reading through that i want to quit whilst im young and get right back into my cycling heading off to the lakes in a few weeks to cycle for the weekend hopefully i can enjoy it and not have to stop every 5 mins , and thanks for the advice everyone i will be going on my bike tomorrow see if i can make it a little bit further and i always push my self as i don't

like the way those car drivers look at ,e when there waiting to pull out from a junction it knocks my confidence a bit

 

[Peteaud]

thanks peteaud i enjoyed reading through that i want to quit whilst im young and get right back into my cycling heading off to the lakes in a few weeks to cycle for the weekend hopefully i can enjoy it and not have to stop every 5 mins

It is not easy, but, if you can quit then it does help.

The "hill" i used to walk up, i now dont think about and cycle up it.

Lots of rides, and no smokes.

Garmin and Strava

 

[philinmerthyr]

Build up gradually. I've been riding since October. I'm over 21 st and cycled 50.8 miles today. If I can do it anyone can.

 

[Rob3rt]

I saw a guy smoking whilst riding his bike today, at least you are one step ahead of him!

 

[Ern1e]

ive tried many times ive just ordered all of the stuff thats never worked for me before but you never know maybe it will work this time

Hi I gave up last october with help from the NHS Quit team they have lots of useful things for you in their toolbox and just as compo say take it easy the rest will follow in time.

 

[jake125]

ive just ordered the kit from them today and now im actually trying to quit whilst cycling il actually notice a change in my fitness unlike the other times i tried to quit and wasn't exercising so i never noticed an improvement on fitness.

 

[Ern1e]

ive just ordered the kit from them today and now im actually trying to quit whilst cycling il actually notice a change in my fitness unlike the other times i tried to quit and wasn't exercising so i never noticed an improvement on fitness.

Good for you I hope it works but please don't think I am saying it was easy because it is most certainly not, I smoked for around 40 years ok bloody stupid I know (been told before that I am a slow learner lol) but I noticed a differnece after a month now it's like being turbo charged the hills that i found hard now I just go up them and laugh at how long and slow I used to be,so again don't give up giving up your bike will love you for it LOL.