good exercises to combine with the cycling

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ayceejay

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Location
Rural Quebec
Before you set off for the pool you must prepare properly. Buy some Speedos (the women's ones will probably be best for you) then find a full length mirror and look at the image presented there view it from the front and from the side.
Trust me - there is no better motivator/
 

sazzaa

Guest
Before you set off for the pool you must prepare properly. Buy some Speedos (the women's ones will probably be best for you) then find a full length mirror and look at the image presented there view it from the front and from the side.
Trust me - there is no better motivator/
I think for some people, this would be a trigger for being more self-conscious, and might end up in the person backing out of going swimming altogether.
 

Joshua Plumtree

Approaching perfection from a distance.
"A truth that's told with bad intent/ Beats all the lies you can invent". William Blake :angel:

Have to say that one of the benefits of exercise (besides making you feel better), is that you can up your intake of calories and still lose weight or, at the very least, maintain it.

Did one hour of weightlifting last night, followed by two hours of Badminton and a sixty mile club run today, the first ten of which I rode at somewhere close to my threshold because I'm training for my first ever time trial.

The upside of all that is that I can eat whatever I want for the rest of the week-end to my stomachs contents and not put on even a gram of extra weight.

As someone else said, calories in balanced against calories out; the more you do the further you can tip that scale in your favour. :tongue:
 
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Middleton Mouse

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Location
central Scotland
I must have misunderstood you... I thought you were reluctant to change your diet or cut things out.

Not at all, just admitting that changing some habits will be difficult and that it's probably unrealistic to aim for perfect eating habits straight from the off.

I am prepared for the swimming though, have a good pair of googles and went for the first time in over a year on Friday night there. Stupidly took the websites opening hours at face value so only got half an hours swim.
 

martinclive

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Location
Fens, Cambridge
We should be supportive of anyone trying to do this - so I wish you the best of luck. My personal best advice is just to start. Plain and simple - it is so easy to plan and procrastinate - just start doing something (as you are) and see how it goes - hopefully you get some small results that inspire you to continue

I lost 2 stone over 18 months just commuting on my bike 3 days a week and doing the obvious stuff food wise (cutting down portion sizes a little and turning down biscuits, cakes etc and trying to substitute healthily wherever possible)

No rocket science - just less in, slightly better quality and more out - don't worry if you mess up one day - just keep trying and it will get results.
 

Sharky

Guru
Location
Kent
I feel I am about to make another confession. I am not a 100% committed cyclist!

My other obsession is table tennis. I started playing when my first cycling club had a table on their Friday night club night. Got the bug and joined a table tennis club and started playing. The two sports go very well together. Cycling more prominent in the summer and table tennis is a winter sport.
When I have had commitments that reduced cycling time, I fell back on the TT and the competitive nature of this sport keeps me motivated and keeps me active.

You might think of TT as a low intensity exercise, but when you put in 2 to 3 hours practice or play a closely challenged league match, you feel just as tired as if you had ridden a 50.

So if you are looking for another activity to complement cycling have a think about an activity like table tennis. You can play at all levels and at all ages, so is a sport you can play with your children and your parents! Just find a club and join in.

I think the key thing is just to be active and the activity must be something you like doing and can be sustained year on year, rain or shine.

I think I am probably only 80% committed to cycling and the other 80% committed to table tennis!

Cheers Keith


Had to add this http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...nis-rally-lasting-eight-hours-40-minutes.html

A father and son I know well (Pete and Dan) just became world record holders! Both really good players and both beat me easily. In a match, they hit the ball so hard that you can hardly see it, but you can imagine - good exercise!

Keith
 
I find doing things that I don't see as exercise are the best bet (you will do it and enjoy it more).

-Walking to the local store rather then driving.
-Hikes in the local wildlife areas.
-Taking the stairs rather then the lift.

I am still working on trying to get fit, but I am making progress by changing lifestyle rather than trying to work in workouts directly.
 
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BrumJim

Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
Is there anything that you can do with your fiancee? Be aware that as a bloke, he will want to beat you at everything, so avoid anything that might become competitive.
Dancing and hill walking are two things that avoid competition. Others might be available.
 

Cycleops

Legendary Member
Location
Accra, Ghana
Is there anything that you can do with your fiancee? Be aware that as a bloke, he will want to beat you at everything, so avoid anything that might become competitive.
Dancing and hill walking are two things that avoid competition. Others might be available.
I can think of something that may be rather pleasurable and is reputed to be excellent exercise!
 

steveindenmark

Legendary Member
I lost 9kg last month. I don't know a carb from a calorie and if I did I certainly wouldn't count them. I cannot imagine anyone who would enjoy having to read packets. If you don't enjoy it you will get fed up of it and pack it in.

I stopped taking sugar in everything and I stopped eating anything after 6pm, that is important.

I started Kickbiking again. It is a lot easier on the body than running and gives you an all over workout. It gets you out of the house, is good fun and the weight falls off.

Kickbike. Look it up.

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bp1000

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I was one of those internal fat people. I can put away serious volumes of food, good and bad. I always am quite active but don't do any serious sports.

I felt my diet catching up as I have been carrying a small mound on my gut. I used to play competitive rugby so having a flat stomach normally I noticed.

As I have an addictive trait I decided to do something about it. I only started cycling again less than 2 weeks ago I reckon but I've already lost a noticeable amount of fat. However I've done it in the wrong ways. I do know better but once I set my mind to something I follow it through.

Everyday I wake up and go for a minimum of 10 mile power ride. As the days went on I got gradually faster until I hit a point where I could sustain speed for much longer. Although my recovery time isn't dropping as quick as I hoped. Weekends I do longer rides of around 24 miles.

Combined with around 300 stomach crunches, middle snd both sides twice with 50 reps I also do all of this on no food. I've been seriously calorie restricting. I don't eat breakfast or lunch just dinner, I know this is bad. I occasionally have my oats and natural yoghurt midday if I feel I need it. I have just a banana before the longer rides. The most important was monitoring my fluid intake. I got it wrong the first few days and had an elevated heart rate almost certainly due to dehydration.

Your body will burn fat stores to get its energy, I regulate my fluid, eat a balanced evening meal and the fat and toning is noticeably better.

It's a bad way to do it I think, but you do need to calorie restrict and do your exercise ideally first thing to tap into your fat stores. Lay off sugar and nasty carbs like white bread.

Good luck you will see gains just stick at it!

Also very important to note that what I said is obviously temporary. As part of calorie restriction you must eat normally on alternate days at least 1 in 2 or your body goes into hibernation mode and stores energy. I was aggressive to kick start this as I needed to condition my body and stomach to get used to smaller portions. As you say it's very hard to eat smaller portions as you always feel hungry. If you go hungry on purpose that affect is minimised and you feel full after a smaller meal. Eat more eggs or high protein and veg first few days you do this.
 
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sazzaa

Guest
I was one of those internal fat people. I can put away serious volumes of food, good and bad. I always am quite active but don't do any serious sports.

I felt my diet catching up as I have been carrying a small mound on my gut. I used to play competitive rugby so having a flat stomach normally I noticed.

As I have an addictive trait I decided to do something about it. I only started cycling again less than 2 weeks ago I reckon but I've already lost a noticeable amount of fat. However I've done it in the wrong ways. I do know better but once I set my mind to something I follow it through.

Everyday I wake up and go for a minimum of 10 mile power ride. As the days went on I got gradually faster until I hit a point where I could sustain speed for much longer. Although my recovery time isn't dropping as quick as I hoped. Weekends I do longer rides of around 24 miles.

Combined with around 300 stomach crunches, middle snd both sides twice with 50 reps I also do all of this on no food. I've been seriously calorie restricting. I don't eat breakfast or lunch just dinner, I know this is bad. I occasionally have my oats and natural yoghurt midday if I feel I need it. I have just a banana before the longer rides. The most important was monitoring my fluid intake. I got it wrong the first few days and had an elevated heart rate almost certainly due to dehydration.

Your body will burn fat stores to get its energy, I regulate my fluid, eat a balanced evening meal and the fat and toning is noticeably better.

It's a bad way to do it I think, but you do need to calorie restrict and do your exercise ideally first thing to tap into your fat stores. Lay off sugar and nasty carbs like white bread.

Good luck you will see gains just stick at it!

Also very important to note that what I said is obviously temporary. As part of calorie restriction you must eat normally on alternate days at least 1 in 2 or your body goes into hibernation mode and stores energy. I was aggressive to kick start this as I needed to condition my body and stomach to get used to smaller portions. As you say it's very hard to eat smaller portions as you always feel hungry. If you go hungry on purpose that affect is minimised and you feel full after a smaller meal. Eat more eggs or high protein and veg first few days you do this.

There is so much wrong with this I don't even know where to start.
 
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