- Choose a challenge
- Set a target
- Work out a training plan
- Log my weight
- Log my food intake
- Monitor my heart rate
- Track my cadence
No, no, no, no !!!
Whenever I undertake to eat healthier or exercise more I can't help but go into it with military precision but the trouble is I put myself under pressure to "stick to the regime" and any slip up causes me to quit or feel like the entire mission has failed. This is why the only way I can guarantee I will stick to it is to make the mission public and do it for some other reason outside of myself such as charity! This challenge, as you know, is for Prostate Cancer UK and I've already had sponsorship so I have no choice but to get on with it.
I'm still going to log my exercise and food intake as an aid to getting fitter but I'm going to be more relaxed about it. This week I've trained on the bike twice, once on Tuesday evening and again today at lunchtime. Both of these were only short 20 minute rides but for now I just need to get my legs spinning and my arse used to the saddle again!
Living where I do I have my turbo set-up in my lounge as I don't have a garage or out house. I have neighbours close by so I am trying to only ride at sociable hours because of the noise it makes and how loud I have the TV to be able to hear it! This means that my only choices for riding during the week are lunchtime or straight after work before it gets too late. Leaving it until the end of the day means that I battle with the fatigue of a long day at work but today I experimented with going home in my lunch hour and getting 20 minutes done. I managed to drive home, spin for 20 minutes, shower and get back to my desk in just under 60 minutes which is great and I've already had permission to take some extended lunch breaks so I can do longer!
I'm hoping to get outside on the road within a week or three but before I do I want to work up to spending at least an hour in the saddle on the turbo trainer. Past experience tells me that being able to do an hour on the turbo will mean that I can go for far longer on the road because what you don't get, when inside, are the small breaks from pedalling on a down hill section and the knowledge that if you are far from home you have no choice but to continue!
If you're reading this and will be following my progress then please dig deep and sponsor me. As I stated previously it's all going to Prostate Cancer UK and here is the link:
http://www.justgiving.com/lonnys100miles/
Thank you...
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