Fall / Winter
Winter is not a good time to be a cyclist.
Rich foods and a lack of dry open roads (at least here in the NorthWest) make it easy to pile on pounds, and almost impossible not to lose form. I’m a bit of a stickler for riding in the rain, in that I bloody hate it. You’re cold and miserable the whole time, and you know you’re wearing down your drivetrain tremendously. Plus once you get back home, you’ve got to clean the whole bike once you’ve dried yourself off and warmed up.
And that’s without going into the whole vehicular danger issue.
I’ve been managing well this winter though, mind you I’m sick right now and can’t do much for the next few days – but I”m on a regular program of stair climbing and power squats that seems to be keeping me from getting fat too quickly. I have a trainer as well, but I’ve found that trainers tend to rub through your tires quite quickly, so I only am on that once a week.
Keeping weight off in the Winter is a challenge for anyone, but when I start being able to hit the mountains again in the Spring, it’ll pay off.
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