Routine is key to a healthy mountain biker, so much so that my fitness is maintained on a daily basis from the food I eat and the commutes to and from work I make. Most people who ride mountain bikes, road bikes or other are fair weather bike riders. So when the weather "is bad" the bike never gets used, and out comes the car instead! This creates an inconsistency in your fitness levels. The same applies with food. You can eat good quality, healthy food one day and the next day you eat crap. Again creating an inconsistency in your diet which has a knock on effect in your training, thus your fitness.
Although training needs to be done on regular days for an hour or more it's not always possible for whatever reason. But as you have to routinely go to work every day, why not ride your bike daily to and from work! It's not always nice riding to work but it maintains what you have gained on those training days. I for one don't see the point in riding one minute and getting the car out the next, for my riding and fitness to go stale!
The beauty about riding my mountain bike consistently is that I do not have to play catch up from last summer with my fitness. By riding my bike to and from work, eating good healthy meals and riding throughout the colder months whenever I feel I can, I'm able to maintain a balance through routine.
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This blog is all about my life… my life of mountain biking and ideas I’ve acquired through the years. As an average everyday mountain biker, the learning doesn’t stop. I try to feed my mind in my own little way by writing and promoting this blog. I would like to share what I have learned through this blog with you. Let this blog be an additional resource for your mountain bike needs, and maybe you'll find some much needed ideas you may not have given much thought to before.
My name is Paul Walton, an engineer slave and spare time mountain biker/blogger. Blogging about mountain bikes has become and undying passion, spending most weekends and afternoons on the internet blogging. As well as riding bikes, writing about it also is what I love to do.
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