Anything as (or near) good as cycling?
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Anything as (or near) good as cycling?
Postby dontazame » Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:40 pm
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Postby KonaCommuter » Tue Jan 01, 2013 12:28 am
dontazame wrote:I got back into road biking in a serious way two years ago. Still surprised how good it is for overal health and welbing. Regret not doing it earlier. I often wonder if there is something else right under my nose that I am currently ignoring, and will regret not picking up earlier.
Running and Swimming to balance it out?
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Postby il padrone » Tue Jan 01, 2013 12:32 am
Cross-country skiing is very, very similar to cycling - aerobic, solid work-out on the climbs, excitement on the descents. You even have parallels in ski-touring (cycletouring), skating (road riding) and XCD/telemarking (MTB trail riding/DH). I use a lot of my winter cycling clothing (tights, windstopper fleece jackets, full gloves) for XC skiing.
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Postby Daus » Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:43 am
I found a little of everything and not overdoing any one activity balances out my fitness- Don
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Postby dynamictiger » Tue Jan 01, 2013 8:22 am
But then I am probably biased. I cycle to improve my swimming.
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Postby brentono » Tue Jan 01, 2013 11:09 am
They compliment perfectly.
And for balance, strength, meditation and development of 'Chi'
try Tai Chi to relax after both, of the above.
Tip for 2013.
Cheers & Happy New Year.
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Postby foo on patrol » Tue Jan 01, 2013 11:32 am
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Postby Mulger bill » Tue Jan 01, 2013 12:14 pm
Swimming is a distant but still closer than anything else next best.
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Postby il padrone » Tue Jan 01, 2013 12:31 pm
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Postby Rhubarb » Tue Jan 01, 2013 4:06 pm
Velomobile ... ?dontazame wrote:I got back into road biking in a serious way two years ago. Still surprised how good it is for overal health and welbing. Regret not doing it earlier. I often wonder if there is something else right under my nose that I am currently ignoring, and will regret not picking up earlier.
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Postby jacks1071 » Fri Jan 04, 2013 10:59 pm
I don't know you, but I like your stylestanzarallyman wrote:Sex and rally driving. These are the only two things I can think off.
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Postby paladin » Sat Jan 05, 2013 3:38 pm
At the same time?stanzarallyman wrote:Sex and rally driving. These are the only two things I can think off.
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Postby roller » Sat Jan 05, 2013 3:39 pm
a surprisingly tough workout and very relaxing at the same time.
plus good for flexibility , which can be an issue for heavy users (of cycling)
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Postby Lukeyboy » Sat Jan 05, 2013 6:35 pm
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Postby foo on patrol » Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:02 pm
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Postby Ozkaban » Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:07 pm
This one (well, almost this one) worries me. My brother is into kayaking (or surf skiing??). He just completed his first Murray Marathon full distance on his own on one of those Epic skis. Looks awesome fun but I've been bitten pretty hard by cycling. dunno if I could afford another such sport!il padrone wrote:Sea kayaking is something I'd really love to do one day. The sorts of voyages they make go to some amazing locations and there is a strong similarity to the camping and travel routines of cycle-touring. 'cept they can easily carry up to 2 weeks of food and gear in the kayak
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Postby RonK » Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:45 pm
Cross-country skiing also ranks highly I think.Mulger bill wrote:Nothing is as good as riding, NOTHING!
Swimming is a distant but still closer than anything else next best.
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Postby jimsheedy » Sat Jan 05, 2013 8:04 pm
Surfing is not something one should attempt to get fit. You need to be fit for surfing. And past a certain age it is unlikely one would ever become even vaguely proficient at it.elStado wrote:Surfing/bodyboarding. Great fun and good exercise too. Just watch out for those sharks. :O
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Postby fatdudeonabike » Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:13 pm
I realised the same thing when I recently got back on the bike for the first time in years!dontazame wrote:I got back into road biking in a serious way two years ago. Still surprised how good it is for overal health and welbing. Regret not doing it earlier. I often wonder if there is something else right under my nose that I am currently ignoring, and will regret not picking up earlier.
+1 for swimming. After a back injury (and after spending 10 years eating), swimming was the first thing I started doing for health and fitness. Its probably not quite as fun as riding but you can make it interesting. For me, I manage to look at that black line for 1-2kms most days because I want to do some open water "fun swims".
Getting myself a bike was really only because its something that wont damage my back, its good for health and fitness, and because it provided some variety to the black line... much to my surprise, I found it cycling infinitely more fun than swimming! Although I can swim a lot better than I can cycle at this stage.
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Postby Mulger bill » Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:30 pm
Never tried it but going on previous Alpine experience I'd be very wet and sore inside of ten minutesRonK wrote:Cross-country skiing also ranks highly I think.Mulger bill wrote:Nothing is as good as riding, NOTHING!
Swimming is a distant but still closer than anything else next best.
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Postby duds2u » Mon Jan 07, 2013 5:53 pm
I cross country ski raced for 12 years and it is right up there with cycling.RonK wrote:Cross-country skiing also ranks highly I think.Mulger bill wrote:Nothing is as good as riding, NOTHING!
Swimming is a distant but still closer than anything else next best.
If you have done the training for either and on a good day with well prepped skis (well prepped bike) and good snow ( good road surface) they are both pretty close to heaven.
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