Commuting - Those legs

It was a while since I walked any distance, so I decided to give it a go. The total mileage during my "commute" added up to less than 5 miles.

One thing is for sure: cycling uses an entirely different group of leg muscles. The next day, my legs were very sore! They stayed sore for another day after that! In fact, I went for a bike ride while they were still sore and they didn't seem to bother me while I was riding.

I don't think I can walk as long as I can ride, at least, not yet. Walking is a real workout on those legs.

But I'm going to put walking back on my plan. It's a very natural exercise, so I'm thinking it will be good to exercise those particular muscle groups every so often.

Does jogging use the same muscles as walking? Or perhaps jogging uses a superset of muscles as walking?

This could be a good reason to add jogs into any cyclists' routine!

Boy, bicycling can be a real muscle-specific chore. When I've not captained our CounterPoint, and have actually stoked (it's a recumbant stoker) you can really tell the difference. Your glutes really feel it!

ride safely,
Tom

I don't have that problem. There's still too much walking in my bicycling routine..........uphill.

:)

Haven't got the actual details, but I read only the other day that over time walking is just as effective at cardio conditioning as jogging - but far less likely to cause injury. Moving off-topic somewhat, I understand it's harder to walk in the US because towns, etc, aren't planned with pedestrians in mind. Over here in the UK we have the opposite problem: our towns were planned and built before the motor car was even conceived of.

It's really an American suburb thing. Most town centers really aren't too bad. I was going to whine about Gwinnett county but there are similar problems inside the Perimeter.

I work off of Clairmont Rd. just off of I-85. Technically, it is an Atlanta, Georgia, address but still about 11 miles from downtown. 30 years ago it would have been considered out in the suburban boonies, but now its almost considered an intown thing Clairmont has 5 nine foot lanes, a 40 mph speed limit (most traffic actually goes over 50), raised curbs and no sidewalks to speak of. And in some places there are decorative plantings (hedges and flower beds) that are right on the curb. I'm a pretty brave (stupid) guy but the thought of riding on it is scary enough, walking is worse. And there are quite a few walkers.

It does have a MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Regional Transit Authority) bus route, that recieves reasonable use.