chong67

Golfing can be a real sport if you dont sit on the go cart. Carry your own caddy. Dont even put it on a roller. Run instead of walking.

Bicycling is free. Golfing you have to pay for membership.

Machka 

Other sports???

Machka 

I do "other sports" to help keep me in shape for cycling.

For example, I climb lots and lots of stairs ... not really a sport, but has really helped me turn into a climber on the bicycle.

I walk lots (good for recovery) and lift weights (good for long-term comfort on the bicycle).

And I hike and do water sports and snow sports just for a bit of cross training.

RJM

Well, cycling isn't a sport for most either.

Machka 

Here you go ... just to clear up any confusion ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports


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bmthom.gis

Hah! Other "sports" - unless you include lazy swimming as a sport. The only other sports I might ever do would be running and swimming if I felt the need to do a tri, which I don't. So I'll just stick to turning some cranks. If you are getting tired of road cycling, hop on some mtb trails, or work on becoming a cross rider, or ride around on a single speed for a time.

OBoile

Before you go bashing golf as a sport, you should see how much further down the rabbit hole the definition of "sport" can go:
esports News: LoL, Dota 2, Hearthstone - ESPN

Anyway, I play basketball and powerlift (mediocre at both). Cycling has improved my basketball simply due to being in better shape. As for my lifting, I've kind of taken a hiatus from it for other non-cycling reasons so it's tough to say. I would expect it to be slightly worse simply because I wouldn't be able to focus on it as much.

woodcraft

The confusion starts with the thread title.

I rarely race, so cycling is not a 'sport' either.

UmneyDurak

I am the opposite, climbing is starting to cut in to my training/racing. It does provide a nice mental break thought.

Tell me about it. :| I think the trick is to find a GF that is more in to the hobbies then you are. It's tough thought.

kbarch

Cycling has been all-consuming. Whether you call them sports, or games, or something else, I've had no interest in pursuing any other recreational pastime, and, aside from some time at the gym in the dead of winter, have neglected all other forms of fitness pursuit.

seypat

This^

Sorry to break it to you, but the endurance sports will be all that is left at some point down the road. Father time and injuries will see to it. It will probably be an injury that sends you into enduro mode full time. I was still on the courts in my early 40s.(Still dunking in my late 30's at 5'8") Then I got Plantar Fasciitis. I couldn't shake it and the fat lady sang! That is some painful stuff. I took up cycling/running/swimming after that. Crazy as it seems, the running healed the PF, I think. I don't tempt fate, so I haven't stepped on a court since. But every time I go to the gym, I stop at the BB court and look through the door. I look at the game going up and down and wish I was out there with them! That is life for you. I was a competitive golfer as well, but quit that as well. Way too time consuming if you want to be good. I will say that as a sport, the mental pressure of competitive golf is about as tough as it gets. What other sport has beta blockers banned because of their PED effect?

As far as cycling affecting the other sports, about the only benefit I noticed is the aerobic benefit. Otherwise, it doesn't seem to help with the others at all.

tarwheel 

Cycling keeps me in shape for other sports, but sucks up all the time. It's also much more enjoyable for me than other sports, so it has mostly crowded out my involvement in other activities.

I still do a lot of walking and hiking, particularly on days when I don't ride, and cycling is great for that. I used to do a lot of kayaking but it requires so much more preparation and time than cycling that I seldom do it anymore. To get in a good ride, all I need to do is put on my cycling gear, fill up my water bottles, grab a snack and jump on my bike. To paddle my kayak, I have to get all my gear together, load the kayak on car (which is no easy task), drive to a lake or river (which takes anywhere from 15-45 minutes to several hours), unload my kayak and carry it to the water, go back and lock up the car and repeat all of that when I'm done paddling. All the preparations and work afterwards adds at least an hour to paddling time, and often much longer if you include travel time.

Hiking is relatively simple, but still involves significant travel time if I want to explore new trails or hike outside my neighborhood. It also requires much more time if I want to get a comparable workout, and there usually is not enough time for that. I can burn many more calories per unit of time from cycling than either hiking or kayaking.

I also work out with weights, mainly on days when I can't ride or taking recovery from cycling. However, I don't enjoy weight lifting at all, it's boring and it doesn't burn many calories. I do it mainly because the experts say that it's good for you, not because I enjoy it or get many apparent benefits. My body type doesn't add muscle very easily, so I don't bulk up at all from weight lifting, not matter how much I do it.

I also used to play tennis, mainly as an activity to do with my daughter or wife, but don't enjoy it much. It also is very hard on my knees, and I worry that it will cause permanent damage to them. So, I have pretty much quit playing tennis.

Swimming is another sport that I used to participate in a lot but have quit. I have always found swimming to be incredibly boring but kept doing it because it was refreshing in hot weather, provided excellent aerobic exercise and made me feel great afterwards. However, I developed a significant shoulder injury when I was swimming a lot and quit doing it for that reason. It wasn't worth all of the stretches and other exercises I had to do to prevent further injuries to keep swimming.

Running is a similar story for me. I used to run a lot and thought at the time that I would keep doing it until old age. Then the injuries started piling up and I had to quit running. I can get as good a workout out from cycling without the injuries, so why bother running?

seypat

Would doing significant walks around one's neighborhood/city be considered Urban Hiking?

seypat

I had a friend that developed a blood clot in his leg so he said he had to give up cycling. So, he gave up the cycling and took up hiking and backpacking. I didn't quite get that one.

Nachoman

Cycling has totally ended my interest in surfing.
It's more fun, more exercise, and I don't have to submerge myself in freezing cold water.

Dan333SP

I basically gave up running and swimming (which included playing club waterpolo) when I started cycling. I still go for a swim when I'm at the beach, and go for a run when I can't ride, but it's rare. Cycling and racing in particular are way more fun for me.

I also ski a few times a year, and I've noticed that my legs have a lot more endurance than they did before I started riding. Skiing from first chair to last chair before cycling would leave me hardly able to walk up a flight of stairs, now I'm just a little sore.


You mean fútbol, don't you?

+1

I know this also refers to the bag, but I had an image of someone running around a golf course carrying a pimply teenager on their shoulders who is in turn carrying their clubs. That would definitely be good exercise.

PepeM

I do. I don't think my 5'7'', 145lbs frame would cut it in the NFL.

Doug28450

I've read your other posts on this site. I'm not buying that.

PepeM

I'm seriously bad at football.

Wheever

What other sports?

Ratzinger

Bike racing isn't really a real sport, more like a contest to see who is best at exercising.

Cychologist

+1

vinfix

I was into various martial arts for many years, and cycling was more of a complementary training. Cycling, though, makes my legs stiff and is not good for overall flexibility. It does give you aerobic exercise, true, but for conditioning for sparring rounds, running is much better. Cycling at a good pace (16 mph +/-) is right up there with kickboxing for calories burned per hour, though.

I was also into kayaking, found it conflicted with cycling on a nice day. Can't do both! Archery and bowhunting, too, but they're pretty much like golf or doing nothing.

I try to cycle year round, but usually Jan-Feb weather limits me- this year I focused on strength training and karate forms instead.

VinceB

The 20lbs I dropped cycling sure help when jumping out of the sand during my beach volleyball sessions.