Originally Posted by
Chesha Neko
My joints are getting creaky and I feel like I need to do some kind of warm up before I start pedaling each morning. Walking the bike a few minutes until I get to the main road isn't really enough. As it is, on my 20 minute commute it is taking 10 to 15 minutes just to feel warmed up and it isn't until the last 5 that I feel like I can really get going. No fun.
I've been thinking of getting a set of rollers, but even the less costly ones are pretty pricey. Another other ideas or best practices?
If I don't do a full 20 minute workout on the back deck, while my wife is fixing my breakfast and lunch to carry on my commute, I do a fast 7 minute drill which consist of stretches, push ups, deep knee bends, and sit ups. Sometimes I cut it down to 5 minutes..
On the return leg of the commute leaving from work. I do the stretches, and deep knee bends, I skip the situps and push ups..
You be suprise how much you can get in a short time..
BTW, I am 72, and I gotta keep rockin..