In many ways, it sucks getting older. Losing fitness is only one of them.
Hah! I've been off the bike since the end of October
Im in the same boat as Blazing Pedals. My job kept me working long hours and the long cold winter kept me inside. I did nothing but walk on the treadmill and added calories.
I started riding last week and my mind says go hard but my lungs, muscles and common sense tells me to go easy for a few weeks.