Originally Posted by
chasm54
You don't lose much fitness in two weeks.
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There's a slight fitness loss that would start at around 7 days of inactivity, which has to do with the number of mitochondria in muscle cells beginning to decrease. But just a couple of days back in the saddle should restore your former strength and endurance. The strength of your heart and circulatory system, and your lung capacity, don't degrade that fast.