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Old 10-17-15 | 12:14 AM
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Congrats on getting back to biking!

I think the data says that your overall fitness could use improvement. Just keep riding. If you bike 10 hours a week for three months, at any speed, you will improve your overall fitness. Ride 4-5 days a week. On days you don't ride, get some other form of exercise even if it is an hour long brisk walk. Eat healthy meals. Cut out beer and desserts :-) You'll lose weight and turn fat into muscle.

What is your resting heart rate? How quickly does your heart rate decrease when you stop riding? These are indications of overall fitness level. 199 seems kind of high, but then my average heart rate while riding is high 150s. But it never gets above 180, 182.

The average cadence seems a bit low, but that's not uncommon for a lot of people I see riding hybrids :-) Without seeing the ride profile, it's hard to tell why it's so low. Remember, it's an *average* and if you stop pedaling, that's a big old 0 being averaged. Perhaps you choose to pedal slower instead of shifting to a lower gear. I think working on improving fitness and getting 500-100 miles under your belt is the first goal. Then start working on other areas of biking, such as cadence. I managed to train myself to ride at a higher cadence. I average 80-82, but often pedal at around 90-92. I just don't pedal the entire time I ride. I don't think it's in my future to pedal at higher cadence, but I haven't really tried.

Stretching after your ride will help the legs feel less rubbery the next day :-)
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