Originally Posted by DaveLeeNC

................It is not clear to me that just cycling 100-200 miles per week, even though it is great for my weight and blood pressure, is the best way to spend my time as I get old(er).............His response was interesting. It was "what is critical here is that you keep active with something that you consistently will do. Cycling is working for you and I would not risk a big change to something that you might or might not consistently do. Cycling is s great aging activity and it is working for you".

Kind of an interesting, but not surprising in retrospect, response.

dave

Originally Posted by CyclingBK

Thats great advice. I don’t know if you see it this way but, to me and probably 99% of the world, cycling 100-200 miles a week puts you in a very elite class. Especially for someone over 65.

Weight and blood pressure are great markers of health. And, from what I’ve read, resting heart rate is a major indicator of health................