Originally Posted by
Iride01
What's also common as we get older is that typically do less and less activity. So muscles don't get worked as much. And they don't support joints and skeleton as well as they use to. So that bike that use to be comfortable starts to cause discomfort and pains. So make sure to actively get your muscles a good workout.
I've recently learned (the hard way) that you have to be fit, through strength training and so on,
before undertaking a particular sport or activity.
You do your preferred activity
from a base of genaral fitness. Cycling by itself is nowhere near enough.
It takes hours per week of general fitness training to achieve and maintain a healthy body, to slow down aging and even rejuvenate if you're currently way out of shape like I was.
There are some big categories of fitness that all have to be addressed like strength, mobility, flexibilty, stability, cardio/endurance, core, balance, posture, body weight, etc.
It's really worth investing a lot of time in one's fitness. Not only will you probably live longer and healthier, but it just feels great to be in shape.