I mention in another post that if a person is in reasonable physical shape, he/she could ride a century (162 kms). There seems to be a lot of discussion in that other post about the need to build up a base before riding a century, and I contend that if a person is in reasonable physical shape, he/she has built up a base, although he/she might not have done it through specific "training".


So, that brings me to a question ... how would YOU define "reasonable physical shape"?


I define "reasonable physical shape" as being able to walk 10,000 steps a day:

http://www.shapeup.org/10000steps.html
http://www.thewalkingsite.com/10000steps.html
http://www.10000steps.org.au/

and/or .....

...... being able to comfortably exercise in the sport of your choice for a minimum of 60-90 minutes a day - the recommended daily amount:

http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/r...9/05_diet.html
http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnew..._exercise.html
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguideli...mendations.htm