Starting to string together some days on the indoor bike. 21 rides in the past 22 days. 😀 A ride counts if my face is sweating. Sometimes that’s 10 min in sometimes it’s 25 min in. All rides are 30+ min but no rides have been over 50 min. Average over 21 days is probably 37? 38? Not 40. But also higher than 35. Some observations… - Heart rate at roughly 118 beats per minute is my happy place. While my ego hates this fact, above that for just 30-40 min and I’m tired later. - I’m hungry a hour after the ride and eat more than I should. - As long as my face is sweating I shouldn’t care if I’m in zone 1 vs the magical zone 2 everyone talks about. - When you’re squarely in middle age, as I am, I think there is a ton of benefit to being at 112-118 beats per minute. - The HR monitor on my nice-ish watch is a joke - I only trust the chest strap. - No need to bump up the volume of training until 35 min at 118 is effortless… …and… - I need to get in some longer rides every 7-10 days so I can be ready for a nice 90-120 mtn bike ride come June. But that’s can wait 3-5 weeks. Feb and early March are about consistency. 9 / #28days #bikestr #exercise #fitness #consistency