| Finding time to ride your bike can be a
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| | Make sure that when you do go for a ride
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| tough challenge in today's crazy modern
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| | that you train hard. When time is
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| world. Family, work, sleep and other
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| | limited, hills, simulated time trials and
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| hobbies leave very little opportunity to
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| | intervals provide an especially good
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| spend time on a bike much less train at a
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| | workout. Heart-rate monitors and
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| vigorous level. However, it is mostly a
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| | cyclometers can be used for feedback to
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| matter of being organized and proper
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| | ensure that you are getting maximum
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| planning to find the time to train and
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| | results from your training.
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| ride. The following are tips to finding
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| | You can combine activities. Ride your
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| the time to train.
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| | bike to work or use your bike to run
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| Set goals for yourself. You should have a
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| | errands. If you cannot ride all the way,
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| long-term objective like riding a century
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| | drive part of the route then bicycle the
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| or competing in a race. Short-term goals
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| | rest. If you do not have time to ride
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| are vital as well for gaining an
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| | outside, use the time spent lounging in
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| understanding of how you are progressing.
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| | front of the television to ride a trainer
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| These could be anything from quicker
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| | or a stationary bike.
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| training times on your favorite route or
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| | If you cannot ride your bike find other
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| riding 50 miles without a break. Once the
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| | activities to take its place. Participate
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| short-term goal is achieved, set another
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| | in high-intensity spin classes, lift
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| until you eventually achieve your
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| | weights or run. You have to be willing to
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| long-term goal. It is best to keep a
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| | compromise some days. 45-minutes in a
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| training diary so you can evaluate your
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| | spin class is not as good as a two-hour
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| progress.
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| | ride outside, but it is better than no
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| Do not waste time. When you do have time
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| | training at all.
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| to get out and train, do not waste the
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| | Try not to put things off. For instance,
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| opportunity. If you plan an early morning
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| | if you have a worn tire, make sure to go
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| ride, make sure your bike is ready to go,
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| | ahead and replace it before you head out
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| clothes prepared, water bottles are
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| | on your lunchtime ride. It is far quicker
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| filled and gear are ready the night
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| | to replace parts at home than have things
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| before.
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| | break down on a ride.
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| If you cannot ride then do not feel
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| | The important thing to remember is that
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| guilty or get angry. You may feel
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| | riding should be fun. If you are dreading
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| inclined to go out the next day and ride
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| | having to train it will be hard to keep
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| double what you normally would ride. This
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| | with it and stay motivated. Try to vary
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| will only lead to over training or
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| | your routes, ride with like-minded
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| injury. Accept what you cannot control
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| | friends or go mountain biking.
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| and realize that some days you just will
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| | There is always a way to ride your bike
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| not be able to train.
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| | and get in a good workout even if you are
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| If you cannot train during the day, then
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| | busy. You just have to use a little
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| put a light on your bike and ride at dawn
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| | imagination and be reasonably flexible
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| or dusk. Similarly, your can also use
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| | with your schedule.
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| your lunch hour for a hearty ride.
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