As I reported last month, I have been bicycling to work. Since I was out of shape and the ride is 9 miles each way, I started slowly and rode only two days a week. Since Jun 11, I have bicycle commuted 16 days and rode 288 miles. During that time I have cut my commute time from 50 minutes to 35. My legs aren’t yet strong enough that I get a good cardio workout but I’m making good progress. My one-way commute times are:
- By Car: 20m
- By Bike: 35m
- By Bus: 55-65m
Each day I bicycle to work instead of driving costs 30 minutes of time. In exchange for that 30 minutes, I get my prescribed 70 minutes of exercise. It also saves about $4 in diesel fuel but that cost is offset by buying and maintaining my bike. Of course, there are fringe benefits to biking to work. After the initial weight spike as my leg muscles rejuvenated, I am losing a pound a week. Very soon I shall start riding 3 days a week.
Wow! That’s quite a plan! I went on a cross country bike ride once and lost about 40 pounds. I won the race with several trailing behind me. Well, actually, it was a road race on exercise bikes and a road map on a wall. My prise was a great feeling body and less baggage!
Check out our blog for photos of the reunion. love ya. ma