Cycling and fitness
There is major setback to my favourite season: autumn is a time of beautiful colours, crisp days and conkers, but also creeping darkness at both ends of the day. Depressing though it is, you'll need extra motivation to get through to the other side - around March - when the good times will roll again. So what is my plan? Since June I …
Five months ago I dusted off my bike. It was covered in spider’s webs and hidden beneath two old buggies and a washing basket in the garage. The last time I had done any 'proper' exercise was at least a year ago (antenatal pilates does not count). I didn't know where to start. But we …
Do you ever get the feeling some sports are all about what you're wearing and not what you're actually doing? I feel that cycling tips into this category. Branded clothing, the 'best' bike, coolest GPS - the list goes on. And if you don't have all this you are not a real cyclist are you? Well …
