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If you ride two miles a day of a bike how long will it take for changes to be visable? |
If you ride two miles a day of a bike how long will it take for changes to be visable? I got a road bike about four and a half months ago. Since I got it, I've ridden about 1200 miles, and I started running as well, and have run about 50 miles over four months. I did not do any of this to lose weight, but I've lost 10 lbs, and without going to the gym, I've now got much more noticeable tone in my upper body, and even better tone and strength in my lower body. My point, like everyone else who responded, is that two miles a day is nothing--only 14 miles a week--unless you're riding a unicycle while wearing a 40lb weight jacket, or a 50-60lb backpack. In other words, it'll be a good 12 months before you'll see results, and sad to say, the results won't be very encouraging. If you could up your mileage to 10 miles, at least three days a week--and ride at a minimum of 12mph/19.31kph, you'd start to see results much more rapidly. You also will need to make sure your diet contributes to your health and to your training. Kudos for going for it just the same. It's better to start slow than to never start at all! A while. You should really up the mileage as you become used to it to keep it challenging and to see results faster. it is great that you took the first step in the right direction. results depend on how hard you ride, the terrain or if you have a really h e a v y bike. but generally 2 miles a day would need a long long time or you might not notice the changes at all because of the small changes over a long period of time. try to go further over time. add little by little to your distance or alternatively if you want to keep the distance, you could try add weights on your cycle trips or push yourself harder ie., faster, different gears or different terrains. good luck As the other replies have said, two miles is not enough. Of course, it all depends on your circumstances, but, speaking generally, you need to increase the distance. two miles a day in the equivelent of walking down the hallway from your bedroom to the couch. If you really want to see results up the mileage to at least 5 miles and keep the pedals moving. No coasting allowed. Make sure you stop at stop signs though. But seriously, if you really want to see improvements by yourself a cycling computer, you can get a decent one for $25, and start out with at least 5 miles and try to maintain 12 - 14 mph. The next week add 3 more miles. Then the next week another 3. Once you get yourself up to 20 miles you will have a pretty good core workout. Also get yourself a subscription to Bicycling Magazine. It has all kinds of training tips in it. what it takes is raising your heart rate for at least 20min at least 3-4 times a week. two miles wont accomplish that i dont believe. you may see some difference, but really you will need to work on spinning and increasing your time in the saddle to really begin seeing changes. As the replies above me have said, it'll be a while. If you want results, you will have to increase the distance and intensity. What helps a lot is having a cyclometer to track mileage, trip distance, speed, and the like. It really encourages me to keep going because I want to put a lot of miles on my bike. I am a sucker for statistics. I don't even know why. Another thing to do is find a nice trail around your area that has a nice surface and some hills. Uphill riding will do a lot of good for your health and cycling abilities. I live on a steep hill so I can just go on a ride around the area and then try and bike up the whole hill without stopping. It's a good challenge and you'd be surprised to find out that you can go a lot further than you thought. At least that was the case for me. Some other things do to would be to find someone to bike with (it's so much more fun if you've got a buddy to ride along with). Buy some biker shorts if you'll be riding a lot, to improve comfort. The short answer is that it will take you a while to see results at only 2 miles per day, but there are things you can do that will motivate you to do more and push harder. It all depends on how seriously you want to take cycling, as a hobby. Maybe it is just time that is restricting how much you can ride, in which case, there would be better, more 'fast acting' excercies you could do (running, Taebo, etc) to get results. Any physical activity is a good start. You've got to do what you feel comfortable doing. If 2 miles is all you feel capable of, do it and gradually add distance. Have fun and good luck! |
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