Two forms of exercise. One winner.
Yesterday evening, the missus and I went for a late Sunday afternoon stroll. Braving the elements, we decided on a route less traveled (assuming that the park would be closing since the sun was going down) and walked to the Southern end of Mile End park. The very leisurely amble was intermittent and very painful. The pain from my lower back and my chest screamed at me with every step. Annoyingly, it was only subsiding when we were almost home.
As well as being agony to do, it was also very disheartening. The unfortunate part is that I know I have to fight through the pain before things will improve.
Today was a different story, I decided to try and tackle one of the aspects of cycling that was putting me off; the cold weather. Today I chose not to dress for sport, but more for a walk in the cold February air. Jeans, fleece ‘under-trousers’ (I don’t know what else to call them – I bought them on a trip to Chicago, which was about the same time of year, but shedloads colder!), base layer top, t-shirt, hoodie and scarf. I probably looked more like I was more used to using my bike for transport than keeping fit.
Not that it matters. What does matter is that I managed to do my old training session of 4 laps of Victoria Park with only the same kind of pain that I have if I am sedentary. It does cause me quite a lot of pain, but I am now of the opinion that if it’s going to hurt anyway then I might as bloody well!
Bizarrely, I may have to cycle lots before I can walk properly again.
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