On My Road To Fitness

    Everyone has it maybe ice cream, Pizza, an extra piece of cake, maybe just a mars bar. Every cyclist has a few guilty pleasures and justifies indulging in them through cycling.  These are top 10 pics for the guilty pleasures of cycling.  1) Pizza: Through all the time I’ve been cycling never met a cyclist who says he or she doesn't like a pizza. Sure, they’ll tell you that once a month or on occasion or something like that but we know better don't we? If you're one of those people feel that pizza is a fatty food and you’re in the middle of one of those weight loss diets, do yourself a favour and treat yourself to one every now and then. If done right, you'll still lose the weight and not be miserable all the time.  2) Chocolate: It's a good source of sugars, it's a good alternative to the gels, I need the carbs for the ride, healthy for the heart, improves circulation, I’m about to hit the wall (Cycling term for run out of energy), all are ...

Fitness is a lifestyle choice. Training  is fundamental to fitness / a fit body. Training your body and mind go hand in hand , for now we will focus on the process of training the body.  Training the body follows a life cycle.  Plan - Stress - Recover - Repeat. Plan your training :  Understand where you are and form an idea of where you want to be. Do a bit of research on how people have done it before you.  List out the stuff that works for you , what doesn't and what might with a slightly “ fitter ” version of you and begin charting out a programme.  Your programme can be anything from a scribble on a piece of paper to a smartphone app or an extremely detailed “custom” Excel sheet with data from a range of sensors to quantify your training. My personal recommendation is to start with what you have and not think of how you imagine your perfect training session to be.  I started out by getting a cycle and riding for a 20- 30 ...

It’s finally ready, The BTWIN Triban 5 White.    I’m a 173cm tall guy, very heavy build (87kgs at the time of writing, 94 when I purchased it.), inflexible back and a large tummy (Proof in the pics attached to the post). This is my review on the Triban 5 white 54cm frame. The bike is the heaviest of all the three Road bikes I have and it has always been a pin in the back of my head that I will be slow on a heavier bike but I was wrong.  Over time I have concluded all this is the fastest bike I have for a rolling terrain but without the ability to go for an out right sprint. I admit the frame's rather aggressive compact geometry gave me a tough time at first, especially on the drops while descending and sprinting (Probably cause I ride a 56 cm frame on my daily commuter.) but it more than makes up for it in the flats, gentle long climbs and sweet-short-sharp inclines. It came as a surprise to me when I experienced first hand how this bike handles the v...