Adventure Bike Rider Forum

davsato wrote:it is interesting to have it from an ABR point of view sam.

i am overweight (if not obese, at least im honest about it!)

I am not lean myself. But, as I said, one can be fit and fat. It is much easier to get fit than to loose weight permanently. Importantly, being fit can counteract many of the negative health effects of being fat. So overweight/obese people have one more reason to exercise regularly even if they do not loose weight. Exercise to loose weight is overrated.

It is also going to make our off-road riding less exhausting, and keep our reaction times sharper as we age. It is a win win situation. I really dont understand the "anti fitness" attitude of many ABRs here and on other forums. I am not suggesting to train like marathon runners. From an aerobic point of view, ABRs need only a very modest level of fitness (see post here). This level of fitness can be achieved quite easily by everybody, including fat or old riders.

davsato wrote:and so is my bike (varadero) but we cope with trails better than we should, her better than i it must be said.

It is an underrated bike I think. Now that they have the crosstourer, i m sure I could get a good deal. I would not use it for trails or solo trips with lots of off-road (I have the Tenere 660 for that), but for road touring with the girlfriend should be Ok. What about fuel consumption? (sorry for the off topic. You can reply in pm).

davsato wrote: im not bradley wiggins but i wouldnt say i was a terminally unfit couch potato but after a day on trails im hanging, trail riding is definately a good aerobic exercise! not sure if its great for the joints though........

In a previous post on my blog, I summarized some recent research proving that indeed trail riding is good exercise, especially if your are not particularly fit. However, to improve health and fitness the recommendation is to train 3-5 times a week. I think it is not feasible to go out trail riding so often. Therefore, some additional aerobic exercise + trail riding for at least 30 min would be the perfect combination.

I wanted to reply to this topic earlier,but I could'nt remember my site password,Now that I have I cant remem b e r ...wha t ...

Samueleuk, you should know better than trying to force your point across. Most older people dont like being told what to do, i know i dont and i like it even less when it is an educated man doing the telling, say your bit and let it go.

Samueleuk, You may want to add "Overcoming a bad attitude" training to your skill base, it seems that would be more useful to some on here, , :laugh:

Andrew

Samueleuk,I know you mean well. It's a decent effort you're making.

Some of the comments to your thread are comical, some are cynical and some maybe a little offensive. I hope you can tell the difference. (this is what you get with debate )

Am I right in thinking English is not your first language ? Don't worry, most people here I think are taking that into account.

Don't get yourself into arguments here. Your research/findings (if a little over enthusiastic) are welcome.

Samueleuk, keep these posts and links coming and keep the skin thick!

Through my 32 years of adult life I have kept fit through manual labour, motor sport, bit of mountain biking, loadsa sex, plenty of physio and occasional flirts in gyms it seems that I can`t carry on as Ive worn parts of my body out!
I thought I could just carry on until I dropped. But things like sliding down Malory Park on the top of my spine in my teens, lifting car engines out stood on the arches with a rope around my shoulders, Kart racing and associated accidents,riding bikes since 8 years old and then work and general body abuse etc etc has caught up
Thankfully all my vital internal organs are 100%
It is now time to change my life style in a big way as I need to keep the 2nd most important thing in life going.....Adventure Biking B)

Ive had both my carpals done, spent a fortune on dental work and now I need to ease 2 herniated discs in my spine (and the MRI showed more to follow) which have worn out plus worn knees!

So I`m creating my own fitness regime to suit me and I find a lot of your material very interesting & useful if I did`nt I would have the choice not to read it and go onto the next post

Thanks for your posts.

cheers Marc

bull wrote:Samueleuk, you should know better than trying to force your point across. Most older people dont like being told what to do, i know i dont and i like it even less when it is an educated man doing the telling, say your bit and let it go.

Or you could simply not read the thread, I can't see how the guy is forcing his point across. Would it be better if he was less educated ?

Sam cheers for the effort you are making on here mate

cheers Spud

look red, you dont like what i say thats fine with me, i have no problem with that, i am just say things how i see them and so are you, but dont tell me what i should read or not read, your not my boss.

sohoeasy wrote:Samueleuk,I know you mean well. It's a decent effort you're making.

Some of the comments to your thread are comical, some are cynical and some maybe a little offensive. I hope you can tell the difference. (this is what you get with debate )

Am I right in thinking English is not your first language ? Don't worry, most people here I think are taking that into account.

Don't get yourself into arguments here. Your research/findings (if a little over enthusiastic) are welcome.

You are right, I am Italian. My english is (I hope !!!) fine, but I still have problem understanding some colloquial expressions and British humour

Wow! I'm proper knackered after reading this thread, feel like I've done 10 rounds with Mike tyson (I won).

Well I reckon that's my aerobic excercise sorted for today chaps...now, where's me beer and cakes?