Today, my body just didn't want to exercise. But I forced it to work-out.
By the numbers: 1.73 miles, at an average of 3.7 mph, ride time 27.4 minutes and maxed out at 22.5 mph. I have put 12.9 miles on this computer, by the way.
I didn't ride yesterday, which would have been three days in a row. I thought my muscles needed a rest. Today, it was like the first time riding. Ascents were difficult.
One thing that popped into my head today, worth sharing. Human powered vehicles--recumbent trikes in this case, are the rewards-based exercise machines. You start out very heavy, with weak muscles, and plenty of body fat. As you ride, you lose weight, you lighten the load, you make it easier to ride longer and harder. As your muscles work out, they burn more calories, even after the work out. And then the reward cycle begins anew.
I have done this before, but with two good legs. The strength of my real leg is in sharp contrast to just having thigh and a small calf on the residual limb. My cadence is off- balance, but since I in a padded wide seat, I have no fear of falling over.
Austin is going bonkers because there are dogs on his TV. He doesn't like unwelcome visitors of the television canine variety. And his barking is affecting my tired brain....
At 5:22pm my blood sugar is 123. At 3:16 pm, it was 286. BAM!
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