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Dual Sport riders
I am Gus and I live in Utah and I ride a Suzuki DR650. I ride about 65% road and 35% dirt. I prefer dirt but there are not enough dirt roads to get me to work. Love to ride and anxious to share stories about rides and how staying fit makes the riding better.
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SNOWSHOE WORKOUT
I took my good buddy Jake out this afternoon for a snowshoe workout since the gym closed at 4 PM today. It was about 22 deg and a light 10 mph wind coming out of the canyon with some flurries falling. We did a good 45 minutes broke up into intervals of walking and running. Jake led the way and made me play catch up. Great…
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50 y/o next month looking for support to get fit
Hi there. Been on the site now for a month and getting to the point where I know that I am going to need support to get over the tough spots. I retired from the Air Force almost 9 years ago and have put on 10 pounds every year. Seeing the scale hit 300 was my wake up call. It was time to get fit for my family and also…
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Fitness Machine Calorie Counts
Are they correct? Are they close? As I was at the gym doing my workout on the elliptical trainer, my friend and I did the same workout. 5K at a 7.5 MPH pace at level 10. We ran side by side by side and my calories burnt were racking up nearly twice as fast. My question is, does the weight and age that you enter play into…
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Fat guy and running
I set a goal to be able to run a 5K by Memorial Day and I am concerned that my knees may not be ready for that yet. I can do 10 K on an elliptical but after about 2K on the treadmill, my knees are screaming. Any advise out there for a fat guy that wants to run again or do I just wait till I am lighter and not so tough on…