Still doing the 30 Day Shred HIIT session. On the days, when there is no Shred, there’s cycling, just so I keep up with it at least a little bit, as I seem to have replaced cycling with the HIIT session. Whilst that’s great from an exercise perspective, I’m supposed to be preparing for a cycling holiday!!! Ooops.
Let’s do a little recap here – the whole point of me doing cycle training, is because I booked a Cycling holiday to Cambodia for Jan 2021. Except that I booked it at the back end of 2019, way before anyone heard of Covid-19. Now as the days, weeks and as it turns out months have passed, I’m increasingly dubious whether my holiday will actually go ahead. I know it’s still months before the holiday is due to take place, but with so many cancellations being made 2 or 3 months in advance, one just doesn’t know. I’m still being hopeful, but I cannot get rid of that doubtful voice in my head. The virus isn’t going away anytime soon, and everyone keeps talking about second wave.
It’s for that reason, that my cycling has been sporadic and inconsistent. Oh I do use the bike to commute around the city, if there is a need for me to go further than the local high-street, and whenever I do go out for a session I aim for 20kms plus session. But there is a voice in my head that is saying “what’s the point” which is why I haven’t been pushing myself so much. That said, the HIIT sessions are helping with my fitness level, even though it might not be working the same muscles and endurance requirements as I would on a bicycle. At least I’m keeping fit in some way.
Whether or not the holiday goes ahead I will not know until around October/ November time. I cannot remember the precise timelines, but the tour company usually confirms these things around 8 weeks before take-off. The challenge, however, maybe not the virus, but whether or not there are enough brave – or crazy – people like myself out there who are willing to just get on with their lives regardless. That’s the bit I don’t know. If the holiday is confirmed 8 weeks before take off – that will not leave me with great amount of time to increase my cycle training. My only hope is that I don’t give up on the HIIT sessions, and they prove at least partially helpful and beneficial. The HIITs do work on my upper-body strength as well as my leg muscles, but as mentioned above – though I’m not an expert – even I know that the muscles are being worked in different ways, and one cannot completely replace the other. Hmm, as I’m writing this, I’m increasingly thinking I need to stop being a lazy cow and get out on that flipping bike at least twice a week – consistently. Hmmmmm, but I don’t want to. Oh I wish I wasn’t so lazy. As my friend said to me the other day – the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
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