After all, not every ride has to be an all-day hammerfest. Joining the Ride Streak helped her get rid of that “go hard or go home” mentality and just get out for a quick spin every day. On a good week she’d get in four rides, but often she’d let 10 days pass without getting on her bike. Mental health is just as important as physical health.Īmanda Lombardo, 42 Poolesville, MarylandĪs a working mother of three, Amanda Lombardo says it’s hard to set aside time for herself. “Because of the challenge, I got on the bike on January 1st and didn't look back,” he says. Hermann says he closed out the month of January with 500 miles under his belt-and a positive outlook on the rest of the year. Pretty soon you've got lots of reasons to ride rather than just the motivation of trying to keep the streak alive.” But in addition to the streak, some secondary motivators begin to kick in-seeing mileage go up, losing a few pounds, the sense of well-being and energy that come with regular exercise. “When you've got a streak going, the last thing you want to do is break it. “Knowing that I'm going to ride every day makes the decision easy-the question isn't, ‘Will I ride?’ but instead ‘When will I ride?’” he says. The more days he spent off his bike, the worse it got-but the Ride Streak has improved his motivation levels by turning his daily ride into a habit. Herrmann says he’s been a serious cyclist for most of his adult life, but has had a tough time finding motivation to ride in the past two or three years. Not every ride has to be about developing speed or endurance-sometimes a ride is just a chance to get away from the house or work and look at the landscape.” “It was just good to get outside, away from the computer and the phone and into nature. “There were a few days that I just rode aimlessly in the park just to keep the streak going-but that wasn’t bad,” he says. RELATED: This Is What Happens When You Ride Every Day Some of his rides amounted to quick, easy 12-milers-but ultimately he racked up 374 miles in the first 21 days of the Ride Streak. After all, his bike and gear are always at the ready now, waiting for each day’s ride. Not only did Littman’s rides themselves become easier, but he also became faster and faster at just getting out the door. “I also learned that it isn’t that difficult to ride in the rain-you just have to have shoe covers and a decent pair of rain pants.” “I learned that it takes just as much time to bike in San Francisco as it does to drive (and park), so I really lose no time,” Littman says. By the 27th day of his streak (he’s still going!), Littman has found that his pace has increased and his city’s notorious hills are becoming less and less of an issue. He set a goal of riding 30 or more minutes a day, and used a Brompton folding bike for his commutes. Littman rides 40 to 75 miles with a group of friends every Sunday, but he wanted to get more mileage in during the week and start commuting by bike to work. William Littman, 55 San Francisco, California Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play
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