How did January training go?

I was lucky this January, I had one day to ride outside! On January 8th, we had a 50 degree day and I rode outside for an hour and a quarter.  The rest of the month has been snowy and for the nine days it is 15 degrees during the day and near 0 at night.  At times it has been extremely  dangerous to be out and the ski areas closed for a bit.  I am happy to be able to do inside training.

On this last day of January I say, "I am glad to be done with you."  I may sound frustrated, but I was pleased with using the trainer to cover over 500 miles this month.  I finally felt comfortable going longer than 30 minutes in the saddle.  The cold and snow had curtailed my going out of the house, so I had plenty of time to sit on the trainer.

I can always find interesting YouTube videos of people riding to interesting places that I will never ride. This group traveled through forest service roads to stay at a decommissioned fire tower.  The crows nest was set to accept overnight visitors. What an exciting adventure and I did not need to climb all those steps to enjoy the view.

The scene above is from a tour in the country of Equador. A friend was visiting this country and I could ride the countryside and get a sense of the experience.  This tour had four installments. All these rides did not require me to bundle up and watch out for slippery surfaces.  Right now our roads continue to be very slushy along the side of the road.

I regularly do a chair exercise group  that does stretching, uses stretch bands, tests our balance, and gets our heart rate elevated. I chose to stay home and again use the computer to guide me with a video.

As a senior, I am able to take advantage of the Silver Sneaker exercise program and I signed up for sessions. These sessions are on zoom.         silversneakers.com

Walking the mall three times a week was great.  I used the walking exercise from Silver Sneakers too.

I remembered this DVD that I had used several years ago and the separate segments work on the arms, abs, legs, butt and stretching.

I look forward to our predicted temperature of  20s in a few days, but I know the snow will be around for weeks. During the month, I spent 69 hours in exercise and the variety  was a joy. I look forward to hearing any comments or suggestions. Take care.