Starting With a Bike (too much ?)
I just purchased a bike & now I plan to ride it home from work every day. Take the bus to work & ride the bike home. It's a 5.3 mile ride, so I'm just looking for support or feedback as to if this may be too much to start with? I am a 5ft 4 tall female & I weigh 245 pounds. I get out of breath climbing the stairs so I'm hoping riding a bike will help me lose weight. Anyways I bought a beach cruiser and it was difficult to go up hills, so I rode around my neighborhood on a flat surface for 2.3 miles and felt really good. I assume that doubling this will be ok but has anyone else rode a bike 5 miles a day starting out? Is it feasible or recommended? The new bike I've bought is a 21 speed and meant for the road. Much easier to go up hills than the beach cruiser single speed. Also I only work 4 days a week, 2 days at a time (Monday & Tuesday, Friday & Saturday). I'm off the other 3 days a week. Suggestions?
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