My Worship Revolution

And my legs got a workout too.

Rachel recently read me a portion of a book that suggested that in order for an exercise plan to be effective, it must fit into your current life and schedule.  Anything else may stick for a season, but will ultimately fail.  So, what better way to make exercise a routine part of my life than by making it one of my primary modes of transportation?

I was inspired by Pete to try riding a bike to work.  Hey, if I can’t convince my wife I need  motorcycle, yet, we’ll start with a bicycle.  I actually have one coming in July, so I borrowed one for a bit.  The ride to work is 5.5 miles.  I haven’t ridden in years, so I knew it would be a challenge, but I decided to just go for it.  Today I strapped on a backpack with an extra shirt (so I wouldn’t smell to ripe) and rode to the office.  Here’s a few stats and thoughts from this mornings ride:

• It only took me 26 minutes to ride 5.5 miles.
• That’s faster than I get home at the end of most days with the traffic factored in.
• The bike I borrowed is a 21 speed, but only has 3 working gears.  I don’t know a ton about gears, but I thinks this is a bit like golfing a round of 18 with just a driver, a mid iron, and a putter.
• We live in a place with lots of hills.
• It really sucks when you down shift about 1/8 of the way up the steepest hill of the ride and the chain falls right off the gears forcing you to stop.
• I still think I look like an idiot in a bike helmet.
• I like speed, but I am unfortunately am a bit older and…wiser?  I probably could have booked it more on a few parts, but I was a bit afraid to eat it hard.
• I have a new respect for all those bikers on the road that used to irritate me as they rolled through the red light or the stop sign.
• I need to find my iPod shuffle to entertain me on these rides.  Wher the heck did that thing go?
• The good part about this, is unlike the elliptical machine at the gym, I have to finish this workout.
• The bad part about this is, I have to finish this workout.
• Ah crap, I have to do this again if I wanna get home tonight.