Activity-Cycling
Distance-5.62 (commute) 7.43 (recovery workout)
Time-26.29 (commute) 30.58 (recovery workout)
I must say the legs are still a little sore from that killer workout on Tuesday night. I must have done something good (or REALLY bad) for the legs to still hurt a bit tonight. So I hopped on the trainer and just did a recovery workout to try and loosen the legs up a little. Hopefully it works because tomorrow would be a nice day for a workout, then Saturday recover, and Sunday is supposed to be in the mid to high 20’s so I might be able to get outside for a real ride. I am keeping my fingers crossed.
So the goal for a recovery ride is to keep my heart rate down around 55% of my max. The benefits of this are twofold. 1)It keeps my pace/effort slow and easy so I am actually doing a recovery ride instead of doing a workout. 2)At around 55% of a max heart rate is the point where your body burns more fat in comparison to protein and carbohydrates. This is extremely crucial for someone like me who is trying to lose weight.
