Whoa, Nelly!

You have a fractured vertebra (a broken spine), and you're talking about riding and spinning? And making it challenging?

L5 is the laaaaast vertebra before the solid chunk that is the pelvis. It takes a huge amount of stress.

What did your orthopod have to say about your activity limitations? How long before he estimates the vertebra is healed? Are you wearing a brace or turtleshell? How many hours a day are you supposed to be lying flat? When is your next appointment? Is your spinal cord threatened by bone fragments?