A great cold-weather workout is spinning. You don't have to tear up your precious baby and you can still ride with people. Plus, you get to ride with your eyes closed & listen to music. Pretty neat!

Spinning allows you to work on technique without having to dodge glass or irate motorists. Plus, those of us who ride "for real" are usually stand-outs in a spinning class. I usually have a good sized puddle of sweat around the bike when I'm done.

I like to spend the winter working on technique in spinning & strength in the weight room. I'm much faster come springtime than I used to be. Plus, my endurance just needs a little work (a one hour spin class is good for interval training, but it doesn't do anything for me for endurance).

When you're pushing 50 hard, you need to keep up training all year long. It takes too much effort to get back into it.

Kim