Will the winter do me in?

[SouthernBelle]

This will be my first winter after a summer of cycling. I'm working out a bad weather regimen for myself. Fortunately, once I get cranked up, I actually enjoy weight work. I also like doing intervals on the stairmaster (ok, I know that's weird). For that I use cardiocoach. I have a stationary bike at home I'm going to use too.

Perhaps someone who has their winter program finalized in written form will post it for us. I'm hoping to have mine put together by time change at month end.

[mlove]

I just started riding late this summer so I don't have any winter riding experience but I am planning to augment my cycling wardrobe so I can get out when the weather isn't too bad.

I like spinning classes because they are really motivating (and challenging) and I do them all year round as well as walking/running on the treadmill. I will keep those up this winter. There will also be trainer cycling at our LBS starting in November and I plan to do that too--as well as riding when the weather permits. Sometimes you can get nice days even in winter in central Illinois.

[Geonz]

Well, you could just ride to work :-)

While it doesn't keep that same shape as riding in the summer, even riding a shorter ride on the weekend makes a HUGE difference when the season comes around. (When I was a kid, this was also true for swimming. We started having a Sunday night swim during the winter and we just lost so much less, even though it wasn't anything *like* the workouts in the summer.)
I genuinely do a lot less in the winter and I've learned not to fuss over it. As long as I don't drink too much beer I don't gain too much weight. (The winter I got in the habit of having one almost every night and occasionally two... BAD IDEA. Nice that "one drink is healthy" - but it's a ton of calories and suddenly it's January and the body mass is +15 pounds :-(

[SouthernBelle]

switch to red wine