Passing time on the trainer

[Starfish]

I should look into that breathing CD, I was actually wondering if there was some "trick" to learn. I remember when I tried running a few years back, I had read a book that said to inhale 3 steps, exhale 2, and I found it helped keep me from getting too winded. I didn't know if there was something similar to do for cycling to help control both my breathing and my heart rate.

I think you will love it. It is just a cardio workout, no intervals, but if you do the breathing the way he leads you, it is not easy (maybe it would be easy for all the yoga folks, etc, who have been doing real breathing for a long time, but for me, it is not easy). You do get a lot of practice doing a nice 90rpm for 90 minutes. Also, the way he leads it, you also get guidance on stretching the spine with each breath, etc. I really like it.

I ordered the 3-disk pack...one for walking, one for running, one for cycling.

[KSH]

Well, I just started riding a trainer in Jan 08. So I'm still a newbie.

My training schedule has been:
Monday- 1.5 hour ride
Wednesday- 1.5 hour ride- intervals
Saturday- 3 to 4.5 hour ride- outside if the weather is nice, inside if not.

The TV can keep me entertained for a long time. I just store up my shows on my DVR and watch them while riding. This makes me look forward to being on the trainer.

When it gets tough, I turn on the music. That motivates me to finish my time off.

This past Sat. I did a 4.5 hour trainer ride (my longest to date)... and for the last 1.5 hours I watched the rerun of Kona 07. Very motivating.