what's your current exercise regime?

[Chile Pepper]

We're still in winter, so my cycling time is down. I'm going to the gym three to four days a week, doing the treadmill and weights. I cycle when the weather is decent. Once spring arrives, I'm hoping to keep up at the gym three days a week and ride three days (two short, one long), with Sundays off for recovery.

[DarcyInOregon]

During the winter months I am at the gym 6 days a week, doing cardio, weights and core. However I can't get the sustained heart rate at the gym that I can while cycling, so when good weather arrives I am on the bike again, and I just visit the gym a few times a week to do low burn cardio, weights and core. I also walk and hike.

On the bike my average heart rate on a distance ride is over 130. At the gym, even doing running intervals on the treadmill I am lucky to get an average heart rate of 125. The bike is a more effective cardio exercise for me.

Next summer I am thinking about taking up kayaking, in addition to the cycling.

The weight gain while cycling happened to me too, and in a serious way, back in 2007. I burn over 35,000 calories a month with cycling during the good months, so I was in shock. It turns out I had gotten an inflammation of my intestinal system, most likely caused by food chemicals, which slowed down my digestive system and metabolism. Anyone reading this who is gaining weight and might not know why, to put it delicately, if your bowel movements are not normal, like when you were a healthy child, then you should suspect internal inflammation as the cause of your weight gain. I focused carefully on my nutrition and minimized processed foods in my diet, cleared up the inflammation, my bowel movements are now incredibily healthy, I lost the weight I had gained plus a bunch more, and I feel great.

[shootingstar]

The weight gain while cycling happened to me too, and in a serious way, back in 2007. I burn over 35,000 calories a month with cycling during the good months, so I was in shock. It turns out I had gotten an inflammation of my intestinal system, most likely caused by food chemicals, which slowed down my digestive system and metabolism. Anyone reading this who is gaining weight and might not know why, to put it delicately, if your bowel movements are not normal, like when you were a healthy child, then you should suspect internal inflammation as the cause of your weight gain. I focused carefully on my nutrition and minimized processed foods in my diet, cleared up the inflammation, my bowel movements are now incredibily healthy, I lost the weight I had gained plus a bunch more, and I feel great.

Re: Bowel...I tried starting up a topic thread on this with a few responses. Just a few days ago, I chatted up with another cyclist. She agreed that regular BM is another way how she informally assesses healthy bodily functioning..aided by exercise. My gut feeling tells me that BM matters both healthy and not so good, tend to be noticed when we get into our 30's and beyond. Younger people may not notice certain patterns nor care at that point in time.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=32936

During cycling season, I do cycle a significant amount. Then near end of day, I try to do some simple Pilates, yoga, etc. more to keep myself flexible, stretched, etc. Winter is not great 'cause other than the floor stretching exercises, I only do snowshoeing occasionally if weather is too lousy/not safe for cycling.

Of course, not having a car, I must walk, etc. as my other transportation alternative.

[Crankin]

Right now, cycling about 4 days a week, sometimes 5. A couple of these rides may be short, errand rides of 8-15 miles, but always ending in the steep climb to my house. I walk or hike on a trail 2 days a week, about 3-4 miles. I also do upper body weights twice a week and at least one yoga session and two days of core work.
I gave up my gym membership in May and it hasn't made one difference. I have weights at home, lots of DVDs, a balance ball, and elastic bands. In the winter, I snow shoe, x country ski, and hike for cardio, along with my bike on the trainer. It helps that I have trails right from my door and an x country center about 8 miles away. I am thinking of buying an elliptical for my house, which would have helped me during the rainy summer we had in June and July. Although I don't mind walking in the rain, I don't ride in it.
DH and I are planning on doing some serious core work and lifting this winter, in preparation for a bike trip next May.