My brother's Tae Kwon Do studio has a special on right now. So I'm gonna go tonight for the free lesson and see how it goes from there. Sounds like a good deal: free uniform, as many group lessons a week as you want, free membership in the ___ association, no contract.

I've been very disappointed with my cycling this year. I joined a team, started doing group rides; things were going pretty good for awhile. Then it seemed like at every turn I had physical problems that derailed me from the bike. Finally figured out that I've been biking and doing nothing else! No core, no upper body work... So the back went out. Then the shoulders went out. Then my knee went out. All are better now, but I think I have to view this season as finished as far as improvements in cycling is concerned. Have to build the foundation again, then I can focus on biking. Guess my problem was I was so bored with my other workouts that I opted to not do them. And it caught up with me. The Tae Kwon Do is totally new, so that should help with the boredom issue.

If it works out right, I can still bike several times a week, but it won't be my main focus. Any of you gals gone through something like this? I do feel a bit frustrated and discouraged... Do martial arts work well for balancing out cycling?