Babying my knees

[lblanchard]

Last weekend Roy and I did a 12 mile bike ride that included soldiering on through an almost bike-stopping headwind. My knees complained bitterly. Next day I took my bike to the bike shop, hardly enough ride to mention. I got it back Thursday, again barely enough ride to mention.

So I decided to take it really really really easy this morning, and did about seven purely level miles, in a lower gear than I usually ride. So far so good with my knees.

Perhaps after a week of baby rides I will dare to crank it up a notch.

Comments

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

They say that biking is a very good exercise for knees and it helps strengthen the structure that supports the knees and compensates in great measure for arthritic weakness. So...go you!
:)

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

All true, as long as you don't overdo it at the beginning.