http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Unaccustomed as I am en Tue, 26 May 2026 09:48:43 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15014#post-191554 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 10:40:31 +0000 earthowned 191554@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I do plenty of walking, running and cycling but when I take the kids swimming (not often enough) I really notice neglected muscle groups in the upper body the next day. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15014#post-191552 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 10:33:34 +0000 kaputnik 191552@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I used to do a lot of hill walking, Munro bagging, that sort of thing, but haven't done so for 3 or so years. We do a lot of walking round town - either for just going for a walk, or to get where we're going if the bike isn't an option - but a recent walk around the Radical Road proved to me that I need to get up the hill fairly regularly if I want the experience to become more pleasurable! </p> <p>It's only good and proper I should seeing as the Queen's Park is 3 minutes walk from our door. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15014#post-191549 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 10:15:38 +0000 acsimpson 191549@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We took the scouts to outdoor "laser quest" opposite Dobbies last week. Being marginally competitive I ended up on a sprint across the forest and was so busy watching my quarry that I forgot to watch my feet and ended up with a mouth full of pine needles and a bleeding face. Neither my legs nor my arms felt right for a few days afterwards either. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15014#post-191530 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 23:00:50 +0000 Cyclingmollie 191530@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Last year I walked along the coast to Prestonpans, up to Tranent and back to Musselburgh. By the time I got back I was practically doing a comedy walk, my legs were buckling under me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15014#post-191529 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 22:52:14 +0000 wingpig 191529@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If I don't ease myself back into running whenever I feel I need to then I usually have a few days of twingey quads whilst my impact-absorption grows back. A couple of years ago I ran down Cairgorm with a toddler in a macpacbackpack with no warm-up and spent the next few days being very careful going down stairs. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15014#post-191527 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 22:21:10 +0000 Stickman 191527@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yep, it's a different kind of fitness. </p> <p>My first love is tennis, but recently I hadn't played for about four or five months. My first game back had me gasping for breath and my legs felt like lead the next day. </p> <p>There's a big difference between going in a straight line and changing direction every couple of steps. </p> <p>The good news is that the fitness comes back quickly. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15014#post-191526 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 22:01:07 +0000 amir 191526@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Football is very hard. I also find any form of shopping incredibly hard, much worse than 8 hours on a bike </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15014#post-191525 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 21:40:08 +0000 Snowy 191525@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I thought my fitness was getting back to a reasonable level (for a desk-bound middle-aged bloke, that is) and then yesterday I played football for an hour, and it nearly broke me. Worse news, it was against children. I am so tired.</p> <p>Any other 'should have known better' sport/exercise experiences recently? </p>