Cycling

[MarkPilling]

Hello Everybody

Has anyone tried cycling outdoors (i.e. not on an exercise bike) as a way of looking after your lungs/keeping active? We(BLF) would be interested to know your experiences.

Thanks

Mark

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Av not been on a bike since was 18 seats are to sharp now cracking on BUT a think mobilaty scooters should have bike seats on them tho

Now thats a talking poit ... and be able to relive ya youth

Anyway bikes are bad for ya ball health like who wants to nurture them selfs .... surpose dont mater to elder lung suffers

nhs.uk/news/2014/07July/Pag...

[frose]

I've just been out a few times on a bike over the last month but as my lungs felt like they were on fire, I've put it on hold until the weather warms up a bit!

[peege in reply to frose]

And I'll be joining you around nice flat Tewkesbury in the not too distant future frose!

I've got a nice Dahon folding bike, for putting in the car and taking the dog to Richmond park originally.

Definitely not a cold weather sport for dodgy lungs though.

[frose in reply to peege]

I shall look forward to it, though based on my last cycle ride I might join you for the last half mile of your ride! 😀

[PollyP]

Hi Mark,

Since moving to a more urban environment I did get my bike out in the good weather last year, although found it really too challenging. I managed in fits and starts to travel 500 m to the supermarket and get back home again and was exhausted.

In has been in the shed ever since.....I have always enjoyed walking and am able to walk for an hour to hour and half, even in the winter time as are my pulmonary rehab exercises.

I hope this info is helpful.

Kind Regards,

Pauline

[CornishBrian]

I have relied on a mobility scooter for transport for the last two years...it's been great. However, I realise that although it gets me out and about, it also makes me very lazy and so I have just got a bike. Being very choosy with the weather at the moment...not too cold and little wind. My son bought me a cyclists mask from Halfords...its got a filtering quality to keep out traffic fumes etc. My bike is electric, chosen for a reason. I pedal a couple of times and then set it up for a small amount of electric assistance...I switch it on and off as I want. Even if I switch it to full motor and use the twist grip like a motor bike, I can still turn the pedals and exercise my leg muscles. If I get off for a walk along side of it, I have something to lean on and if I run short of breath, I just lean on the bike, do breathing control until I am ready to move on again. I love it because if someone sees me gasping for breath on the canal towpath, they are either going to stare at me or come up and see if the can help...but they are usually wearing body sprays and deodorants and crowd you, whereas all I want is space and time. With the bike, no one thinks anything of an old chap, leaning on his bike looking at the view...perfect. More range than the mobility scooter too an da lot less money.

[onamission]

I did the bike at my PR course but where I live its an old mining village with lots of steep roads but I would like to have a go