Don't know your health requirements; but, as a former 30 yrs runner and now 5 years bicycler who has been through a double by-pass, I can say with some knowledge that exercise and diet are very, very, very important considerations in my health routine.
My running used to consist of 3 to 5 times per week, minimum, running 3 to 5 miles each run. But poor genes coupled with failing to watch my diet and some work stress brought on the heart disease despite having a good healthy outside appearance and the good exercise routine.
Better diet, and better stress control are now working well with my single speed cruiser retrobiking everyday about 10 miles average per day.
Don't know your health requirements; but, as a former 30 yrs runner and now 5 years bicycler who has been through a double by-pass, I can say with some knowledge that exercise and diet are very, very, very important considerations in my health routine.
My running used to consist of 3 to 5 times per week, minimum, running 3 to 5 miles each run. But poor genes coupled with failing to watch my diet and some work stress brought on the heart disease despite having a good healthy outside appearance and the good exercise routine.
Better diet, and better stress control are now working well with my single speed cruiser retrobiking everyday about 10 miles average per day.
Best wishes to you.
Also, there isn't much you can do on a geared bike that you can't do on a single speed and there is less to go wrong with a single speed.
Also, there isn't much you can do on a geared bike that you can't do on a single speed and there is less to go wrong with a single speed.
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Lewis.
It's got to be harder to climb. The more varied the riding conditions become the less efficiency one must get from a single speed.
I think that's right, although I think that in an exercise program efficiency is not the overriding goal - if things are too easy, you don't get the workout you need. (Or you have to ride greater and greater distances...)
