liquidfeet
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Anyone know of the comparative strength-training and cardio-training merits of Biking vs. Running?
I used to run about an hour every day, 5 days a week. Then I broke my little pinkie and I've begun mt. biking, same number of days. Since I don't have to breathe as hard biking, I've concluded that it isn't as much effort, thus doesn't pack as much punch as running. So, I've doubled the time I devote to it (2 hours) when I can, and I am working on going faster, and on staying in higher gears more often than when I began. But I worry that it just doesn't hit the same number of muscles as running.
However, I do different types of rides. I go on-road, up hills as much as possible (progressively more hills per ride now), and I go off-road on what I guess are technical rides, roots and rocks and such, uphill and down, single tracks. That requires more thinking than running, thus delivers more fun. I think I'm converting myself into a committed bike rider who will give up running even when my toesie heals.
So what's the score on the payload here? As far as training for skiing, which matters more than anything. Anyone know?
I used to run about an hour every day, 5 days a week. Then I broke my little pinkie and I've begun mt. biking, same number of days. Since I don't have to breathe as hard biking, I've concluded that it isn't as much effort, thus doesn't pack as much punch as running. So, I've doubled the time I devote to it (2 hours) when I can, and I am working on going faster, and on staying in higher gears more often than when I began. But I worry that it just doesn't hit the same number of muscles as running.
However, I do different types of rides. I go on-road, up hills as much as possible (progressively more hills per ride now), and I go off-road on what I guess are technical rides, roots and rocks and such, uphill and down, single tracks. That requires more thinking than running, thus delivers more fun. I think I'm converting myself into a committed bike rider who will give up running even when my toesie heals.
So what's the score on the payload here? As far as training for skiing, which matters more than anything. Anyone know?