Neurorehabilitation from the Trenches: June 2021

 A lot has happened since my last update; so here's a summary:


We went on our first post-covid holiday, since we are fully vaccinated. We left for Aarhus, Denmark in a rental car. It was a hassle-free drive of circa. 3.5 hours. There was an expected checking of our papers at the border; this was a Friday before we would get the all-clear on Sunday, following the mandatory 2-weeks post-2nd-vaccination-shot, so we had to get tests and show proof of same. No sweat.


I had reserved a cargo bike (trike) for getting around while there. Cargo bikes are all the rage in Denmark, so I wouldn't stick out like a sore thumb. Our hotel was fairly central so when we had freedom to roam from Sunday, roam we did.


Aarhus is a great City, that I fully recommend. There was a street-food area, conveniently near our hotel, which we made great use of, and the beaches near the City were wonderfully empty. The weather, aside from a little rain one of the days, was perfect.


Then we returned to Hamburg on Friday, to some tremendous heat, and the news that my Liegerad would be ready for collection on Saturday morning. This has been a game changer for my quality of life, and my training. I'm going to include a Strava link of my best ride, each month.


I'm also going to include two screenshots from Peloton; they are 1) my most successful class of the month and 2) my record-breaking (presumptuous) ride of "Melbourne, at Night". I aim to continuously break my record, by attempting that 10 minute ride once a week. If, after 3 weeks, it remains unbroken, I will attempt it each of the remaining days in that month.


The Peloton ranking works as follows, from what I can gather: There are 3 readings, visible throughout each ride, from left to right, they are "Cadence" (how fast one pedals), "Output" (some function of Resistance & Cadence), and "Resistance" (how hard it is to pedal). A Pelotoner is ranked based on their average Output.


Today we got a treadmill, unboxed and ready for action. Watch this space to find out how it will be incorporated into my training.


Strava


Peloton: Best Class


Peloton: Melbourne at Night






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