Sometimes beautiful February weather can make a person grateful for where they live! Although it was quite cool this morning (high 30s, low 40s), the weather forecaster predicted the mid-60s during the afternoon. I decided to take my bike to work. If it truly did warm to the 60s I thought I would ride during lunch. And, it did! I was able to get in a good 13.5-mile ride. I started thinking about my core strength while riding. It truly can be the force behind the exercise. In addition to using it in yoga, I'm starting to use it while swimming and spinning. In fact, tonight's spin instructor even talked about it. She reminded us to remember our strength came from our core muscles and that it was the only way to follow her exercises and not hurt our backs. The only way to really use it though, is to remember to focus on it. It's amazing that when I do remember to focus, I ride stronger, whether on the road or in a gym. I'm certain that this same core strength will help me in my surfing. In fact, this core strength can help in just about anything.
Forecast for Friday and Saturday: partly cloudy/mostly sunny, lows in the mid-50s, highs in the mid-70s.
IT JUST DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT! I'll be surfing the roads to Liverpool, TX on Saturday.
