For those in lockdown/isolation/physical distancing situations, what other activities have you been doing besides trainer rides?
I’ve walked the dog, mowed the lawn, cleaned the whole house, organised cupboards, fixed some fixtures, did a puzzle, some slight gardening…to-do list is shrinking frighteningly fast.
What’s keeping you constructively busy and occupied?
Tackling the garden. I would have been doing it about now anyway as it’s only just drying out from the winter rains. Just going to take my time, I don’t think there’s any need to rush.
@bhrylski – also a guitar player, but am considering wife’s mental well-being by not engaging in that particular hobby while we’re both stuck in the same house.
@1k2go – no offence, but I think your hands have much more talent than your legs! Awesome art!
(edit: what’s more of a challenge – skin tone or wood grain?)
Some video games, playing with my cats, baking (whole wheat bread with some honey is a great preride snack!), and working on some side programming projects. And resting, lots of sleeeeeep!
Bass player here (well some one who picks a bass and makes bass-y noises). Hadn’t played in a few weeks. Need to work out the DOMs in my right forearm now after a few Foo Fighters tunes.
Also I am working from home, and a bathroom reno is going to start this week…
Getting my allotment tidied and planted up, should come in very handy this year if we get a good yield. Would encourage anyone who can to get one especially if you have young kids.
Also we have been doing our garden at home, that’s starting to look decent (good lawn stripes!). I managed to get most of the paints and wood treatments last week, just look to have missed out on getting soil delivery to redo part of my rear lawn (dug out 30m2 of decking laid over a patio to turn back to grass).
I am still working a normal week just with slightly shifted hours to also ‘teach’ my son the work issued from his school (Kindergarten age)
Work. There are advantages and disadvantages to WFH being easy.
Also, homeschool help. Thankfully my daughter doesn’t need much (either help or pestering to get it done).
Sadly, I don’t know how much trainer riding I can do - I had the consultant appointment for my hip injury cancelled on the day of, so I still don’t even know what’s wrong with it!
Still working (bike shop) fortunately/unfortunately. It’s a double edged sword. Mainly I’m wondering if I should keep training as usual in that I’m not sure if hitting my body and immune system with training stress is such a good thing at the moment.
I’ll have to do some Coach Chad approved strength work before I ever consider slinging a LP.
Gas is now uber cheap so taking a road trip, in the truest sense, today.
Drive around, see the usual sights (or unusual as times would have it), have lunch – in the car – down by the beach, maybe imagine what fresh air smells like…
At least I won’t have to worry about hitting any pedestrians or cyclists!
Not one of the “lucky” ones here. I’m a lawyer, and my firm has gone all remote. I’m actually working more hours now than pre-COVID-19. Of course I’m happy that I HAVE a job in this economy.
In addition to working more, I am also eating more and riding less
Kind of thankful that races have been cancelled, as it gives me more time to find fitness and lose this Quarantine chub.