Are you fat?

[Canelek]

Man, I was doing fantastic last year while I was working downtown. A quick 5K run around the waterfront for lunch? Money.

That said, I am over 40 now, so my knees, feet and back didn't much care for that nonsense running. This year has been pretty meh so far, aside from eating healthy (I cook, so no issues there). I am overweight in the sense that I feel and look not ideal (to me). It is so fucking hard at this age, but like anything, you are the only one with the power to promote change.

So, what I did was this: Since my body can't handle the jarring punishment of running anymore, I did a DIY "Peloton" spin bike. With the bluetooth sensors, bike, iPad, SPD pedals and a new pair of shoes, it ran just over $600, compared to the $2500+ of the fancy Peloton, and only ~$12/mo for the app, which has all the live and archived classes you can ask for.

Fun stuff, and way easier on my aging badass self. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Google DIY Peloton for all the information you need--most folks buy the same components. Well worth it, and spin classes are actually quite fun, even if the music isn't always good.