Here's a little personal story that I think some people may be able to relate to.

In the past, I have been very passionate about cycling (particularly on the road) and exercise in general. About a year ago, I had a bit of an accident, that really shook my confidence. 

I didn't cycle on the road for almost a year, and I barely exercised at all, which resulted in me gaining quite a lot of weight, and making me feel quite low. The longer I left it, the worse it was, and the more difficult it was go get into it. 

About a month ago, I started back at the gym with a proper routine. A little after, I started taking my mountain bike out on some local trails. The only problem was I still had a genuine fear of going back on the road. 

Today, the weather was lovely (which is unusual where I live), but I still had this fear in the back of my mind. I pushed through, and got out on the road again. I was terrified at first, so I took things very slow, but once I was half a mile down the road, this fear vanished, and I started to enjoy cycling again. 

On my way back, I got up to about 35MPH (55Kmph), which is quite fast to me, and I could feel the smile spreading across my face.
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Don't dwell on the past, just do it!
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Here's a little personal story that I think some people may be able to relate to.

In the past, I have been very passionate about cycling (particularly on the road) and exercise in general. About a year ago, I had a bit of an accident, that really shook my confidence. 

I didn't cycle on the road for almost a year, and I barely exercised at all, which resulted in me gaining quite a lot of weight, and making me feel quite low. The longer I left it, the worse it was, and the more difficult it was go get into it. 

About a month ago, I started back at the gym with a proper routine. A little after, I started taking my mountain bike out on some local trails. The only problem was I still had a genuine fear of going back on the road. 

Today, the weather was lovely (which is unusual where I live), but I still had this fear in the back of my mind. I pushed through, and got out on the road again. I was terrified at first, so I took things very slow, but once I was half a mile down the road, this fear vanished, and I started to enjoy cycling again. 

On my way back, I got up to about 35MPH (55Kmph), which is quite fast to me, and I could feel the smile spreading across my face.
user
Fear is for the most part in the mind, things are almost never as bad as you think they will be, you just need to push through that initial fear.
assistant