What is the best distance to cycle every night to get a good level of fitness?

Question

What is the best distance to cycle every night to get a good level of fitness?

Answer 1

10-30 at pace

Answer 2

A very over-simplified question. But a quick answer: if EVERY night 45-60 minutes at tempo.

Answer 3

For general health and fitness we say to work out five days a week for 30 minutes or more.  So if you bike at 16 mph you should go for 8 miles or so.  This is the minimum to get into general fitness.  Expect about three months before you see any real gains.  Get a speedometer if you don't already have one.  If you want a good workout and more dramatic improvements find a local bike club to ride with.  It is a good idea to have a goal, like 18 miles in an hour.  When you reach your goal learn how to not get carried away and get too obsessed with higher speeds as there is other things to do in life.  Everything in moderation.

Answer 4

depends on your goal(s).

if you want to do criterium racing, then 20-40 miles would be good (well maybe not every night..)

if you want to do the Race Across America (2,500 miles all at once!), then i'd say more like 100 would be a good warmup.

but overall i think 30 minutes of exercise is a good place to start.

Answer 5

30 minutes of any cardiovascular work is recommended to stay fit. This includes: running, biking, swimming...etc. Just make sure you stretch

Answer 6

Your question is pretty vague. It depends on what you consider to be a good level of fitness. If you are looking to lose weight, it is more about how much time you spend on the bike  than how far you go. If you are looking to increase your endurance, you just have to keep pushing yourself to your limit and a little further each time. If you just want a little help maintaining your current level of fitness, just ride casually and for fun. Kick up the speed when you feel like it, but there is not much need to really strain yourself.