I'm no creature of the night.

The lack of daylight over winter really bums me out. I’ve already had to start putting blinking bike lights on our Dobermans to keep track of them when we go out after work. They step out of the spot lights on the back of the house and go invisible. Combine that with their tendency to chase deer and we’ve got issues. It's pretty dark by the time I get home. The parking garage I use for work has had too many thefts to leave my bike in the car and bringing it into the office isn’t a possibility. I know these are sound like excuses, but the season for me is pretty much over.  I don't like riding in the cold.  I snowboard in subzero temperatures, but riding my bike in the cold just doesn't do it for me.

We plan on getting in a few trips to Rays MTB indoor park, but it’s really time to start thinking about cross training. I’ve been cutting, splitting and stacking wood for winter, which is hard work, but a steady exercise regiment is needed.

We have a small gym in the house and a pool with a lap machine. We have a Bow Flex a spin bike and an elliptical machine. Out of all of them, the spin bike is the most boring. We have some spin DVDs and Lora bought some of the Biggest Loser workout DVDs. The spin DVDs are from the 80’s or something. They are really bad. The Biggest Loser workout DVD’s are actually pretty tough and entertaining.

Swimming is my thing though and I need to start doing it on a regular basis. It’s supposed to be good for my shoulder too.  Now if I just put down the Xbox controller and get wet.