{"id":177396,"date":"2020-04-07T11:25:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T11:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=177396"},"modified":"2020-05-20T11:40:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T11:40:27","slug":"ten-things-to-do-in-a-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/04\/07\/ten-things-to-do-in-a-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Things to Do in a Lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cyclists frustrated by the restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic and gazing at their bicycles with longing as the weather gets warm should take note of the case of New Zealand\u2019s health minister, David Clark.<\/strong>
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A passionate mountain biker, Clark was forced to apologize publicly to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern after he was caught cycling to a park despite the Covid-19 lockdown in the country.<\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

\u201cWe have asked people to avoid activities where there is a higher risk of injury, and the minister should have followed that guidance,\u201d Ardern chastised the red-faced Clark.<\/p>\n

Accidents can happen on a bike, and that can endanger the cyclist as well as anyone that helps her or him after a fall.
\nSo, what to do while you\u2019re at home and the days pass? Here are 10 suggestions:<\/p>\n

1. Turbo training<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This is obvious if you already have a turbo trainer at home. You spend an hour or so a day on a virtual training ride and stay in shape. If you don\u2019t have a turbo trainer and \u2013 as is the case in Prague \u2013 the shops are closed, try Amazon, though their delivery times have gotten longer in the pandemic. Smart turbo trainers start at about \u20ac400.00. Non-smart trainers, just as effective, cost considerably less.<\/p>\n

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2. If you can\u2019t turbo train…<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Just work out… Here is a list of cycling-specific exercises<\/a> you can do using free workout streaming services.<\/p>\n

3. Tinker with your bike<\/strong><\/h2>\n

his is your chance to do all the things you\u2019ve wanted to do to the bike but haven\u2019t had the time. Or you can just take it apart to learn how everything on it works.<\/p>\n

4. Watch old races<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You\u2019ve never seen Eddy Merckx race? Here\u2019s your chance to watch the man many consider the greatest of all time, and others. Just check out YouTube.<\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

5. Learn Chinese<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Download Duolingo, or a similar app, and teach yourself a foreign language. Why not? An hour a day should be enough.<\/p>\n

6. Read<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Not only the Russian writers you\u2019ve always wanted to read and never had the time because their novels are too damn long (Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky), but entertaining cycling books, such as A Bike Ride: 12,000 Miles Around the World<\/em> by Anne Mustoe, Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle<\/em> by Dervla Murphy or Full Gas: How to Win a Bike Race<\/em> by Peter Cossins.<\/p>\n

7. Do a jigsaw puzzle<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Can\u2019t exercise your body? Then exercise your mind. And if you\u2019re feeling really on top of your game, try a Rubik\u2019s Cube. It will at least give you another reason to be angry.<\/p>\n

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