During the spring, summer and fall, I hit 6+ hours by mountain biking 3-4 times a week. When there’s too much snow on the ground I use an indoor smart trainer 4

During the spring, summer and fall, I hit 6+ hours by mountain biking 3-4 times a week. When there’s too much snow on the ground I use an indoor smart trainer 4-5 times a week. The indoor workouts are not much fun but I’m the type of person who gets very edgy and irritable without regular exercise. Mountain biking is an awesome workout and, more than that, and awesome experience. It’s got all the fitness benefits of road cycling with none of the monotony. Downsides are that it’s expensive, good trails aren’t available everywhere, the injury risk is real (but lower than motocross), and you might find yourself much more interested in the bike than in anything else.