CYCLING VLOG | I TRIED CYCLING EVERYDAY - 25km a Day for 31 Days!
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- I am a runner, not a cyclist. But when injury struck, cycling seemed like the most sensible option. Aside from wanting to maintain my fitness, I really wanted to explore the DISCIPLINE needed to start and maintain a new habit. What better way to do this than with a 31 day cycling challenge.
This films charts the ups and downs of my of journey as I cycled more than 800km around the city of Edinburgh over the course of a month.
The route I cycled was always the same and encompassed two laps of the extinct volcano Arthur's Seat in the centre of the city - a total of 25.54 km (or just over 16 miles). The two laps of Arthur's Seat provided over 700 feet of climbing each day ensuring hat the ride provided at least a little bit of a challenge.
Filmed during the UK lockdown, this time on the bike provided me with much needed mental clarity as I used up my state-approved daily exercise allowance.
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This was so well produced at no point of time did I feel that this was a small channel. Everything was done in a very professional manner with great attention to detail. I don't know what this channel is about but I am subscribed for sure to see what else you have to share with us. Good going mate.
Thank you so much for your kind comment. That means a lot to me! And thank you for subscribing 🙂
@@Swiftfilmsuk how much time it took fr u to cover 25kms on cycle
@@Kushal999 My best time was just under one hour. Probably averaged about 1 hour 3 mins depending on traffic and traffic lights.
@@Swiftfilmsuk amazing! What a wonderful 13min of video...let me see if i can beat your time😊
@@syedaliahmed6810 Thank you so much!
I got into cycling in the winter lockdown, managed to do 25ish km a day for 2 and a half months (aside from a couple of snowy days where it became dangerous), its really fun and great for mental health especially in lockdown, would definitely recommend for anyone!
The one thing i would say to everyone starting this challange:
There was not a single time, not one, that i felt worse after a cycle than before, I alwase felt better afterwards.
Totally agree with this! I always felt better after getting on the bike. Getting started was the difficult bit...
just started this 30 days cycling challenge, im already on day 7. cheers from Indonesia!
Oh wow! The very best of luck to you 👍 I hope it all goes well.
hey how is it coming along?
@@elishadanieljoseph8583 hey, i reached day 23 and then i had to stop due to the worsened covid situation here in Indonesia. gonna finish it once its all sorted out!
Nice edit, quality film, and conditions were near perfect too. It's good to see something so positive come out of 2020.
Thank you very much!
Awesome video, awesome editing, awesome narrating, awesome content. I’ve just started cycling and it’s giving me motivation for tomorrow mornings ride. It really does take the most effort to wake up and get out there.. once you’re out there it’s not so bad. But getting out there is the hard part for sure!
Thank you very much for your kind words and I’m really pleased you found this useful. I found being out on the bike was always enjoyable (some days more than others) but getting started was always the hardest part. I hope you can keep it going! Thanks again 👍
This is just incredible!!!! I recently got started, like a week ago, not any goal in particular but to get fitter, I am doing about 100km a week, and I can tell I already feel better than before! thanks for this great motivating video! :)
Well done you! As I mention in the video, the hardest part is definitely starting. You’ve done that now so keep it going! Many thanks for your kind comment 👍
Wow, The video is so inspiring! I love the bg music you use and how you edited your vlog! Good job man!
Thank you so much! That means a lot 🙂. I believe that most of the music in the video comes from Musicbed.
Very inspiring Richard. Excellent video and narration!
Thank you very much and thank you for taking the time to comment 🙂
This was very well produced! Great job!
Very kind of you to say so. Thank you very much!
Loved it. Was also great seeing the surroundings of Edinburgh. I've only ever visited the city such a beautiful place. Thank you!
Thank you very much! Sounds like you should come and pay another visit to Edinburgh 🙂
Well done congrats i have just started cycling myself im hopeless at the moment but getting better with each ride
Thank you very much! Keep at it and it will become easier. I wish you the best of luck 👍
Excellent video, and congratulations on completing your challenge!
Thank you very much. That’s really appreciated 🙂
Well done Mate! You're very inspiring. Good job.
Very kind. Thank you very much!
Everything in this video was more than excellent. Thank you very much for sharing with us. Keep going.
Thank you very much for your kind comment! That is really appreciated 🙂
I admire your resilience - true motivation to get up every f**cking morning and to get your daily challenge done - great job and big thanks
Thanks for this. The motivation to do this does fluctuate a lot, but it’s really good discipline. As I said in the video, it really helps with being disciplined in other areas of my life too. Thanks again!
Always fun to watch you absolutely punish yourself, Richard 😆Well done! You got lucky with the weather, if not with the tyres. Exercise was making a huge difference for me this year, too... at least until I got a trapped nerve in late July. I got a treatment procedure for it today, hoping it'll reduce the pain enough to get back my yoga, but I think motivation will be the tricky part now.
Many thanks Nicola! Really sorry to hear about your trapped nerve. That's nasty. Here's hoping the procedure goes well and you can get back to the yoga soon enough. All the very best!
amazing video, I absolutely love watching your perspective on cycling as someone who is just starting the habit of cycling, and I love how you closed the video haha
Thank you so much for your kind words! Much appreciated. And best of luck to you with your own cycling 👍
Great Video mate! Good motivation.
Thank you very much! Much appreciated 👍
Very nice experience that you shared! Very funny also, the fly part... yeah... it hurts! Congrats!
Thank you so much! 🙂
Well done you..Edinburgh looks fantastic...thanks for the video...
Thank you again for commenting. Much appreciated!
I did this and I loved it. I live in AZ where one is stuck indoors cause of the heat but the weather finally cooled in the mornings so grabbed my 10 yr old bike and started with 10 miles and now I’ve been doing 15 on average for over a month. Took a day off yesterday cause my quad was hurting but I found that I got more into it every day I’ve done it. I try to create a new challenge every day whether it is going faster, finding more uphills, going longer and that helps keep me focused and motivated
I can imagine how hard it must be to do this in a place as hot as Arizona! It's a great challenge to do and like you, I always enjoyed creating my own mini challenge each day, whether that is attacking the hills harder or going faster on the flat. It definitely helps keep it more interesting. Very best of luck to you!
Thank you for sharing your journey. Watching you from Singapore.
Thank you for watching and commenting 🙂 Welcome!
This is such an incredibly well produced video! ❤️
Thank you so much!
Well done mate very inspiring video and beautiful scenery for the daily cycle...Stunning city..im 30 miles down the road from you in the tweedvalley
Thank you so much!
Great job . Great job on the production as well .
Thank you very much. I appreciate that!
Superb video!!! I am on day 6 and love it ! Thank you for sharing ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much! That means a lot. And very best of luck to you!
Yeah man!! Great vid!
Thank you very much!
Wonderful indeed, thank you for your hard work.
Thank you very much! 🙏
Wow i like the thought process and the video as well was really enjoyable. For me: bicycle chains are the only chains that set you free. And quite thought organizing 😃
Thank you very much! I like your comment about bicycle chains 🙂
Well done. Respect for your dedication. To me, if I was living in such a beautiful area, I would always prefer biking over running.
Thank you very much! Cycling or running, there are loads of beautiful spots in Edinburgh!
It is great to take on a challenge like this, but before anyone does, just be reminded that riding every single day for an extended period is not sustainable, and will cause more damage in the long run. Do it for a month, have that victory, but be careful of trying to do this for too long. You will benefit more if you work in 2-3 rest days per week, and make the challenge even longer. An example would be to aim at 400-500km per month for three to four months, while incorporating 2-3 rest days per week, where you make the rest days part of the discipline.
Great video!
Are you still cycling today, or did you stop after the challenge?
Yes, that is a really good point. It is certainly advisable to have rest days in there or you can do more harm than good. I was interested in the challenge of trying to incorporate a new habit every day, rather than the fitness side of things. I would definitely have stopped if I had been worried about injury or doing myself harm. As such, the majority of my rides were done at a pretty gentle pace. I do still cycle now and I think I have discovered a new found love for it because of this challenge. Thanks again!
i love the way the video's filmed and edited!!
Thank you so much!
I just purchased a Trek X caliber for a great deal. Love riding now, just wish the NYC weather could warm up so I could ride more. Bought warm cycling gloves which will help me avoid frostbite I got the other day. Keep up the riding. Nice video. Just subscribed.
I remember visiting NYC in January and it was -18 degrees whilst walking across the Brooklyn bridge 🥶I can’t imagine what that must be like to cycle in… Many thanks for your kind comments 👍
I recently got a stationary spinning bike after gaining so much weight with quarantine. I tried to go the gym and even got a PT (went to the gym whenever it was possible and we weren’t social distancing) I was only able to lose around 3 kilos. I wasn’t happy though. I’ve always wanted to try biking but with the current conditions I thought of training at home first and see if I would be able to stick to it or not. It is now my 12th day on the bike and I am so happy with the small improvements in my stamina and the quality of my sleep. My dream is to cycle from Seoul to Busan which is around 600KM. I saw this video and I loved how honest you were. Thank you so much. I’m excited to see if I can stick with this habit and to see the effects of discipline on different aspects of my life.
Well done you for sticking with it! It's hard to keep doing something when you don't see immediate gains. But sticking with it for the long term is the key. And it can suck sometimes too! Thank you very much for your kind comments and I wish you the very best with it 👍
Awesome challenge and great video!
I just finished a cycling challenge myself!
I made it into a 30-day indoor cycling challenge though 😀
Thank you very much! Just watched your 30 day challenge. Wow! Good work buddy 🙂
great job. enjoyed your film. thanks for sharing.
Thank you for that. Much appreciated!
Excellent stuff, also had an injury and find myself cycling more and more doing around 30kms most days, not a cyclist either so not easy, fair play
Thank you very much! Yes, cycling is good for the soul. Well done you - keep it up 👍
Great video, keep it up 👍🏻
Thank you very much!
I usually hit the exhilaration level at about 35km. That’s where it starts paying off.
It helps not doing laps. Exploring is the cool part.
great filmmaker, very encouraging
Thank you so much!
crazy editing! ❤
Thank you!
Inspiring stuff, well produced content and i love the Scottish humour.
Thank you very much! Didn’t think there’s was much humour in this video but I’ll take that! 😂
@@Swiftfilmsuk the occasional use of ‘pish’ and reference to Scottish weather made me laugh.
Ah yes, I do love that word!
This is some GCN level of quality. Great video.
Thank you very much, but what is ‘GCN’? 😂
awesome video, now i want to try something similar next month.
Go for it! It’s a great challenge to do 🙂
Fair dos to ya good challenge especially on the same route I can't imagine doing to same route for that long
Many thanks!
I cycle 30km on average daily since the temperature rised to double digit this year which means I've been doing this for 7 months now, I really enjoy it! For everywhere I go I just take my bike with me. I feel really good without starting my car's engine. It's green, it's free and about all, it's very healthy. Have fun cycling.:)
great pleasant video bro 👍🏾👍🏾
Thank you very much!
Marins are sweet bikes. I love mine. Helping another person with ankle injury!
I love my Marin! Had it for a long time, but it' still going strong and I'm loathe to get a different one 👍
Honestly fantastic 👏 👌
Thank you so much! 🙏
Very inspiring story ❤️
Thank you very much!
You've got new subscriber! 👍
Thank you so much!
Nice vid dude
Thank you very much!
Well done!
Thank you very much! 👍
This is incredible
Thank you so much! 🙂
amazing just astonishsing
Thank you so much! That is really appreciated 🙂
Great job 👍🏻
Thank you very much 🙂
Very inspiring 👍
Thank you!
Amazing film. 👍🏼
Inspiring to try my own challenge once the snow melts!
That means a lot. Thank you very much. Doing a challenge like this is definitely worth it! Best of luck 🙂
@@Swiftfilmsuk Subscribed!
Cheers from Waterloo Wisconsin 🍻
Many thanks! 🙏
Awesome job
I just found your video and i was planning a 100km a day ride for a month for acharity
Want to be my riding buddy lol
Amazing UA-cam video, thank you!
Thank you very much! 🙂
great place to cycling, mate.. 👍
Thank you. Yes, Edinburgh is really beautiful. I’m very lucky to live here!
amaaaaaazinggggg
Thanks so much!
You've inspired me to do this...just finished "Day 6".
That’s awesome! Best of luck to you over the coming days. Do let me know how you get on 👍
Keep it up mate.
Thank you very much. Will do!
Mate you must have already been in phenomenal shape to just hop on a bike with no clips and hit a 25kmh pace
I was coming off a long period of regular running before I got injured. So I guess my aerobic fitness levels were pretty good coming into this. One of the reasons why I wanted to do this challenge was so that I didn't lose fitness. Cycling is a totally different discipline to running though so it took me a while to adjust! 👍
Loved this video. I love how you shot your bike rides. What camera and handle did you use really interested.
Thank you very much! For most of the rides I was shooting with two Go Pro cameras. One of them (a Go Pro 5, I think) was usually mounted to the bike in some way - either by the front wheel or on the handlebar pointing forwards or up at my face. The other Go Pro camera which I used to talk to (Go pro 7 with external mic attached) I played around with. To begin with I had this protruding from the top of my helmet onto my face, but this obscured my vision a bit and compressed my face 😂. I ended up putting it on a long pole and this enabled me to move it around into different positions and get a variety of angles. When I talked to the camera I simply held it up with one hand and spoke into it. There was lots of trial and error but this was definitely the most flexible way to get a good variety of shots. Thanks again!
Awesome vid. Keep it up!
Thank you very much 😀
@@Swiftfilmsuk By the way, I don't recall if you mentioned how many lbs. you lost during this time, but did you have any weightloss?
@@fredericom2650 I lost 8lbs in total over the 31 days.
Mine was day 5 today..... Doing 25km every evening in 59-60 min 😀😀 good going bro
Good work buddy! Keep it going 🙂
Hahaha, 63 hours for a 13-minute film that was hilarious. Great job putting all this together.
Thank you so much!
Last month I have started and getting good results as well as enjoying whole voyage.
Very well done you 🙂
This was amazing and this inspired me to do it to
Thank you so much! You should go for it 🙂
@@Swiftfilmsuk i will :)
Well done! ... I bet that took some video editing!
Thank you! Definitely the longest edit ever for one of my UA-cam videos!
Very good bro keep pedaling
Thank you very much. Will do!
I have been trying the same for some time now only it's easier to stick to this habit for me as I am going to office on a bicycle: )
That’s great if you can do your commute by bike! Keep that up consistently and you will become amazingly fit!
@@Swiftfilmsuk Indeed. Keep making great videos man 👍🏻
I'm just impressed that you have enough cycling outfits in your wardrobe. Laundry must have been a chore
Ha! Thank you for noticing. I spent so long doing laundry that month!
@@Swiftfilmsuk lol....yeah..,😆👍
Nicely done! I will definitely try this.
Lesson 1: Wear your helmet right. The strap on yours is too loose!
Lesson 2: Always protect your eyes.
Thank you very much. Yes, do learn from my mistakes!
It’s interesting to US viewers you measure distance in km but elevation in feet.
Good point! I'm a runner which is why I talk about distances in km. Really, I should have done this in miles. 🙂
I cycle 30km 4 days during weekdays and one 80-100 km ride in the weekends. I'm doing this since February 2019 every week, rain, snow, mud. At some poit it becomes a lifestyle and it becomes harder not to cycle.
Wow, that’s an amazing habit to have kept up over a long period of time. Once it becomes ingrained after a while, it becomes a habit for life! Well done you 🙂
on my 2nd year of cycling everyday for 25 km no holidays no weekend rest..bike to commute..riding the bike is my favorite time.
That is seriously impressive! Amazing that you have made it your way of life. Many congratulations!
@@Swiftfilmsuk the only regret I have is why I did not think of this sooner (or just thought it is impossible given that I live in a tropical hot/humid country around 30deg C all year round) it took a pandemic to halt all public transport to change my mind, now I am saving 2-3 $ a day this actually a lot in a developing country such ours.
Can i please ask u if its 25km one way to a certain point A and then another 25 to point b or is it 25km to and from ?
It was a 25km round trip. 12.5km to furthest point and 12.5km back.
Salute sir. Please give cycle details and what was the average time for 25 km
Thank you very much! Good question about the average time for 25km. I would guess that this was about 1 hour and 3 minutes, but it did fluctuate depending on the traffic and the traffic lights. If you're asking about the bike I used, it was a 10 year old Marin Lucas Valley. Not the best bike for undertaking a road challenge like this, but it was all I had! Thanks again.
Although the video is nearly 2 years old... i got pretty much the same injury from what i can see thanks to your pictures.. at which point did you start your 31 days challenge? And how much does the injury effected your cycling?
Great video so far much love and greetings from germany :)
Thank you very much! Can’t remember exactly but probably started cycling about 2 weeks after injury. At the point when I was able to walk without too much problem. Don’t think this hampered my cycling in any way. But do be careful not to come back too soon after injury! Best of luck 👍
@@Swiftfilmsuk the exactly the state i'm in atm :D thanks for your reply, i'll give it a try
thanks again, have a great weekend :)
Very best of luck! 🙂
Starting is defo the hardest part. Change routes every time.
100% agree. Definitely a good idea to change the route every time if you can. 👍
I also bike cause of bad knees and I love it. I’ve been hooked on doin 30miles for the last three days. It takes me 2 hours and burn 🔥 1000 calories according to my Apple Watch
I love cycling too! I just don't do enough of it. I always default to running given the choice. Cycling always seems like my back up choice when I'm injured or need a break from running. Every time I do it, I'm reminded of how much I enjoy it! As you say, it's an amazing way to burn calories.
Good video. You also lost weight. Have you started running again and have you experienced any benefits of the cycling-challenge in your running?
This was a wee while ago now, but I did start running again shortly afterwards. Not sure I noticed an immediate benefit, but certainly my aerobic fitness had ben maintained, if not improved. Thanks again!
cycling is what got me outta my depression
That's amazing! Well done you 👍
If you want a proper road bike just change the handle bar for a drop bar and put some hoods on it and that's it. You'll have an excellent road bike
Thanks very much for the tip! I will definitely look into this 👍
You'll need mini v brakes for the brake levers to work properly.
Did you wash your bike everyday? Or how did you do the maintenance after every ride?
Good question! I did basic maintenance as I went along, but I certainly didn’t wash the bike after every ride. In fact, I don’t think I washed it all 😂
Wow
Thank you 🙂
Can you have enough energy for running, another hiit workout,
after completing 25 km/day ?pls reply
Depending on your fitness levels, you could probably do this. If your running session was going to be a hiit workout, it would probably make sense for the cycling to be low intensity - trying to keep the heart rate in zone 2. Don’t overdo it though!
I'm gonna start this from tomorrow. You got any tips?
Day 1. Pretty well and easy but quads are sore-- 1 hour 16 mins
Oh wow, good luck! Take it nice and easy to begin with. Just enjoy the ride and push through the initial resistance. After 3-4 days the novelty will have worn off, but I would suggest doing it at the same time everyday. Let us know how you get on! 👍
@@Swiftfilmsuk I used to do 17k every alternate day but you have motivated me enough. I'll keep updating every week
RESPECT
Thank you!
👍
Thank you!
we used to cycle 22km a day just to get to school in Netherlands lol for 4 years
That would certainly keep you fit! Good job.
Day 29 brings you a lesson. Always bring a spare inner tube, tools and pump. :)
Ah yes, very good point!
Hey! Whats the music track at the end with the cello? It sounds so much like Chris Coleman but I just don't know this track!
Yes, it’s called ‘We will’ by Chris Coleman. Licensed from the Musicbed website 🙂
@@Swiftfilmsuk Ah! Magic. I appreciate you getting back to me, it was driving me nuts! Thanks for the video too... I've learnt that it's not always that bad weather-wise in Scotland despite the stereotypes...
You’re very welcome! Yes, the weather here is not the best but it’s maybe not as bad as its made out to be. When the sun is shining here, it is awesome 😎
I am working out daily 10km of cycling and Completed 42 days 💯
Awesome! Keep it going 👍
I cycle 30km a day to school and it feels great
Nice one! It’s a great habit to keep 👍
Trivia, Lucas Valley as in George Lucas lives in Marin California, not far from Lucas Valley. Pronounced Mar rin. Something that was marred, and rin as in r plus inn. (no one cares if you mispronouce it, just being helpful?) cheers! other trivia MTB's were invented in Marin County on Mt.Tamalpais. All this just means: great video, and job! I admire people making these personal challenges and making videos.
Ah, thank you very much for this. Interesting bit of trivia. I knew that Marin was in California but I didn't know how to pronounce it. Nor did I know about the George Lucas thing either. Thank you for that! 🙂
@@Swiftfilmsuk Edinburgh people.. are the best. Haha! And Lucas Valley which is beautiful, is not named after George Lucas, he just settle there and built Skywalker Ranch after his phenomenal success. Wanting to cycle Scottland some day. I'll follow you on strava if you're there.
ive been riding my bike each week for the last 2 decade
Great effort! Cycling is such a fun and healthy habit to have 🙂
How many feet & inches your height bro?
5 feet 11 inches.