Why FitRiders was Created

Dave in Mongolia

​In the winter of 2015, I booked myself the trip of a lifetime: I was going to go to Mongolia on an epic dirt bike adventure ride!  This isn’t something that most people get to do often, and I was stoked!  Then I realized, I need to get into shape.  14 days of epic off-road riding, averaging 200 km/day, it was more riding than I had ever experienced before.
 
I had booked my trip for July 2016.  With just over 6 months to get into shape, I hired, Karl, a personal trainer.  When I met with Karl, I told him of the type of terrain I would be riding, the number of hours I would be spending on the bike.  Not only did I want to get in shape to handle the ride, but I needed a strategy where after a long day of riding, or after sleeping in uncomfortable Ger camps, I would also need some sort of recovery mechanism.  With that, Karl helped me come up with a strategy to get fit for the ride, and how to keep the muscle aches and pains at bay while on the ride.
 
For 6 months, I worked from the comfort of my own home to get in shape.  No gym membership, just some basic free weights at home, body weight exercises and a yoga mat for basic stretching.  My wife Maria would often join me in the fitness routine, as she found it helped not just with her riding, but all the other sports she loves to play.  That was all it took to get into the kind of shape I needed to be in to ride Mongolia. 
 
When I returned home from Mongolia, I wondered if there were many other middle aged guys like me that would love to do the same type of bucket list trip, but what was holding them back from going was the thought that they couldn’t handle the terrain at their current fitness level.  In fact, there were many middle-aged guys on the same trip that directly benefited from me showing them some stretches that we all did at the end of the day in front of the campfire.  If this program helped me, then maybe this program could help others who also want to do these same bucket list adventures.
 
And so, FitRiders was born.  We have members all over the world, of varying ages, men and women, who know that the key to having better riding adventures is to get into shape.  So, what are you waiting for?  What’s holding you back from getting in shape for the ultimate adventure ride. Get Fit to Ride! Join the Movement! Join our Community!

​Dave

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