Last weekend was a tiny glimpse of things to come, the joyful fact was that spring isn't too far away. Flowers are eager to bloom and the warmer days are merely in the distance... and quite frankly none of us can wait! With the miserable weather we've been having I started to think about the lack of motivation I've had with any training, I do yoga, cycling and run but I haven't even fancied doing those recently. I seem to have fallen into the pit of 'I can't be bothered' and it seems I'm not alone in this thinking...
I hate to feel forced into keeping fit, if my track record has proven anything is that I need to do exercise when I don't realize I am. When I say exercise when I don't realise, a prime love of mine is cycling; out in the fresh air but you don't often know you're exercising. You can do your day to day tasks, cycle to work, cycle out for a picnic...the list goes on and you're keeping fit = winner.
I've previously blogged about my love for cycling but I figured I'm looking for some needed inspiration so I'm hoping to take you along with me.
Firstly cycling has many benefits but one major one is that it's low impact, meaning it is a fantastic exercise for beginners right the way through to experts. With regards to this post I'm not say you need to be the next Bradley Wiggins or the next Mark Cavendish, I'm talking about cycling for the love of the activity and today I'm listing the bikes for ladies who want a fashionable push bike.
I have a wonderful bicycle called Gertie, I bought her last year off a market stall and have thoroughly enjoyed riding her to work, to my friends, to the shops and so on. She was £70.00 and to be honest it is the best money I've ever spent. You'll have noticed some bikes out in the shops are quite pricey so I've listed a mixture below - but each one is amazing in its own way.
"If you like leather satchels, Mackintoshes, Moleskine notebooks and Box Brownie cameras, this is the Bobbin for you. This beautiful, simple looped frame bicycle is designed for women who want a classic bike that can handle a few hills" Do I need to say anymore? This stunning model is available at specific stockist for £350.00, but I've found it on Cycle World
2. Pashley Most of you will have heard about a Pashley bicycle, as it's one of Britians longest standing bike manufacturer, and you can see why! The bikes that Pashley produce are all hand built and quite honestly - stunning! The one I'd chosen is the Britannia model in a gorgeous vibrant red color. Personally I adore a bike with a basket as it's ideal for popping to pick up bits from the shop or carting my handbag in. This Pashley bike is £625.00 and is available on the Pashley Cycles website.
7. Beg I stumbled upon this range of bikes a while ago and even though there are only a few in their range, I'm sure you'll agree it's quite beautiful! "BEG's beautiful Dutch bicycle Betty is a practical lass with her integrated front porter's rack but it's not at the expense of gorgeous good looks, and a jaunty, super-comfortable sit up and beg ride." Again this is very much a city bike but teamed with a basket, your floaty dress and in the summer? Well that's a truly amazing image! This bicycle comes in at £725.00 and is available direct from Beg Bicyles themselves.
The list above is just a few of my top bicycles currently on the market, I'm looking to extend my bicycle collection this summer so I'll be sure to let you know what rides best. I'm slowly starting to take after my triathlete boyfriend with collection of bikes when I swore I never would... but who can resist any of the bicycles above?!