Biking The San Tan Mountains In Gilbert, AZ.
Last year I started a new hobby and that hobby has led to some of the most fun and best workouts I've
ever had. I never thought that riding a mountain bike up and down a mountain could be so exhausting. My wife and I are really active, we try and find time daily to fit in our workouts. Although everyday is a tall order, somehow we come really close to daily. We feel that fitness and work go hand in hand. So we put our best effort forth. When our body feels better it helps our minds feel right as well. 
I'm always looking for things to change up the monotonous cardio routine. Although my wife Michele loves to run, I personally am not a fan. Unless I'm chasing my kids, a basketball, or a soccer ball, I'd rather not. I played soccer for years and have always had the cardio strength of a horse, but nothing prepared me for a 13 mile ride on a mountain back through the San Tan Mountains in Gilbert, AZ.
To make a long story short, my brother and his friend invited me on a mountain bike ride last year. I had never actually ridden a mountain bike on an actual mountain before, so of course I jumped at the chance. I had no clue how difficult it was going to be. The first 2 miles of the ride is almost straight up hill. OMG, that was the most tired my legs have every felt. If you have ever done jump squats until you couldn't, then you know how I felt. The difference was you couldn't stop or you would be walking the rest of the way up. Wow, all I can say is wow! We had planned a 6 mile ride, about 8 miles later we realized we had missed our turn and now face 5 more miles. After another 3 miles of up and down, we finally made it to our decent and going down the hill was much more fun. Ever since that ride, I have been hooked and it's something I do on a weekly basis.
One of us Puked on this ride if you would like to know who did, check out the entire blog here!
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