girls ALIVE - Zwift Virtual Cycling Group

 

Here at girls ALIVE we love getting out and about in the fresh air, no matter the weather! But we also appreciate the many benefits of exercising virtually. Our Zwift group have discovered the joys of exercising at home without losing the girls ALIVE camaraderie! Here is what our Zwift group guardian George has to say about the group:

 

Cycling on the roads on my own in the winter months during lockdown was proving to be a challenge but equally the thought of getting onto a turbo trainer filled me with dread. I needed to be creative! On 1st January 2021 I set myself a virtual challenge of cycling every day that month working my way through the Zwift Watopia routes. By the end of January, I had achieved my goal but it was very clear I was craving the wonderful feeling of riding with my amazing girls ALIVE ladies. Their camaraderie, laughter, encouragement and togetherness was missing from my solo rides! After a couple of texts with some equally desperate gA girls, gA Virtual was born. We started out with 1 Thursday ride a week but we very quickly needed more so we added in another night on Tuesdays! We can cycle all over the Virtual world and be cycling and chatting to our gA buddies feeling connected and very happy. There's no faffing, we can ride whatever the weather, and we don't have to worry about childcare! Some ladies finish work at 7:15pm and can be climbing Box Hill by 7:30pm. The Zwift sticky band keeps us together but we can all push ourselves to our personal limits and we can try and beat our own times on previous rides on certain segments. The group now has riders from all over the UK from Warwickshire, Sussex, London, Kent and Surrey. I've ridden routes that I would never ever considered riding and it has brought out the inner demon in me as I can concentrate on power rather than corners, junctions, descents and cars! After every ride, the WhatsApp group is buzzing with excitement from ladies who have achieved things that they never thought they would. Be warned, the Virtual world is rather addictive and you never get the feeling of not turning up. It's fun and the sense of achievement is virtually out of this world!

 

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