Winter: time to refocus

Winter often means a pause in riding and riding related activities. But that doesn't have to be the case! Plummeting temperatures and subzero thermometer readings can just be a chance to refocus your energies. If you're anything like me, you've made loads of commitments about increasing flexibility or stamina or strength. All necessary for improving ones performance in the saddle. I'm forever thinking about and half-heartedly pursuing personal improvement plans. And then other projects get in the way. Well I for one, welcome winter, as this time, I'm determined to take advantage of the built-in time I have available because the weather simply makes all those other distractions an impossibility.