Hope you guys are able to help me with this.

I've recently started cycling into work, and finding the muscle pain in my body quite uncomfortable.

To understand the whole picture I'll start a ways back a bit.

I'm 45 yrs old, and have in the past (at school - 20 odd years ago) been quiet active in sport. After leaving school got into work (similar story to many I'm sure) and sport was lost. I now work in a managerial position and therefore get little exercise . I am over weight (originally 136 kilos, now 126 kilos after cycling over the last few months)

Recently, about 6 months ago I started going for a walk each morning for up to 2 hours, and approx 10 kms. Out of the blue, (after 3 months)I hurt my foot, and on the advice of my Physio started cycling (as a less stressful form of exercise). I started cycling around home getting used to the seat initially, and then getting used to cycling of 15-20 kms at a time. My initial goal was to cycle to and from work, 22kms each way, 44kms round trip. My secondary goal after a month was cycling to work, 3 out of the 5 days per a week (44kms per day, and 132kms per week). This has been going really well, although I知 finding my body is getting quiet tired and sore (aches, not strains). I知 now hoping to ramp my cycling up to everyday, as I知 really enjoying my cycling, but I知 concerned about the aches and pains I知 experiencing. Do you have any advice as to what I can do to lessen these aches and pains? My boss has recommended a whey power (low in carbohydrates) which I have been using, but this doesn稚 appear to be helping the regeneration of my muscles.

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