Returning to bicycling after a long hiatus Does anyone have advice for someone who is returning to bicycling after a multi month hiatus.
This is my followup question to Bicycle Storage.  Before the pandemic, I was biking 20 miles per day every day.
When the pandemic hit, I just stopped.  At first, I was doing a few pushups every day.  But soon, I just stopped exercising.  I did not even leave my house for months.  For the last six months, I have been doing basically no exercise (Despite this I have dropped weight because my appetite has gone way down.)  I suspect I am just weaker and in poorer shape than I was when all this started.
I would like to resume biking soon.  I am planning on starting with a shorter ride and working my way back to 20 mile rides.  Are there any other tips or tricks to consider?
Age is a big factor - if you are 20, you probably can get away with going straight into it, if your over 50 (like me), the body is less willing than the mind, much better to take it easy. Some people bounce back fast, others take a bit longer, so there is no way to say what you should do.
Main risk is going too hard, too soon and suffering an injury. Start with short and slow rides, listen to your body, and build up to your 20 miles. Over doing it and injuring yourself means you time to get back to normal capability is significantly increased and inconvenient.
Keeping in mind the age thing, what I would do is something like 5 miles slow, adding 10%-20 per week until your up to 20miles. Mix it up with some short faster rides, increasing speed by 10%-20% effort (not actual speed) per week.
You get do not get fit exercising, you get fit recovering from exercise.