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If six or seven miles takes you about an hour, and your heart rate is up, that's a good, basic daily work out for most people.
If you want to go on longer rides, you'll have to increase your mileage a few days a week. I was away in South America this spring, and only rode a bike a couple days while in the Ecuadorian Andes, so, when I hopped back on my own bike at home, it felt like I hadn't pedaled in years. The first day, I went out for a flat run of about ten miles, which took about an hour. The next day, I went the same distance, adding some hills, followed by another flat day for recovery. On the fourth day, I upped my mileage to 15, including some more expansive hills, then rode another short flat ride on the fifth day before taking a day off. After that I pushed myself hard to go on a 30 mile jaunt, which left me toiling on a short flat ride the day after, but made a hilly 20 mile jaunt the day after that seem like nothing. I kept pushing further, with a longer ride (by about 10 miles) every three or four days, until I got back to where I could ride 60-75 backroads miles with my wife and friends, one day every weekend. (We usually go on a day hike on the other weekend day, as cross-training is necessary for backpacking treks.)
That's just me. I do a couple centuries a year, and have done some week and two-week long treks for vacation and for fund-raisers, so I ride a lot. But, the point of this example is, if you can push it a little bit further, you can usually make some fairly quick gains in your ability to ride longer and faster. Though, again, it's all in what you want.
Enjoy yourself!
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