Newsletters

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1016

    May 12, 2022 Anti-Aging: Use It or Lose It, Part 2 By Coach John Hughes We just returned from a three-week trip to Bengaluru, India to celebrate a close friend’s wedding. An Indian wedding is a colorful multi-day celebration! In this column I’ll describe what I did – and didn’t do – in India for…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1015

    May 5, 2022 Anti-Aging: Use It or Lose It, Part 1 By Coach John Hughes We just returned from a three-week trip to Bengaluru, India to celebrate a close friend’s wedding. An Indian wedding is a colorful multi-day celebration! While I was in India I turned 73. From reading the literature, coaching older riders and…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1014

    April 28, 2022 Dealing with Numb Hands, or Hands that Hurt By Coach John Hughes Do your hands go numb when you’re cycling? In the RBR reader survey a few weeks ago, painful or numb hands was the third most frequent problem cited – afflicting 16% of you as your main physical issue on the…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1012

    April 14, 2022 Showstoppers II: A Dozen Mistakes Endurance Cyclists Make By Coach John Hughes Summer is coming and you’re probably planning a long ride. You may not be up for a century but look forward to the club’s 50-miler or a 100K with a friend. Or you may be preparing for a century, 200K…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1011

    April 7, 2022 Anti-Aging: Value of Multi-component Physical Activities By Coach John Hughes Note that the title is “Physical Activities” not “Exercises” because multi-component activities are more like activities of daily living than exercise programs. In a recent column I discussed Anti-Aging: New Exercise Recommendations from the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition from…