By Kevin Kolodziejski He called it “absolutely surprising and mind-blowing.” And while you may or may not come to agree, it’s an example for sure of something else. Why you should never stop looking for ways to increase your health — or ever get bored with cycling. So who’s the “he” and what’s the “it”? Not so fast, my friend. After all, you’ve come to a … [Read more...] about Earn a Degree in ‘Cycology’: Increase Your Wealth, i.e. Health and Pedaling Proficiency
1Training & Health
Why am I so slow cycling?
QUESTION: Why am I so slow cycling? I’m a competitive soccer player and I’m very fit. But recently some friends who are cyclists invited me to go on a ride with them, and I was unable to keep up. Why is that? They don’t seem particularly fit otherwise, and I’m pretty sure I could outrun any of them. —Harry M. RBR’S STAN PURDUM REPLIES: Though your cyclist friends “don’t seem … [Read more...] about Why am I so slow cycling?
Why is it important to know my cadence while cycling?
QUESTION: I’m relatively new to cycling, and I just bought my first bike computer. One function it has is “cadence.” I understand that’s a measurement of how many times I turn the crank per minute, but why is it important to know that while I’m riding? —Dan H. RBR’S STAN PURDUM REPLIES: Even though the bike I had when I was a beginning rider had several gears, I didn’t do … [Read more...] about Why is it important to know my cadence while cycling?
How Can I Protect My Neck Cycling?
QUESTION: I'm a 67 year old cyclist, primarily road/gravel though I love the occasional fling downhill through the woods on my mountain bike. I fell off a high ladder in mid-December and fractured 5 cervical vertebrae. I'm in a neck brace for the next month or so. I had 2 vastly different neurosurgical opinions. The first advised a neck fusion. The other (a cyclist) said he … [Read more...] about How Can I Protect My Neck Cycling?
Cycling Creates an ‘Unsafe Effect’
By Kevin Kolodziejski But There’s a Remedy That Also Benefits Your Brain You just need to love cycling — not ride 10,000 miles a year — to fear what these two, once quite-accomplished and now long-in-the-tooth, absolute mileage junkies, whom I consider buddies, fear. That lifting weights means riding less. They’re right, you know. But they’re both really … [Read more...] about Cycling Creates an ‘Unsafe Effect’