By Coach John Hughes I just read about new research showing that exercise is more important than weight loss for good health and longevity. In a recent column on Why You Can't Just Pedal Off the Pounds I made these points: … [Read more...] about Update on Why You Can’t Just Pedal Off the Pounds
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Why Calorie Counting Doesn’t Work
by Gabe Mirkin, M.D. A team of 17 internationally recognized scientists published a paper supported by more than 169 journal references, proposing that the current obesity epidemic is not caused just by taking in too many calories (Am J Clin Nutr, September 13, 2021). They believe that obesity is caused primarily by hormonal changes brought on by eating refined carbohydrates … [Read more...] about Why Calorie Counting Doesn’t Work
Averse to Weightlifting or Just Need Something New This Off-Season? Try 1 1/2 Reps
By Kevin Kolodziejski Can Singing Get the Unwilling to Weight Train? You’ve read it here before. Twice. That cycling doesn’t stress the upper-body muscles enough to stave off sarcopenia, the inevitable loss of muscle mass, strength, and function that usually begins well before you hit the big four-oh, and — oh, no! — eradicates on average about 30 percent of all … [Read more...] about Averse to Weightlifting or Just Need Something New This Off-Season? Try 1 1/2 Reps
McGill on Mind Over Matter
By Martin Sigrist Takeaway: Mind matters if you want to perform to your full potential. Dr Stuart McGill gives just some of the reasons why. One key theme that I believe is under represented in cycling training (indeed in most sports training) is the importance of the mind to physical performance. The bottom line is simple. … [Read more...] about McGill on Mind Over Matter
Anti-Aging: How Can an 83-Year-Old Climb Long Hills?
By Coach John Hughes RBR Reader Eli asks, “I have a local route where I have an option at one point to take #1 a continuous long climb or #2 a series of short steeper hills with flat sections between. The hills in option #2 are steeper than the continuous climb in option #1. I find option #1 wears me out and I have to dismount. I don't know what to make of this. Currently … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: How Can an 83-Year-Old Climb Long Hills?