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:
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…
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…
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…
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…
