By Kevin Kolodziejski You’re no fool, I’m sure, and only a total cycling sap thinks you can keep daily life from affecting your rides sometimes. So you accept it when that glorious plan to rest up a bit before Saturday and then go out and crush a hill-strewn 60-miler goes awry. That you do a pancake flat…
By Coach John Hughes Last week I wrote in Exercise Safety and Air Quality that experts suggest exercising indoors when the air quality is bad. Yesterday National Public Radio reported that Sheltering Inside May Not Protect You From The Dangers Of Wildfire Smoke. “A series of studies looking at crowdsourced indoor air quality during wildfire…
By Coach John Hughes Although you may be able hold off slowing down for years, at some point aging will catch up with you. Here are tips on ways both on and off the bike you can compensate for the physical loss. Marginal gains. Sir David Brailsford is the general manager if the UCI World…
By Martin Sigrist If you have an inner tube that is punctured beyond repair don’t throw it away, it could make you both fitter and faster. Old inner tubes can easily be repurposed, they make great resistance bands that can be used in training to build strength, train stability and “distract” joints whilst doing mobility…
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Sooner or later, every serious exerciser learns that after a hard workout, they feel sleepy and need to go to sleep to recover. Older people may need even more sleep after intense exercise than younger people. A recent review of 37 studies recommends that competitive athletes and serious exercisers should consider…
