By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. When you read about people dying of “natural causes,” it usually means that they died of heart failure because they spent too much time lying in bed. When you become inactive, you lose your skeletal muscles at an alarming rate, and losing skeletal muscle causes loss of heart muscle until your heart can become too weak to pump blood to your brain and you … [Read more...] about Your Muscles Make Your Heart Stronger
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Why Do an Older Cyclist’s Legs Hurt?
By Coach John Hughes My 70-year-old client Elliot who lives in Seattle sent me his monthly report. Elliot rode all winter and spring in Seattle’s rain and has a great endurance base. His priority now is increasing his power and speed. He’s been doing one or two intensity workouts a week gradually building up both the amount and level of intensity. … [Read more...] about Why Do an Older Cyclist’s Legs Hurt?
Strength Training for Cyclists – The Results Are In
By Martin Sigrist A sure way to start a vigorous discussion on a cycling training forum is to ask whether there is any benefit, as a cyclist, in strength training. Some think it's a waste of time or even detrimental, others that it is essential. As so often is the case with such arguments both sides are right. You can become a truly great cyclist without once visiting a … [Read more...] about Strength Training for Cyclists – The Results Are In
Does Cycling Help Lose Belly Fat?
QUESTION: Does cycling help lose belly fat? I want to lose weight, and I'm especially focused on my midsection. - Lewis H ANSWER: If you're riding a bike a lot and also keeping track of your calories, you are almost certain to lose weight. You can burn hundreds of calories per hour bicycling. (Exactly how many you burn depends on how fast you're riding and how much you … [Read more...] about Does Cycling Help Lose Belly Fat?
The GPS in Your Head, Part 2
by Stan Purdum In my recent article “The GPS in Your Head”, I mentioned that not every cyclist seems to have the “aptitude that makes stringing streets, roads and paths together to create bike routes easy.” Kerry Irons, one of the readers who commented on the article, confirmed that observation by telling of riding with a PhD physicist in a county where virtually every road … [Read more...] about The GPS in Your Head, Part 2