By Arnie Baker, MD Hydration Key Points Adequate hydration is crucial to athletic performance. Keep fluids handy. Begin training or events hydrated. The longer the event, the more important it is to keep up with fluid losses. For single-day events: Aim to drink 16 ounces (2 cups, 500 milliliters, 1 standard waterbottle) per hour while…
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…
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…
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…
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…
