By Rick Schultz, MBA, DBA I get asked all the time about the best stretches/exercises to do before and after a bike ride. I discussed this with my daughter, who is an accomplished cyclist with a doctorate in physical therapy. Together, we came up with a set of stretches that will help warm up the…
by Gabe Mirkin, MD Dramatic results in a new study from the Cleveland Clinic show that: • You can’t be too fit: Elite athletes who do tremendous amounts of exercise have a much lower risk of dying than non-exercisers. • Exercise is healthful: Not exercising is worse for your health than smoking, diabetes or heart…
By Coach John Hughes In last week’s column Anti-Aging Training in Your 50s, 60s and Beyond I described the training principles that apply to all of us older riders (I’m 69). This week I’ll discuss how to ride an endurance ride in your 50s. What’s an endurance ride? Lon Haldeman holds multiple trans-continental records. His…
By Coach John Hughes After reading Lars’ interview with Valerie Peterson in last week’s newsletter I did a little research with two scientific organizations. Scientific Research A position paper on Nutrition and Athletic Performance by the American College of Sports Medicine, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and the Dietitians of Canada says, “Although there…
By Coach John Hughes In the past, I’ve described the physical changes with aging in your 50s — both true aging and pathological aging. By training effectively you can slow (and even reverse in some cases) true aging. Exercise along with life style changes can significantly reduce the risk of pathological aging. I specialize in…
