By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Cold weather is associated with an increased incidence of heart attacks (Arch Intern Med, 2004;164(8):863-870). The majority of cold weather deaths are associated with elevated blood pressure and increased clotting to cause heart attacks and strokes. If you have heart or lung disease, you are far more likely to die in…
QUESTION: What does “no-drop ride” mean? My bike shop has a list of group rides, and they describe some of them that way in parentheses. —Jeff T. RBR’S STAN PURDUM REPLIES: It’s a ride where nobody gets left behind, no matter how slow a rider they are. If you are a new rider or even…
QUESTION: Do indoor bike trainers really work? Can you actually improve your fitness that way, or is it just a burning calories kind of thing for exercisers? – Bryan P RBR REPLIES: Indoor bike trainers definitely work. In particular, the new generation of smart trainers and smart bikes that can both measure and control how…
By Kevin Kolodziejski Granted, the question posed in today’s title doesn’t carry the same existential clout as “To be, or not to be” — which just happens to be the world’s best-known should-I-commit-suicide-or-not soliloquy. So allow me to ask you another, not quite as imminent as Hamlet’s but still related in a way to your…
By Coach John Hughes Are you grumpy anticipating winter with even less daylight and colder weather? Wondering if you can ride outdoors a few more weeks before putting the bike on the trainer? Concerned you’ll develop the done-laps condition when your belly done lap over your belt? I’m writing a series of columns about winter…
