By Coach John Hughes “To be unbound is to be untethered and unrestrained.” (UnboundGravel.com) Riding gravel gives you many more options than pavement! You don’t need to do an organized event. Gravel roads go where fewer people go. Because there’s less traffic, gravel roads are safer and may be a better way to get from A to B than a paved highway. Sometimes riding a few … [Read more...] about Gravel Riding part 1: Fun for Everyone
1Training & Health
Resistance Exercise Becomes Even More Important As You Age
by Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Recent studies suggest that lifting weights can help to prolong your life (Brit J of Sprt Med, published online February 28, 2022). An analysis of 16 studies including almost 480,000 people, 18 to 98 years of age, found that those who spent 30 to 60 minutes per week in strength training had:• 40 percent lower risk of premature death• 46 percent lower … [Read more...] about Resistance Exercise Becomes Even More Important As You Age
Anti-Aging: Use It or Lose It, Part 2
By Coach John Hughes We just returned from a three-week trip to Bengaluru, India to celebrate a close friend’s wedding. An Indian wedding is a colorful multi-day celebration! In this column I’ll describe what I did – and didn’t do – in India for exercise. In Anti-Aging: Use It or Lose It, part 1 I explained the different ways and rates at which you lose fitness. I … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: Use It or Lose It, Part 2
Saddle Sore Mitigation: Using Multiple Bike Saddles
By Rick Schultz Reading Fred Matheny’s detailed article on dealing with saddle discomfort, I would like to add a few things. As a bike fitter, most of my client’s state that their number one issue is knee pain. Hands going numb, shoulder, neck pain is number two. Saddle pain is usually a distant third. With that being said, saddle discomfort is still in the top three, … [Read more...] about Saddle Sore Mitigation: Using Multiple Bike Saddles
Create Good Health, Eat Proactively
By Kevin Kolodziejski I bet you’ve heard a version of this story before. How somebody’s grandpa smoked three packs of Pall Mall’s every day, drank a six-pack of Schlitz every night, never missed a day of work, yet lived to be 95. The last time I did, I was a teacher and the snot-nosed teen added, “So what do you think of that, Mr. Fitness Master?” (You’ll … [Read more...] about Create Good Health, Eat Proactively