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‘Connect’ to Diet-Reverses-Diabetes Study: Even If You Don’t Have the Disease

By Kevin Kolodziejski Let’s say our paths cross three days from now, and you tell me you skipped reading my RoadBikeRider article this week. That you recently took a fasting blood sugar test and the doctor found your number to be optimal. Nowhere near the range that indicates you’re among the one in three Americans who are prediabetic, let alone one of the more than 35 … [Read more...] about ‘Connect’ to Diet-Reverses-Diabetes Study: Even If You Don’t Have the Disease

My New Bike: Trek Checkpoint SL 5

Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley This has probably happened to you: friends visit your house for the first time and when they see multiple bikes in your garage (or office, etc. if yours are there), they say, “Geez Louise, why do you need so many bikes?!” When this happens, I say, “You don’t expect a musician to only have one instrument do you?” They usually understand … [Read more...] about My New Bike: Trek Checkpoint SL 5

Weak Muscles Predict Accelerated Aging, Disability and Death

By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. A study of 1,275 men and women found that those who had very weak handgrip strength had signs of accelerated aging, as measured by deterioration of the DNA in their cells (J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle, Nov 9, 2022). Previous studies have shown these DNA tests: … [Read more...] about Weak Muscles Predict Accelerated Aging, Disability and Death

Rolflex Muscle Recovery Tool Quick Review

By Sheri Rosenbaum Price: $79.95 Size: 14” long Weight: < 1 lb. Availability: Online Obtained by: Company sample RBR advertiser: No Rolflex Relieve Knots and Promotes Muscle Recovery The saying goes, “If you wake up in the morning and nothing hurts, you must be dead.” As cyclists, we always have some aches and pains from overused muscles. … [Read more...] about Rolflex Muscle Recovery Tool Quick Review

Quick Tip: Set Up a Privacy Zone on Strava

This tip comes to us from RBR reader Tom Pennello, among the many of you who have read and offered comments/tips to Jim Langley Tech Talk Your Tips on Preventing Home Bicycle Thefts links to the first one) about how to keep your bikes stored safely at home, and out of the reach of thieves. Here's what Tom wrote:  In Your Tips on … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Set Up a Privacy Zone on Strava

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