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Yoga for Cyclists

by Denise Druce February 8th, 2012| Fitness Expert
Today, in a training course for indoor cycle instructors, I realized that I had made my 10th remark about (and sales pitch for) the benefits of yoga for cyclists.  If you’re logging a lot of miles in the saddle, and aren’t balancing out your workouts with yoga, read on. 

Getting into Biking

by Bea October 4th, 2011| Biking
My goal is to try to convince you to get into biking. If you are already biking to work or using biking as a source of exercise, feel free to read along. You will probably find yourselves nodding in agreement, and perhaps you may want to leave some tips

Your Bike Saddle

by Bea August 12th, 2011| Biking
When biking, there are typically three points of contact. These are your handlebar, your pedals, and your seat. With these three critical parts of the bike, your work is distributed throughout the bike. If something is not correctly placed, then you will be less efficient as you could be.

If

Tour de France 2011

by Bea July 14th, 2011| Biking


This is the first year in many that the Dutch stand a chance in the Tour de France. You would think that a land where there are more bikes than people, there would be an abundance of riders in the Tour de France, but this isn’t so.  No one really

Mountain Bike Must Haves

by Bea June 16th, 2011| Biking
So, you are going mountain biking, huh?

Though the summer months can be a little too hot to mountain bike in comfortably, it still remains a great time to hop on a bike and embark on an adventure. You'll probably be in the woods anyhow, so at least you will

Exercising While on Vacation

by Bea April 20th, 2011| Biking, Exercises, Family Fitness
You know what’s unfair? The more fit you are, the faster you can lose that fitness. In just three weeks, you could lose 5-10% of your aerobic power and/or endurance; however your strength may stick around a little longer because of muscle memory. If you decide to take a

MoonSaddle

by Bea March 9th, 2010| Biking
If running seems to be too tiring for you, start out with biking! By biking first, you will be able to build up some of your muscles and stamina, and maybe you will be able to run what you bike in some time.

Today I had the opportunity to bike

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