Why Your Body Requires More Water Before, During, and After Cycling Like any kind of exercising, cycling dehydrates your body, especially in hot weather. This post aims to tell you all you need to know about keeping your body adequately hydrated before, during, and after cycling. You lose fluids when you are cycling vigorously, because in order to lower your body … [Read more...]
Why Stretching is Crucial for Cyclists
In this post, guest author Jamie Singer explains the science behind why stretching is important for cyclists, and explains how stretching can help you to reduce muscle pain and cycle more efficiently. Muscle Hangovers! We’ve all been there. The day after you push your body to its limits, finally reaching your cycling goals – you feel amazing that you’ve ridden those extra … [Read more...]
How to Create a Route on Strava and Follow it on Your Smart Phone or Garmin Edge Bike Computer
A great feature on the Strava app is the ability to create your own custom cycling routes. This post is about how to create a route on Strava, and then how to follow your custom cycling route on your Smart phone or Garmin Edge bike computer. Note that it is possible to follow the route on your smart phone, but following it on a bike computer with navigational features is a lot … [Read more...]
How to Survive a Long-Distance Bike Ride: Top 5 Tips You Need to Know
If you plan on a long-distance bike ride, be it for competition or just for fun, you need to prepare carefully. While the health benefits of cycling are undeniable (Environmental Health Perspectives), there are some risks to the activity. Those risks become more pronounced when you push your body to ride for a long time. You’ll need to take certain precautions to reduce those … [Read more...]
5 Motivations to Keep Cycling This Winter
In this guest post, Brooke Cade offers 5 compelling motivations to keep you cycling through the long, cold winter. It can be hard to stay motivated and keep cycling when the days are long and cold. Check out these 5 motivations to help you keep on cycling, so you can keep on experiencing the many mental and physical health benefits of cycling. The history of the bicycle … [Read more...]
