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Maintaining a healthy body is a major reason behind why people cycle. What you do when you're not on the bike is just as important as your cycling routine. Having a balanced diet with proper nutrition and a healthy amount of exercise is the only thing that will help you maintain your best self. Always, always, always, consult your physician about your personal dietary restrictions and physical limits. Here we go, 9 GREAT foods for athletics and 1 CRAZY AWESOME ONE 1. Watermelon Watermelon is great for hydration, and is one of the tast …
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CC courtesy of Matt Watts on Flickr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0 In this week's feature, we're going to have us a little cycling vs running showdown. Ladies and Gents, Boys and Girls, take a seat (which by the way, bikes have and runners do not). 1. Less Impact: Do you like your joints? Well as you get older, they'll let you know if they like you back. Running is a high impact activity that is rough on your knees, hips and your back. Both running and cycling are great forms of aerobic exercises, so you get comparable cardio benefits. With cycling, you can de …
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Yep, those are two different people. You can't say we didn't give you a good reason to look closer. The  official start date for summer is June 20th, when the sun hits the northernmost part point on the equator (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere anyway). For many of us, beach weather is already upon us. For those of us who haven't quite reached our beach body readiness, here's a few ways to up your cycling game to get beach body ready. 1. CHUG CHUG CHUG. No, don't chug, hydrate properly. Drinking too much or too little water has negative impacts on your …
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What is heat stress? Heat stress is when the body’s ability to cool itself becomes stressed because of exposure to high temperatures and humidity. According to the CDC.gov website, “Heat stress can result in heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, or heat rashes.” Those at greater risk of heat stress include people who are overweight, have heart disease, high blood pressure, are taking certain medication, or 65 years of age or older.What is the connection between cycling and heat stress? Summer is upon us! This means higher temperatures and a drastic difference in humidity for many of u …
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CC image courtesy of Roberto Polendo on Flickr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ The Dutch have found the actual fountain of youth, and you can get there by...biking. Biking: the actual fountain of youth you say? A study done by the Healthy Living Program last June by the University of Urtrecht in the Netherlands has concluded that biking may increase your life expectancy minute for minute. The University of Urtrecht takes it upon itself as a social responsibility to raise awareness for sustainability in society through its education and research. Th …
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