Category: Cycling Resources
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Quick Assessment of Aches & Pains
Experiencing aches and pains after starting or increasing an exercise program? Not sure how to proceed? A simple way to asses the situation is to simply put a finger on where you feel the discomfort, then follow these “stop light guidelines”.
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Core Corner: One Knee on Ball-Cycling Plank
We all have different objectives when we take our bikes out on the road. Some of us want to go longer, some of us want to go faster. The common thread with either objective is a strong core and efficient pedal stroke. We want to refine a stable core while allowing the legs to move…
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Foam Roller Exercises
[Download the foam roller guide here] You may also access a video tutorial here. More Foam Roller Videos For video tutorials of using rollers to target specific muscles, follow these links. (You Tube channel for Proaxistherapy North Carolina, formally Balanced Physical Therapy (our affiliated company), now ATI Physical Therapy).
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Staying On When You Are Off Road
It has been said that the mountain biking is easy on the body, as long as you stay on the bike. Of course for many of us, the challenge of staying on the bike is one of the attractors to riding off road. The physical strains from mountain biking are different than riding on the…
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Flexibility Improves Cycling Performance
Incorporating flexibility work into your training program has been demonstrated to provide many benefits to endurance athletes. It can aid in muscle recovery, decrease post exertion soreness, improve pedaling efficiency, yield aerodynamic advantages with improved posture, decrease joint strain and injury risk, and increase comfort and enjoyment on the bike. Recent research shows that the…