“There’s a difference between burning calories and boosting fitness,” says Stephanie Orstad, a corporate wellness coach. While cycling to work expends calories, the junctions and obstacles that slow most commutes can leave your heart puttering far
your forceful back muscles, your spinal balance can be thrown off,” says Shannon Sovndal, author of Cycling Anatomy. For a solid core and a stable pedalling platform, Sovndal recommends these gym exercises, done at least two nonconsecutive days a week
Lake TX212 Cycling Shoes (£89.99)Cedric says: These are the new entry-level triathlon shoe from the respected Dutch company who specialise in natural leather cycling shoes. Though they are designed for triathletes, they will please regular cyclists
your summer running or cycling go without a squint. Nike Vision and Transitions Optical have teamed up to offer this summer essential. The Nike MAX Transitions sunglasses automatically adapt to changing light (they darken and lighten depending
Most of the attention in cycling is focused on your legs and lungs but strong arms can also play a critical role in on-bike performance.“Having stronger biceps and triceps means your arms will be under less metabolic stress as you ride,” says Dr
-distance (1,500m swim, 42K bike, 10K run) race based around Rutland Water reservoir near the picturesque town of Oakham.I’d never done a triathlon before, but I’m a reasonable runner over shortish distances and I used to swim as a kid and cycle a fair bit
.uk to walk, run or cycle 5kms each day for the week he is away. Competitors who enter the daily mini challenge will be entered into a prize draw to win items such as signed Chris Hoy T-shirts and Scotland Rugby goodies, as well as luxury getaways
Ironmans and a double ironman. He recently stopped for long enough for us to ask him about his 30-year career.How did you get into triathlon?I ran in the very first London marathon in 1981 and used to cycle to work as part of my training. I then noticed
to their first IM distance.The Pirate Ship of Fools from our forumRacing is a career for the pros at Kona. But why on earth would anyone with a ‘regular’ life of working, commuting and kids want to swim 2.4 miles, cycle 112 miles and top it all off with a
an injury of this kind? Andy Street 2A. It sounds like you have been in the wars! A great way of staying very fit is by cross-training and lots of it. Equally, swimming, aqua jogging, cycling, spinning, cross-training and Pilates are also great ways to keep
