Cycling Blog

Cycling has become more and more popular among people and this sport does suck the energy out of you, so you need to recovery as soon as possible. Smoothies make perfect post-ride treats, and they can be perfect ways to boost your energy and give you a quick recovery. A good smoothie needs some kind of protein, fat, vitamins, sugars and so on, besides, it should taste delicious. Here are some of the post-ride smoothies.1. High fiber smoothie: strawberry mango smoothiestrawberry mango smoothieIngredients1 cup peeled, pitted and chopped mango1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries1 banana3/4 cup plain yogurt1/4 cup milkCooking...

After reading last passage, you must know why recovery matters and some measurements about recovery. Now we are going to talk about how to recover from injury and illness. It seems that recovery from injury and illness only depends on time. Actually, if you take some measures, the time of recovery can be shorter.As usual, your body has a surprising ability to recover itself after being injured and ill, even if you do little to help it. Plentiful chemical and biological reactions occur throughout all the day to help recovery. If you are injured, white blood cells which are called...

Nowadays, with the fast development of the world, more and more people are rushing into cities for a better life. They work very hard for a dream of happiness in the near future. Of course, it is great. However, it is not all about the case. The prosperity of the economy undoubtedly gives rise to some problems on the environment. A great number cars are running in the cities causing not only severe traffic jam but also releasing harmful gas to the air, thus making a great effect on people’s life. Believing that cycling is the perfect traffic solution, various...

A well-developed training plan can improve your cycling performance by clarifying the steps you must take to enhance key physiological abilities such as aerobic endurance, lactate threshold and anaerobic capacity. Unfortunately, there are 5 mistakes athletes often make when it comes to developing their training plans:Fail to evaluate past performance honestly.Before you develop a training plan, you need to honestly evaluate your past performance. That's the only way you can accurately identify your strengths and weaknesses as a cyclist. To evaluate your performance, simply ask yourself 5 questions about your most recent season:What goals did I achieve during the season?...

Find yourself spend a lot of time outside recently? The coming of the warm-weather cycling season can be exciting, but also can be dangerous if you do not take proper sun-screen measures.As the sun rises earlier and higher every day (at least until June 21), cyclists’ thoughts should turn to how to protect ourselves from its harmful effects. “If you’re doing a four-hour ride at mid-day, that exposes you to about 20 times the amount of UV radiation it takes to burn,” says Darrell Rigel, MD, a professor of dermatology at New York University who works with athletes ranging from...