Keeping your knees healthy while also staying active is not easy. Some cardio activities are definitely better than others where knees are concerned. If you take cycling and running, is cycling definitely better for your knees than running? If so, by how much? And what are the reasons? Cycling is a low-impact activity, so is …
There are lots of options these days to add a bit of movement into a sedentary office-based routine. And one of the most common of these is under desk cycles. But are they effective? There has been research done into the effectiveness of under-desk cycles, and the results have found that they are able to …
Jump rope seems to be a big thing in the gym I’ve started going to. Everyone’s in on it! They all think they’re Rocky Balbao. And there’s a few fancy tricks on show here and there too. But it has got me thinking about how useful jump ropes might be to us cyclists. Do cycling …
Cycling and running, while having a lot in common, also are extremely different in many ways. When the winter season arrives, lots of people transition from cycling to running. But many find it really hard. Why? There are fourteen factors to understand when thinking about cycling fitness transferring over to running fitness. Some of these …
If you are reading this article, you must be wondering how much cycling you have to do to lose 10 pounds (5kg) of weight. If you wanted to lose this over one month then this is the answer: For a person of reasonably average size and weight, research suggests you need to cycle 54 hours …
I’ve always been more of a cycling person than a gym person, but recently when I started trying to lose a little extra weight I got interested in the topic of which is better for weight loss – cycling or going to the gym? Cycling for weight loss has many benefits over going to the …
I’ve always been much more of a cyclist than a runner, but recently I’ve been thinking about mixing up the two a bit more. This is mainly because I’m hoping to do a triathlon in the not-too-distant future. So I’ve been reading about the issue of running and cycling on the same day. Is this …
Incredible fact – both cycling and running use every leg muscle. My jaw was on the floor when I heard that! However, (and here’s the technical bit) they activate separate muscle groups. Running is a more balanced yet slower form of exercise than cycling, which places more strain on certain leg muscles, allowing you to …
It’s no real surprise that cycling has many health benefits, but what’s the deal with cycling and its effect on your skin? Cycling has multiple benefits for the skin, including increasing sleep which stimulates collagen release, improving skin elasticity, and reducing stress which in turn leads to glowing skin. In this article, I’m going to …
Both Ironman and Triathlon are similar events, comprising the same structure of long-distance swim, cycle, and then run. An Ironman is simply a much longer version of a triathlon, but this leads to the fact that there are at least 11 major differences between the two events. These are: 1. Swimming distance 2. …