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Cycling With A Groin Strain – How To Manage It

Injuries are hugely frustrating, and groin strains are no exception. However, if you do not allow time for the strain to heal you risk aggravating the injury further. Even when the groin strain is a result of something other than cycling, due care needs to be given to allow any pain and swelling to subside …

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How To Engage Your Core While Cycling (9 Tips)

When you have a strong core, you have better balance, you are less likely to get injured, and you have more support for your spine while cycling. You might have heard of ‘engaging your core’ during cycling. But how do you do this? To engage your core while cycling, maintain an upright posture, keep your …

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Leg Numbness After Cycling? 9 Tips To Cure It

I’ve ridden bikes obsessively all my life, but there was a time a few years ago when I started experiencing numbness in my legs after cycling. Luckily, with research, I was able to pinpoint the causes of this and to nip this in the bud. In this post, I’ll look at: What causes leg numbness …

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Left Foot Goes Numb When Cycling? Why + What To Do

A numb foot soon turns an enjoyable ride into an uncomfortable one. Everything is fine until you start to feel a slight tingling sensation, which gradually intensifies until your foot goes numb. It is not even cold out, the conditions you associate with numb feet and fingers. However, you most likely push on through to …

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7 Cold Weather Cycling Benefits (+Tips)

Wintertime is my favorite, and there’s nothing quite like the beauty and serenity that cold weather brings. However, I’ve always struggled to enjoy it properly due to Seasonal Affective Disorder. That is until I found out about the various and never-ending benefits of cycling in winter. What are the Benefits of cycling in cold weather? …

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14 Tips About Cycling Toning Your Arms

Regular cyclists like me are fully aware of the role cycling plays in a body’s transformation. From a resistance, strength, and speed perspective, cycling builds the muscular anatomy while targeting cardiovascular durability.  Cycling tones and utilizes all the arm muscles (biceps, triceps, and deltoids respectively), and they all get an excellent workout. In this guide, …

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9 Reasons Why Cycling Is A Good Leg Workout

Here is the quick answer to why cycling is a good leg workout: Cycling targets your quads, limbs, knees, and calves. It improves the overall function of the lower body and strengthens the leg muscles without overwhelming them.  When I was a teenager, I used to love cycling around in the suburbs. On the rare …

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9 Reasons Why Cycling Is Low-Intensity

Low-intensity workouts are an important part of every cyclist’s training plan. Our bodies simply weren’t made to sustain a high volume of high-intensity work all of the time. But what makes cycling low-intensity and why is it worthwhile? Cycling is low-intensity when you are riding at an easy, relaxed pace. A low-intensity cycling workout means …

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14 Benefits Of Cycling For Men

Almost all of us have cycled in our childhood, without giving its benefit a thought! I have to admit I had never noticed how beneficial cycling is for our mental and physical health until recently. Along with increasing your muscle strength and mobility, cycling reduces stress levels in your body. It improves your posture and …

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