Bicycling Articles of Interest
Water is incredibly healthy for you. It is the 'oil' that lubricates our body. The National Institute of Health (NIH) reports that 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. And for many, our thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.
According to the NIH, drinking a quart of water daily reduces the risk of colon cancer by 45%, reduces the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and reduces the risk of bladder cancer by 50%. Additional research also indicates drinking half a gallon of water a day would significantly ease back and joint pain for 80% of sufferers.
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At a time when more than 60% of the U.S. population is considered overweight or obese, shaping up our waistline is not just a personal concern, but a national issue. Unfortunately, rather than exercise, many in the us have succumbed to the promise of diet pills and programs which have repeatedly proven to yield only fairly small, short-term weight loss. Even modest regular exercise to your lifestyle can deliver better results than pills, while permanently changing both your body and your heart health.
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Bicycling is an all encompassing activity. Part transportation; part relaxation; part exercise. But for many would-be cyclists, the lack of access to safe and convenient bike routes prevents many from using their bikes more often for commuting, family riding or recreational touring.
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John F. Kennedy once said, "Nothing compares with the simple pleasure of a bike ride." I agree. Bicycling combines exercise, transportation and fun into a single activity for people of all ages. What other activity can claim all that?
One of the biggest appeals to bicycling is the simplicity. You get on, pedal and go. So my question is: why are today's advancements in bicycling designed to make them more complicated? New advancements such as exotic frame materials and increasingly complex gearing don't make bikes simpler to operate or easier to maintain. Instead, they do the opposite:
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Hill climbing is all about momentum - pedal momentum that is. When going up hill, the bike will naturally slow down, but your pedal speed should not. Rather than standing up on the pedals which strains your muscles and creates a loss in momentum, let the bike do the work; that's what the gears are for. The key is to keep as constant a pedal speed as possible throughout the hill climb, downshifting sequentially through the gears to keep your pedal speed constant as the bike slows. Here's how:
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