Beat Boredom on an Indoor Bike

LS — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:08:17 +0000

By Sheila Ascroft

If you’re stuck riding an indoor trainer three or four times a week, the winter months will definitely improve your fitness, but it could wear down your mind. It’s hard to keep pedalling and go nowhere–eventually the boredom will drain you. Having a spring goal will help keep you focussed. Some lucky people

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My Yuletide Ride on the West Coast

LS — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:28:15 +0000

By Heather Pardon

The past year has brought many “firsts” into my life including the fact that 2009 will go down in history as the first time I ever cycled my way to Christmas dinner. On the west coast, you can do this in December, which is something I found quite novel being an Easterner from

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Don’t Try This On YOUR Bike

LS — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:59:52 +0000

China’s Cycling Talent: 16 Girls on 1 Bike

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Spinning & Yoga: The Perfect Workout

LS — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:48:00 +0000

By Kerry Guglielmin

It’s a wintry Friday evening, minus twenty-five degrees outside—a perfect night to curl up with a book in front of the fire. Instead, I pull on my bike shorts, scrape the ice off the car and drive over to the community centre for a spin/yoga class. I know it will be worth it.

When

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The Skinny On Fat

LS — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:26:23 +0000

By Laurel-Lea Shannon

Fat has been vilified by the medical community for decades. But did you know your body needs fat to function properly? Healthy fats may be your biggest ally in the battle against weight gain.

Eating healthy fats will make you feel full faster and for longer because fat is digested more slowly than

Pedal Mechanics—Back to Basics

LS — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:05:02 +0000

By Clair Cafaro

During the cycling season weʼre so happy chasing down rivals, breaking records, or simply exploring the countryside with friends, that we rarely give a second thought to how we rotate those pedals—approximately 17,000 times per 100 km ride!

Late fall is the perfect time to

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Bike Trainer Blues: Hmmm, that couch looks inviting. . .

LS — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:02:20 +0000

By Shane Brown

It’s early in the morning—dark and freezing outside. I remind myself that I have invested heavily in lots of equipment for days just like today. Why? So I can’t use bad weather as an excuse for not doing my workout on the bike trainer.

Guilt gets me out of bed. . . I call