Category: Stories
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Riding in Sync: My Top 5 Fresh Cycling Picks You Shouldn’t Miss
James our resident bike nerd wants to share his love of cycling with you. We’ve given him a space here to take you through some of his cycling picks to keep you ahead of the pack. We’ve restricted him to 5 because otherwise, this blog would go on forever. Take it from here James… Keep…
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Mental Health Benefits of Indoor Cycling
Indoor cycling has grown in popularity due to its cardiovascular fitness benefits. Exercise and spin bikes simulate outdoor riding from the comfort of your own home. While indoor bikes have less resistance than outdoor bikes, they still provide an excellent body workout. The stationary bike industry is continually expanding, indicating that indoor cycling is here…
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30 Minute Yoga Session for the older Cyclist
As a middle-aged man I feel the strains and aches that accompany a long ride, sometimes even on the short ones. I’m not as flexible as I once was and that combined with my sedentary job means that my muscles are all out of whack and what was once a nice relaxing ride can lead…
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7 Ways to defy ageing and boost your cycling if you’re 40+
Are you 40 and older? Are you worried that your cycling performance is beginning to decline? We’ve got 7 things you can do to keep fit and boost your cycling performance: 1 : Prioritise recovery, as your body may take longer to heal and adapt to the training stress. Make sure you get enough sleep,…
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Inspiration Works Both Ways
We inspire our children and they inspire us. This fact has resonated strongly with me recently but perhaps we don’t always realise it? My 11-year-old son swims for a club and last weekend won (smashed!) both his 50m butterfly and 50m freestyle races. I was and still am beaming with pride and reflecting on the fact…
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Indoor Workouts and Mindfulness
As cyclists, it is natural for us to be target-driven and strive for personal improvement. We often focus on getting faster and fitter, dropping other riders, and winning races. Indoor workouts, such as intervals and ramps, are usually a key aspect of our training, designed to improve our FTP and other key metrics that we…
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World Mental Health Day 2023
Our Ambassador Caroline shares her mental health insights and a message of hope on this particularly important day. It is World Mental Health Day this week which for me is pretty apt as, by pure coincidence, there is more potential for me to mentally struggle over the next few days because of the simple reason…
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The Mecca of MTB (Morzine) Called to our Resident Single-Track Surfer, and he answered.
Morzine-Avoriaz. A place synonymous with mountain bike trails of every variety, and an area steeped in history and mystique from UCI events of yesteryear. To visit there is to fully immerse yourself in the breathtaking beauty of the Alpine peaks and explore the expansive Morzine-Avoriaz area, boasting Europe’s largest MTB Park. Our resident mountain bike…
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I am @the.trihardermum
WHY I TRI I try hard to be the best mum I can be, to be the best version of me and I do this through my love of triathlon, my love of exercise and the positive feelings being active brings. I swim, bike, run, repeat! With the gym and classes in between, exercise has been a…
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The Rebellion Way – Meander through Norfolk’s majestic beauty
Devised by Cycling UK, The Rebellion Way is a 232-mile/373km cycling adventure around Norfolk, starting and finishing in the county town of Norwich. Perhaps Norfolk is not your first thought when it comes to a multi-day bike-packing route, but it’s one which deserves your attention with it being so close to ‘home’. The Rebellion Way…