Tips From the Saddle: Dealing With Discomfort While Biking


Updated 09/07/10 12:35 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 0 comments

How to Avoid Pain in Your Feet, Butt, Wrists, and Shoulders While Biking

If you have spent any time in the saddle, and I am not talking horseback riding here, then you know biking can come with some specific discomforts. From your feet to your neck, here are simple on-the-bike tips to alleviate some of the aches and pains common to long rides. Let's start at the bottom and work our way up. Feet: If the bottom of your feet go numb, focus on the upstroke. Pulling up Read more

The Lowdown on Warming Up For Workouts and Races


Updated 09/21/11 9:13 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Warm Up Before Running, Racing, and Strength Training

A proper warmup starts your workout on the right foot, prepping both your muscles and lungs for what's to come. Once the staple of readying the body for exercise, stretching has fallen under scrutiny of late. Studies have found that static stretching, holding the stretch for 30 seconds to two minutes, is basically a wash as it neither causes nor prevents injury. And if your workout involves Read more