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A Review of A variety of Vital Tips to Minimize the risk of Bicycle Injury

Cycling is entertaining and healthy. It trains your muscle tissue and joints, but can also cause physical accidental injuries. Knee, neck, back and foot issues are common in cyclists. How can you prevent these bicycle injuries? We have listed seven crucial factors for attention! Build-up your training schedule Especially for the novice cyclist, it is necessary to gradually build up working out, both in intensity and size. If you do not do this, the body can become overloaded. Consequently, back and knee pain can quickly arise. Just adapt your bike A wrong placement of the handlebar can also trigger neck and back again problems. An increased wheel isn't always good: you increase your body more, so that you can experience pain during or after cycling. A too low handlebar may bring the same complaints. With back pain it usually helps to raise your handlebars or raise the saddle point by ten to fifteen degrees. If you feel that your shoulders are hanging too much forward while cycling, you may decide on a shorter stem. Moreover, it is also important for the geeky cyclist to have a bicycle that matches your height. Because of this, it is advisable to have the body pre-measured with a bike repair shop or a bike fitter. Execute a warm-up and cooling down A good warm-up is vital for long training sessions, cold weather or fatigue. You warmth your muscles that method, making your workouts better and less likely to injure you. Throughout a warm-up you initial cycle quietly. After 10 minutes you can boost the pace and insert short accelerations of one minute. How long you temperature up depends on the situation. A quiet cycling teaching requires less warming than an interval training, then you can certainly quickly count 25 % of an hour. The current weather conditions also play a role: cold weather implies that your muscles need more time to be well blooded. Cooling down after training is also important. The body temperature drops, enabling you to dispose of the waste mat ...

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A Review of A variety of Vital Tips to Minimize the risk of Bicycle Injury

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  1. A Review of Several Major Tips to Minimize the risk of Cycling Accidents Riding a bike is fun and healthy. It trains your muscle tissue and joints, but can also cause physical injuries. Knee, neck, back and foot issues are normal in cyclists. How can you prevent these bicycle injuries? We have listed seven crucial points for attention! Build-up your training schedule Specifically for the novice cyclist, it is important to gradually build up working out, both in intensity and size. If you don't do this, your body can become overloaded. Because of this, back and knee pain can quickly arise. Just adjust your bike A wrong placement of the handlebar may also cause neck and back problems. A higher wheel is not always good: you increase your body more, so you can experience discomfort during or after cycling. A too low handlebar can bring the same complaints. With back pain it usually helps to raise your handlebars or raise the saddle stage by ten to fifteen degrees. In the event that you feel that your shoulders are hanging too much forward while cycling, you may decide on a shorter stem. Moreover, it is also very important to the geeky cyclist to have a bicycle that matches your height. For this, it is advisable to have the body pre-measured with a bike repair center or a bicycle fitter. Do a warm-up and cooling down A good warm-up is crucial for long training sessions, cold weather or fatigue. You warmth your muscles that way, making your workouts more efficient and less likely to injure you. Throughout a warm-up you initial cycle quietly. After ten minutes you can increase the pace and insert short accelerations of one minute. How long you heat up depends on the problem. A quiet cycling schooling requires less warming than an intensive training, then you can certainly quickly count 25 % of an hour. The weather conditions also play a role: cold weather means that your muscles need more time to be well blooded. Cooling down after training is also important. Your body temperature drops, enabling you to dispose of the waste materials better. If you perform the cooling-down often and properly, you will recover quicker from your attempts. After training you routine at a relaxed pace with occasional acceleration, you cycle on a moderate pace. After the cool-down of about ten minutes it is advisable to do some stretching exercises. Another efficient type of cooling-down is usually a sports massage. This could be done, for instance, after a rigorous competition. Choose a comfortable saddle A too soft saddle can lead to an incorrect sitting posture, specifically during long journeys. That's why you better select a harder and smaller sized saddle that provides some counter pressure. If you still experience saddle pain, you can lower your saddle just a little. A too high saddle is not pleasant if you constantly slide from left to right. Wear the right cycling clothing Probably an open door, but putting on special cycling clothing is absolutely indispensable if you would like to cycle intensively. Cycling shorts prevents friction. Therefore, never put on a cotton underpants since the fabric does not breath sufficiently. When cotton gets wet, your skin layer cools down and causes skin problems such as for example irritation and inflammation. Also put on cycling gloves to protect your hands. Wash your cycling clothing only with detergent and no fabric softener. The latter can eliminate the pores, to ensure that ultimately your cycling clothes loses its quality. Consult specialist Do you experience pain in your ft during or after cycling? Customized insoles could be a solution. Do you also suffer from knee complaints? After that it may just be that your foot position differs and the insoles present insufficient remedy for you. Therefore visit a doctor to determine your precise problem. Listen to your body Do it even more slowly if you feel that your condition is bad or in case you are struggling with physical symptoms. Your trouble will not get worse by not training for a week. Or replace intensive interval training in a noiseless endurance training. Pay attention to the body and the signals it gives. http://www.brigantesrl.it/it/component/k2/itemlist/user/1697984

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