Thanks dude for the info. I'll get smart one day soon and give it a try! Gonna take it easy on the miles for a couple months so maybe I'll hit the gym a bit.
Sent from Tim's iPhone On Oct 7, 2012, at 10:44 PM, ssp <[email protected]> wrote: > .... > > > i am sure you have seen this before too: > http://www.bicycling.com/training-nutrition/injury-prevention/cycle-yoga-your-cross-training?cm_mmc=BicyclingNL-_-1063144-_-10052012-_-cross_train_with_yoga > > > > Cross-Training: Yoga for Cyclists > Cycle Yoga Into Your Cross Training > The ancient art has numerous physical and mental benefits for bikers. > ByJohn HancTags:Injury Prevention > Comments(27) > > RELATED CONTENT > TRAINING: Stretches for Cyclists > TRAINING: Back in Business > Summer's almost here, and it's time to get busy doing some other form of > exercise beside riding in the great outdoors. Your body needs it as much as > it needs cycling. > > Not to worry - nobody's ripping the saddle out from under you. We're talking > about cross-training here, adding another complimentary activity while you > keep right on riding. In fact, the best part about taking your workouts to > the yoga mat, besides the sheer fun of it, might be the way they'll take your > cycling to another, higher level. The strength built from yoga will help you > feel more relaxed in the saddle, stay more focused while climbing and > descending and give you added strength and flexibility in every phase of your > riding. Conversely, when you go back to the mat, you'll be able to hold poses > longer, and try those "too-advanced-for-me'' postures you might otherwise shy > away from. > > > You know that in-the-moment feeling you love so much on your bike? You'll be > delighted to find that flow in yoga, keeping a mindful, blissful groove going > as you cross-train. How? By applying what you've already learned in practice. > Here's how one yoga-loving cyclist expanded her exercise horizons-and reached > new levels of fitness, inside and out. > > The Biker/Swimmer > > Name: Brandie Callachan, 33 > > Profession: Surgical technician > > Yoga profile: Practicing 10 years > > > Outdoor profile: Bicycles 4 to 5 times a week, runs weekday mornings (for > about an hour), and swims around twice a week for 45 to 60 minutes. > > > Early mornings are the best time of day for Brandie Callachan: That's when > she hops on her bike and takes off through the sleepy streets of suburban > Boston. "It's another form of yoga and meditation for me," she says. "The > sound of the wind in my ears ... you just sort of dissolve into the > landscape." She gets a similar feeling when she slips into her local pool. > "Once you've learned to master the stroke, you find this rhythm in the water > that just takes you way far inside yourself." > > > How yoga helps her sports: "I was a swimmer and cyclist before I found yoga. > And I was never fully comfortable. What yoga did was allow me to dive into > myself, explore my limitations. So now after 15 miles on the bike, here's > this enormous hill, my legs are burning. How am I going to get up? Oh, I > remember, it's just like in savasana: release, calm, and focus yourself. I'm > going to relax my feet, drop my shoulders, take a breath, and then just go > with it." > > > How her sports help her yoga: "For a lot of poses--the Warriors, for > example--a strength foundation really helps. You spend hours on that bike, > trust me, you have some strong legs! Or when you're holding yourself up in > Plank pose. That's going to be more comfortable to sustain because you have > the upper body and core strength that swimming helps develop." > > > Going with the flow: "Remember the last time you had a bad day, you weren't > feeling well, and you went into your yoga class? The first couple of poses > were difficult, but by the end of the class you say, 'Aaahhh.''' It works the > same way in all these outdoor activities, Callachan believes-just get > started, no matter how unfocused you feel pre-workout. Before you know it, > you'll be in the flow. "You just need to be open to it." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 10:40 PM, ssp <[email protected]> wrote: > ...you ought to hook up w/ kimB and let her describe > how 'MELT' might be beneficial for your feet. Sounds > like it's time to diversify~ > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 9:26 PM, Tim & Susan <[email protected]> wrote: > 25 or so riders head out from Lumberton Saturday morning. We were all > doing various length routes from 200k to 1000k. With my shoe/foot issue, > 400k is all I was willing to do. Luckily I had some great company in a > couple of Rando legends. First 50 miles was very brisk in the cool morning > with no wind. A dozen of us show a 19.5 average. Not bad from a bunch of > guys/gals riding steel bikes with fenders. Ende, Dayton and I then separate > from the rest and head south to Sunset beach. Headwinds for the next 90 > miles. We’re doing one mile pulls trying to minimize the damage. Stopped in > Hallsboro, for sandwiches, saw a grill leaving town and stopped again for > some real food. Winds increase the closer we get to Sunset. At SB we visit > the pier, shower and lay out by the pool for a while. Ride organizer brings > us subway sandwiches and we chill. > We then saddle up and cruise towards Tabor City for a brief visit to South > Carolina. Finally we enjoy some tailwinds. 180 miles down and we mount the > lights for the last 75 miles. It was a very nice day for riding a bike, > other than the stiff breeze. Wind has about diminished by now. One last > stop at a c store, 208 miles 47 to go. Battling serious pain in my feet now, > lost my appetite, and the fun is over. Just gotta get it done. We’re back > in Lumberton around 1:30am. 255 miles for the day. 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