Cycling World

Issues with Childhood Obesity There are immense risks to children who struggle with childhood obesity. First, it greatly effects the social developmental advancement. Being obese opens children up to potential discrimination which can then lead to low self-esteem. This type of discrimination due to being overweight often lasts a lifetime, preventing advancement in many aspects of life including healthy relationship growth and academic progress. It also increases the likelihood that a child will develop severe depression as he or she develops. Secondly, obesity leads to many health risks such as early onset cardiovascular disease, diabetes and asthma. Almost 65% of obese children have a cardiovascular risk factor. How can I prevent my child from becoming overweight? The keep to preventing your child from being overweight is to limit the weight gain while not stunting growth. It is important that you never put a child on a diet. Instead, limit things such as empty calorie drinks (s...

Understanding the shopping cycle of prospective residents is a big key for successful renting. This article provides three game winning fact points and how to exploit them to win new leases. How well do you follow the time of day patterns of your renting prospects? Do you study this element of successful leasing? If you operate many units, you have probably noticed that renter prospects operate in very distinct time cycles. How well you understand those cycles can either prove very limiting or open up substantial additional renting traffic. When I discuss cycles, what am I considering. The timing of visits to your property during the average day and based upon the day of the week; the timing of visits based on the annual cycle of events that determine renting decisions; the timing based on online activity; and specifically timing using Craigslist to find a new potential home are the major areas to consider. Understand that when you consider this area you are actually taking a loo...

Whether you are an avid cyclist, or just like to take an occasional jaunt on your bike, your knee aches and pains when cycling can cause you to "put on the brakes", if you know what we mean... Cycling is considered by many to be, a healthy and enjoyable sport. Unfortunately, it can quickly become an unpleasant chore if your knees are sore. The pain problems may start while you are riding, or it may not occur until after the ride is through. Moreover, it can last anywhere from a few minutes to hours on end. Rest may help, but can certainly infringe on your desire to cycle. Some cyclists ice their knees after they dismount their bikes, and this may also help reduce the pain. But if your knee ache occurs while you're cycling, how practical is it to ride around with ice packs strapped to your knees? Over the counter pain medications (such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen) may also help reduce the knee aches when cycling, but they may offer only a temporary fix. - Speak wit...

Just teaching your kids how to cycle is a great fun indeed. And what more if you can have a great cycling day with them? It is the simplest and healthiest way to unwind, have fun and build family relationships. However, not all kids are too enthusiastic with biking around with their parents. Sometimes they would rather hang out with friends than to a "family thing" such as cycling. How to encourage your kids to go cycling with you? Here are simple steps to make pedals cycling more fun with your kids. First, be sure to be familiar with the bike route you are taking. Nothing is more discouraging for a kid than to know that his parent is lost in the woods. Pick out the most interesting trail that has access to panoramic views, gardens and whatnot. If your kids are old enough to decide, let them participate in planning your pedals cycling route. It will make them feel you are in this together rather than just tagging them along for your own pleasure. Aside from knowing the trai...

Are you considering to start cycling as a hobby? Then here are four thing to consider before you start cycling. The first one will be how to set a goal and have an overview on what you will be dealing with once you start cycling. Then we'll move one on what are the main priority regarding the equipments. The third on, before you start your hobby in cycling, you should have plan ahead your schedule to do it. The fourth thing is for further involvement in cycling and where this hobby will take you to. Before you start cycling you should have general idea on how it will be having this hobby. Undoubtedly, cycling will offer a lot of advantages to your health. This hobby require time, so you have to plan to set a side a few hours of your week to cycle, let it be on the evening or weekends, it's totally up to you to choose based on your other daily activities. You should also aware to have cycling as a hobby investment is needed in term of buying and maintaining equipments. Know th...

Most of the time, simply pressing on the brake levers (on most bicycles) will adequately slow and stop you. However, there are times when you have to stop on a dime. Knowing how to effectively and quickly stop a bicycle can spare you from bruises from a possible crash or may even save your life. And one of the basic bicycle emergency maneuvers is the quick stop technique. Everyone who rides a bicycle needs to learn this maneuver. What is the quick stop technique? The quick stop technique is exactly what it sounds like. It is a quick stop to get you and your bicycle to a full stop in as short a distance as possible. This is mainly executed to avoid an obstacle. When performing this technique, be sure you maintain control of your bike. How does the quick stop technique work? Brake application Keep in mind that the front brake has more stopping power than the rear brake. But, if you use it incorrectly, it can cause a crash. The front or the rear brake can cause your weight to sh...

The body can only absorb so many calories per hour while on the bike. If you can increase the amount in the system before an event, you will increase the time you can go before running out of gas. Learn how to carbo load in a simple effective way to improve your long distance endurance. The idea of carbo loading has been around for a long time but people have a hard time understanding how it works. The key is to deplete the muscles in the week before the event and the in the window immediately after you will ingest extra carbohydrates so the body stores more then it usually will. There are many different approaches to this but I suggest one that is easy to follow and yields big gains in glycogen storage. As you should be reducing your training load (tapering) before a big event, carbo loading is easy to integrate into your program. If your event is on Sunday, you want Wednesday to be your depletion ride. Ride for 60 minutes at an aerobic pace. Then finish the ride with 3 minutes at...

Indoor Cycling - How To Build An Aerobic Base One major benefit I've noticed after adding indoor cycling to my workout regimen has been an increased energy level. If you've ever gotten drowsy at your desk mid afternoon, you know exactly what I mean. Another significant benefit has been decreased tension and much more restful sleep. And yet, it wasn't easy to consistently commit to these classes. In fact, I almost quit just after I started. If you're just getting back into working out aerobically after a long layoff, you'll need to reacclimate. A key element is a concept called aerobic base building, which basically means establishing a base level of aerobic fitness. Just as it's important to build a solid foundation for your house, it's equally important for your fitness level. Three Steps To Build Your Base There are three factors you'll need to consider, and accept, when building your aerobic base. With indoor cycling, you'll typically hav...

Calorie cycling is a common metabolism trick that first came into widespread use in the bodybuilding community as a way to keep your body from settling back into its natural set-point weight. It actually takes a great deal of effort to build muscle and this way bodybuilders could continue to define their physiques without too many plateaus. But calorie cycling, also known as calorie shifting or zigzag dieting, isn't just useful to those trying to put on muscle. It's also a great weight loss technique for those of us who simply need to lose weight. How does calorie cycling work? Calorie cycling is about making small changes in how many calories you take in on a day to day level. For a couple of days you may eat above your maintenance level, followed by a few days of eating a bit below it (by about 500 calories or so) and then you can work into your diet some built-in cheat days in which you don't pay any attention at all to how much and what foods you are eating. You sim...

Early in the 1800's the first forms of the bike were being created. They were ordinarily referred to as "velocipedes". They were pedal-less, hard wheeled, wooden contraptions. The rider sat on a seat and used his legs to thrust himself along. It was not until the latter 1830's that pedal powered cycles were brought about. This is when those large wheeled cycles we've seen in old photographs came in. They were called High Wheelers and they were the style of the time for gentlemen. The ride on one of these large wheel cycles through the towns of the time was dangerous. They weren't very well situated to ride and a bit difficult to keep erect. If the ride didn't rough you up a bit, the fall sure enough would. They earned the moniker "bone-shakers" for a really good reason. With the invention of the Safety Bicycle, all that changed. A gentleman named John Kemp Starley is alleged to have made the first successful example in 1885. He called it th...