Tag: Cycling
Watch/Listen: Road Cycling Summit
Do you love cycling? Are you looking for a way to improve your cycling? Do you want a chance to learn from experts for free? Check out the Road Cycling Summit from my friends at the Cycling 360 podcast. You’ll get the chance to see me present my sessions, Yoga for Cyclists, at 3:00 pm…
Sage Advice: What Changed?
Like many yoga teachers, often I find students asking me questions after class about ways to relieve a pain that’s newly emerged. In general, I shy away from answering such questions—I’m not that kind of doctor, but if you need a literary text critically analyzed, let me know—and I encourage my teacher trainees to acknowledge…
Read: Music to Make Triathlon Training Fly By
Facing down a winter of indoor training is less brutal when you’ve got good music. I wrote a piece for my friends at Wanderlust with suggestions on how music can inspire your training, along with Google Play channel recommendations (I truly do love Google Play’s curated stations). Training for a swim-bike-run triathlon means many hours of…
Listen: Everyday Yoga on the Outspoken Cyclist
Diane Lees, host of “The Outspoken Cyclist,” is a yoga teacher (at a studio called Daily Yoga, no less)—and therefore, when we spoke last week, she asked especially useful questions about Everyday Yoga and the ways that yoga can and should fit into an athlete’s life. You can hear our full conversation on her wonderful podcast…
The Value of Testing
This intriguing article in last week’s New York Times Magazine talks about the value of pretesting. The results of pretesting help refine the learning process and lead to better outcomes on final exams. It strikes me that the same goes for endurance sports. There’s huge value in pretesting your training. The race itself should not be the…
Watch: Yoga for Cyclists and Chair Sitters
My latest for Yoga Vibes targets folks who sit on/in a bike saddle, desk chair, or car seat for much of the day. Yoga Class Description In this online yoga class for cyclists (and chair sitters), we work gently to open the front of the body and strengthen the back. Enjoy a focus on hips…
Yoga for Cyclists
Each year, I teach a Yoga for Cyclists class for Team LUNA Chix, a fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Fund, at Carrboro Yoga. Join us Saturday, September 21! Time in the saddle strengthens your legs, but it can also tighten your chest and hips and weaken your back. Join Team LUNA Chix for a special…
Listen: Cycling 360 Podcast on Racing Wisely
If you like to listen to folks in a jolly mood talk about bikes, coffee, and bikini bottoms, you’ll love this Cycling 360 podcast on doing your best in your race or cycling event! Darryl, Victor, and I talk about race planning, preparation, and execution, with a few detours.
Download: Racing Wisely Documents
Racing Wisely, my latest book—available soon!—helps you think through every aspect of race day, from choosing the right goal race to packing. The questionnaires, worksheets, and checklists below are explained in full detail in the book, but I’m sharing them with you now in hopes they will be useful as you focus your goals and plans. Here…
Watch: Yoga for Cyclists
Thanks to my partners at prAna and YogaVibes, I’m delighted to offer this free short yoga video for you to unwind when you get off the bike—or out of your desk chair. This short online yoga practice is appropriate for cyclists—as well as anyone who spends time sitting in a chair each day. Start with…
Coming Soon: Racing Wisely
Thanks to all of you for sharing with such self-effacing good humor your stories of race-day disasters! Several of them are featured in my new book, Racing Wisely, which will be available in mid-August. (Sign up for my newsletter, or follow me on Twitter or Facebook, to be notified the moment the book is available.)…
Feature: “How Cyclists Can Benefit from a Yoga Practice”
The kind folks at USA Cycling interviewed me for this feature on how yoga helps cyclists and everyone.