Fitness

What You Can Learn from Cyclists

Your bike can be vetëmshatërvan youth. Professional cyclists who ran the Tour de France live 6.3 years longer than the average guy , according to a new French study.

Cyclists who took part in the Tour had a chance to 44 percent of the lower die of cancer and risk of 33 percent of the lower die of cardiovascular disease than men who did not run professionally French .

Why ? Even after his retirement , some smoked runners and exercise continuous riding or participating in another sport, the researchers reported .

Certainly, they were super-fit cyclists , professional athletes . But even if you can not for the life of your bike , you can still learn a few things from the pros :

plan ahead

You will not be the curves of the ramp in the office , but a good cyclist riding course imagine , think how difficult it would still pass the road, said Chris Mayhew, a JBV Coaching coach who has worked with several the best cyclo-cross racers U.S. . Set goals for your work projects and imagine you finish tap into another level of motivation.

Recovery Comes First

When you spend five hours a day race as pro cyclist , you should take the time to take care of you. One hour of yoga in the morning, a few minutes with a foam roller or using a tennis ball to work on tight spots before tëfillon real work can make the difference between feeling and could energizednesërmen , Mayhew said.

Focus on success without damage

To avoid a bicycle accident , you see where you want to go - not kurreziku is . And it is the same for your mind, Mayhew said. Cyclists who are not successful often block in what could go wrong or what it would feel like failure instead of zeroing in on success.