Cycle and Style

    What’s best to eat for recovery after a hard workout? That’s what marathoners, body builders, and fitness exercisers alike repeatedly ask. They read ads for commercial recovery foods that demand a 3 to 1 ratio of carbs to protein, tout the benefits of a proprietary formula, or emphasize immediate consumption the minute you [...]

Just in time for the Holidays, sports nutritionist Nancy Clark has delicious ideas for healthy homemade food gifts from your kitchen! Who doesn’t like a yummy gift of homemade food! Whether you give a certificate for breakfast in bed or fill a tin with trail mix, food gifts are welcome treats for hungry athletes. These [...]

Are you headed to a holiday party and need to take a little something along?  Or maybe you are in for the evening and you just need a snack to get you through.  Ellen has come up with the perfect lower calorie alternative to the “high calorie” treats of the Season.  She likes to put this [...]

What are you going to get the mountain bikers in your family this holiday season? Although the hills and mountains are dusted with snow, the once mountain biker paradise is still ever present in the mind of those who live to push peddles during the warmer seasons. The mountain biker in your family hasn’t forgotten [...]

“I am not a pro biker, but I’m passionate about cycling.” –Summer Sanders You would think that for a retired Olympic gold medalist in swimming that taking on the challenge of competing in a triathlon for the first time would be a huge advantage.  The expectation was there that Summer Sanders, the world class swimmer, [...]

“You don’t have to be a good swimmer to be a triathlete. You don’t have to know how to ride a bike with clipless pedals. You don’t have to be able to run a mile. To start training for your first triathlon, you simply need to want to be a triathlete. That one desire is [...]