Cycle and Style

Exercise, Injury & Creatine: Updates from ACSM Each year, more than 5.000 health professionals gather at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM; www.acsm.org). At this year’s meeting (Denver, June 1-4, 2011), exercise physiologists, sports medicine doctors, and sports nutritionists shared their research and offered updates. Here are three updates that [...]

A cyclist’s endurance is limited by one thing: the gradual depletion of stored glycogen. Over the course of a long ride, the glycogen levels decline and the body begins to depend more on blood glucose for fuel. If you keep riding on “empty” you will become lightheaded, dizzy and fatigued and you will “bonk.” The [...]

  A healthy breakfast before your long ride can give you the energy needed for the day. The alternative is low blood sugar levels and the possibility of feeling lightheaded. If you are heading out on your ride soon after breakfast, you want something that will not upset your stomach and will give you a [...]

Chocolate-Cherry Power Bars Love chocolate? These brownie-like bars have protein, nutrition and a great chocolate-y taste! They are perfect to pack for your next adventure. 6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate 3 tablespoons butter ½ cup rolled oats ½ cup dry non-fat milk ¼ cup ground flax ¼ cup toasted wheat germ ¼ [...]

“100 calories can power a cyclist for three miles; 100 calories can power a car for 280 feet.” Fall has the perfect weather for cycling: temperate weather that is neither too hot, nor too cold. These are the perfect weeks to go out for a long weekend ride on your bicycle. Should you bring along [...]