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A Lightweight Backpacking Adventure
I was in the Weminuche Wilderness Area when the snow came. It was my second day out of Silverton, where the locals told me it rains or snows every day in August. I made a note to myself to do some research next time. Then I made a note to myself...
Changing Your Diet, Facts You Should Know
To say that Americans are obsessed with dieting is an understatement! Pick up any magazine, tune-in or turn-on any source of advertising and you're bombarded with the latest diet schemes and food fads. More often than not, they are endorsed by some...
Is Technology Robbing our Kids of Good Health?
Is Technology Robbing our Kids of Good Health? Today's kids are technologically smarter than we were at their age, but in some homes technology seems to have taken control of our children's lives. Many parents don't realize the underlying effect...
No Time To Exercise? Try This...
"Fitness" is an elusive term covering a vast array of
attributes: flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, muscular
endurance, strength, power, balance, coordination, body-fat
percentage and more. While its generally accepted that multiple
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Top 10 Benefits of Strength Training for Women
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"Women are finally warming up to free weights, and it is a beautiful thing!" states Lynn VanDyke, owner of http://strength-training-woman.com . It's true that women are recognizing strength training as a...
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The Pro's Of Recumbent Biking
You've noticed them on the trail and thought, "gee, that looks
so easy, and comfortable!" Welcome to the world of recumbent
bikes, or "bents" as they are sometimes called by enthusiasts.
Ask anyone who owns one and they'll tell you that riding a
recumbent bike is outrageously comfortable.
When you are riding a recumbent bike you are leaning back, as if
you are sitting in a chair with a back support. No sore butt or
chaffed legs. No sore back! Your legs are out in front of you,
as they are if you are driving your car. Your butt is
comfortably cushioned in a nice wide seat.
It will take time to get used to the feel of handling a
recumbent bike. Recumbent bicycles have steering located above
the seat or under the seat. The above seat steering handlebar is
located about shoulder height. If you dangle your arm down at
your sides in your chair that is approximately where the below
seat handlebars are located. The type of steering your choose is
totally your preference, both have about the same ease
of
control.
You will need to decide what type of recumbent bike you want and
how much you can spend. Some ride and handle very smoothly, and
some not so smoothly. Also, you use an entirely different set of
muscles when riding a recumbent bike.
Due to the way that you sit and steer a recumbent bike you will
need to develop new skills for stopping and for climbing hills.
The best part is that in the reclined position your legs are
able to carry a much heavier load easier than when riding a
regular bike, therefore going up hill will eventually be easier
on a recumbent bike. It will however take time for you to
develop the legs to uphill easily on a recumbent bike as you use
different muscle groups than with an upright bike.
Talk with family or friends who may already have a recumbent
bike to get some pointers. Visit a few bike shops and talk to
the pro's about a recumbent bike. Most importantly, enjoy
riding!
About the author:
This article courtesy of http://www.bicycle-facts.com
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