However your bike is set up, you’re still going to be spending quite some time asking your glutes, hamstrings and quads to pump away whilst you’re seated.

This can cause certain muscles – such as those in the glutes, quads, and hamstrings – to tighten  up. Unless your body is perfectly symmetrical in terms of strength, length and flexibility – which is very rare, most people have one stronger, shorter or more flexible leg – this can cause rotation in the hips, which will worsen over time and become uncomfortable.

The cycling position can also put stress on your lower back and neck, as you bend over the handlebars.

Do Cyclists Need to Be Flexible? 

A Yoga class will give you the opportunity to stretch out the tight areas – and you’ll often be asked to look for in-balances, areas where one side is tighter than the other.