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Strength and Conditioning

Our strength and conditioning tips will help you take that step up from casual or commuter rider to serious cyclist. Cycling isn't a ‘natural’ human movement, making strength and conditioning all the more important. A strong core will transfer through to your legs when you're on your bike. Our tips are guaranteed to improve your training and performance. From lessons in cyclist specific yoga to improve strength and flexibility, to indoor roller and turbo training, and most importantly loads of advice on how to avoid injury.
Strength and Conditioning

The Importance of a Strong Bum for Cycling

A strong bum - of Gluteal muscles - could really help you to be stronger, faster, and less injury prone - here's why and how.

The Importance of a Strong Bum for Cycling
Strength and Conditioning

Kinesiology Tape: What to Use it for and How it Works

Does Kinesio tape actually work or is it just another fad? We find out if kinesiology tape is worth it and how to use it...

Kinesiology Tape: What to Use it for and How it Works
Strength and Conditioning

Will Cycling Make Your Thighs Bigger?

Why you're not going to turn into the Hulk (unless you really try)

Will Cycling Make Your Thighs Bigger?
Strength and Conditioning

How to Make the Most of Winter Cycling

Don't let the winter weather put a halt on your training

How to Make the Most of Winter Cycling
Strength and Conditioning

Do Cyclists Need to be Flexible?

Does increased flexibility help with your cycling performance?

Do Cyclists Need to be Flexible?
Strength and Conditioning

How to: Look After Your Knees When Cycling

It's important to take care of those pedalling pins

How to: Look After Your Knees When Cycling
Strength and Conditioning

Mini Band Workouts for a Strength Training

Here's how a mini band can transform your floor exercises into core strength training

Mini Band Workouts for a Strength Training
Strength and Conditioning

How Cycling Affects your Hamstrings

Many cyclists suffer with hamstring aches and pains, and here's why

How Cycling Affects your Hamstrings
Strength and Conditioning

Ab Wheel: A Home Gym Tool you Need in Your Life

Grab yourself a rock hard core for less than £10 (and a few weeks hard work)

Ab Wheel: A Home Gym Tool you Need in Your Life
Strength and Conditioning

Video: Strengthening the Obliques

We're bringing you 6 strengthening exercises for cyclists. Here's position number six...

Video: Strengthening the Obliques
Strength and Conditioning

Video: Strengthening the Glutes

Keep those pedalling pins strong and stable on the bike. Strengthening your glutes is vital for any cyclist, and this video will show you how

Video: Strengthening the Glutes
Strength and Conditioning

Video: Strengthening the Rhomboids

We're bringing you 6 strengthening exercises for cyclists. Here's position number four...

Video: Strengthening the Rhomboids
Strength and Conditioning

Video: How to Mobilise the Thoracic Spine

We're bringing you 6 strengthening exercises for cyclists. Here's position number three...

Video: How to Mobilise the Thoracic Spine
Strength and Conditioning

Video: How to Strengthen those Abdominals

We're bringing you 6 strengthening exercises for cyclists. Here's position number two...

Video: How to Strengthen those Abdominals
Strength and Conditioning

Video: Strengthen that Neck

Keep your body finely tuned with these strength exercises to improve core stability and performance on the bike. Starting with the neck.

Video: Strengthen that Neck
Strength and Conditioning

When Wet Weather Strikes: Uplifting Ideas for Indoor Workouts

The weather might be hideous but there's plenty of active fun to be had with these ideas...

When Wet Weather Strikes: Uplifting Ideas for Indoor Workouts
Strength and Conditioning

Taking care of your body with Yoga 15

Here's how you can take care of your cycling body with Abi Carver's yoga for athletes

Taking care of your body with Yoga 15
Strength and Conditioning

4 Simple Gym Ball Exercises for a Stronger Core

Here's how you can strengthen that core with these simple gym ball workouts

4 Simple Gym Ball Exercises for a Stronger Core
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Video: Glute Stretch for Cyclists

We're bringing you 6 stretches, then 6 strengthening exercises. Here's stretch number one...

Video: Glute Stretch for Cyclists
Strength and Conditioning

Pro-Cyclist, Dani King Shows us How to Stretch Key Cycling Muscles

Dani King demonstrates the cycling stretches she does to aid her recovery after a ride.

Pro-Cyclist, Dani King Shows us How to Stretch Key Cycling Muscles
Strength and Conditioning

QL Care: Look after this Troublesome Cycling Muscle to Avoid Lower Back Pain

The QL muscle is in your lower back and can become sore when you're cycling. We explore how you can avoid pain and provide some...

QL Care: Look after this Troublesome Cycling Muscle to Avoid Lower Back Pain
Strength and Conditioning

How To: Safeguard Yourself Against Cycling Injuries at Home

We spoke to osteopath and ex-pro Alice Monger-Godfrey

How To: Safeguard Yourself Against Cycling Injuries at Home
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