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How to start cycling

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Cycling is one of the most popular sports. It is practiced in a way that racing for fun it is really a dynamic exercise which activates and stimulates most of the organs and especially the muscles of our body.

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This guide offers simple tips to start practicing this sport.

  • First to start practicing this sport you need to choose which category for mountain biking, road cycling…
  • After choosing the category of favorite cycling must first obtain the proper equipment. Besides simple bike, which obviously depends on the type of cycling that you want to practice, must first obtain a series of tools useful to the maintenance of the vehicle, the safety and convenience.
  • As for the maintenance of the vehicle is certainly indispensable a portable pump to inflate the tires after a puncture, or directly to a repair kit DIY. With respect factor-security is necessary to have a helmet, knee pads, elbow pads and saddle shockproof (you can find the most diverse, even with shock included). It also helpful to have a good outfit to wear, adhering not to impede movement, and has been padding at the height of the buttocks (part in contact with the saddle), so as to avoid unpleasant inflammation in the sacrococcygeal. Finally, it would be convenient to carry a water bottle and a bottle cage bicycle.
  • Another important factor to prepare for cycling is clothing. It is useful to have a good complement to wear, adherent to not to impede movement, and has a padding to the height of the buttocks (part in contact with the seat), so as to avoid unpleasant inflammation at the sacrococcygeal and a pocket rear water bottle or whatever. Also essential are goggles, gloves and non-slip shoes. Also important is the use of a heart-rate monitor to monitor the heartbeat and avoid excessive fatigue of the heart.
  • Should you decide to cycling at a competitive level must also be a clean bill of health for the competitive activity that must be released by your doctor prior verification visit.

Never forget : Drink beverages rich in minerals during exercise.