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How to Return After Illness

How to return after illness With training and recovery tips from a professional coach For everyone it’s possible to get sick once a year. But what happens with your fitness then? We’re gonna find out how to get back on track after an illness. When getting the flue you possibly go into panic mode, especially …

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Anatomy Of Hill Climbing

Anatomy Of Hill Climbing We’re going to look at Brittish national hill climb champion Andrew Feather. He’s got a VO₂ max of 81 while Chris Froome has 84. With a higher VO₂ max your body is able to consume more oxygen and will be more effective on using that oxygen to generate the most amount of …

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Best Countries For A Cycling Holiday: Switzerland

Traveling in Switzerland by bycicle This is the second country in our series of best countries to go cycling. Again it’s a small country with a heart for cycling, mountains and nature. Their neighbour is the iconic Liechtenstein. It’s surrounded by the Alps, we’re obviously talking about Switzerland. Besides the fact that you can find delicious …

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University in Flanders: why don’t I lose weight, even when I sport up to 3 times a week

University in Flanders: Why don’t I lose weight? even when I sport up to 3 times a week In general women have a lesser muscle mass. That causes men to have a higher BMI. Also younger men have a greater muscle mass. Women’s abdominal circumference need to stay under 80 centimetres and for men that …

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Best countries for a cycling holiday: Denmark

Traveling in Denmark by bicycle Exploring new roads in new countries can give you the feeling of freedom. It’s what most people are looking for, but there are three countries I choose where you’ll experience the best road bike experience. I compared beauty, weather conditions, kind of roads, etc. Traveling in Denmark 1) Denmark2) Common …

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Crankset

Crankset Tell me if I’m wrong, but I think you want to race as fast as you can on your bike. To move forward you need an important part. Namely: the crankset, also named your pedals. There are cheap, good, bad, fast rusting pedals. But wich ones do you need to improve your biking skills …

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Frame

Frame The frame is one of the most important elements of a road bike. Most people call it the core of your bicycle. The space between the pedals and the point where your saddle comes out of the frame is called the frame size. If you want to achieve a good finish time at the …

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