How has Cycling improved other performances?

[mimitabby]

Just got back from the Dr today, so I had her check the records. In 1995 my resting heart rate was 80. Now it's 60!
I have put on about 10 pounds of muscle and my feet aren't ALWAYS COLD.
I walk but don't participate in other sports. The biggest point here is there is nothing else that I have ever done in my life that has affected my health this much before.

To all of you trying to lose weight, that was never my problem. I had plenty of my own though.

[run it, ride it]

If only my boyfriend could keep up!

[pyxichick]

I started cycling for the first time in May of this year. Prior to that I used to run and rollerblade in the summer. The things I noticed after one summer of 2000 miles of cycling: my belly is a little flabbier than normal, (but I can make up for that in the winter with skiing), my arms seem more toned, my calves are looking more shapely, and my thighs have gotten even bigger than they were before I started.

Sisters, don't take up cycling and skiing if you want slim thighs.

Fortunately for me, I like strong-looking legs. There's a reason my mom dubbed our family "team sturdy women." I think of it as a badge of honor.

I can't wait to see how the summer of cycling will affect my xc ski performance this year! Mostly, I think cycling has taught me how to train smarter and endure longer. Both very good skills for any other sports.

cheers,
Kate

[caligurl]

i think my cycling works together with my other cardio workouts which all works together with my weight workouts... they all work together and help each other...

i'm not a competetive cyclist.... i started riding as an extension of my fitness program....and that's how i continue to ride! and i'll never give up my other forms or working out... i enjoy them way too much!

[Bluetree]

I went for a ride this morning with a friend and we chatted up a bit. I mentioned my interest in tri-specific bikes, because I think my arms are too short to comfortably fit onto clip-on aero-bars. Then I brought up a number of things mentioned on this thread... my narrowing shoulders making my helmeted head look enormous, the big thighs, my increasing weight, etc... (I must admit, I was PMS'ing pretty good this morning, so I may have sounded uncharacteristically whine-y.)

He looked at me and said, "So... you think you're too fat, have a big head, tiny arms and thunder thighs... you either described a typical female cyclist or a Tyrannosaurus rex!"

Just call me Sue...

[eclectic]

Hey "Sue" I loved it!