Stretching anyone?

[RoadRaven]

Cruzie, I do Tai Chi too... I find it a great way to keep flexible (well as flexible as I can at my age!)

There is quite a bit of writing "out there" that stressses the importance of a cool down routine as much as a warm up - do any of you "cool down"? I tend to do it on the bike after a hard ride - very slow and low resistence for a few kms. I also warm up on the bike - between 2kms and 10kms... depending on how hard I intend to ride that day.

I have a great stretch tape which gives a full work out for the whole body - about 5o minutes worth. I try and do that once a week.

[cruziegirl]

Cruzie, I do Tai Chi too... I find it a great way to keep flexible (well as flexible as I can at my age!)

There is quite a bit of writing "out there" that stressses the importance of a cool down routine as much as a warm up - do any of you "cool down"? I tend to do it on the bike after a hard ride - very slow and low resistence for a few kms. I also warm up on the bike - between 2kms and 10kms... depending on how hard I intend to ride that day.

I have a great stretch tape which gives a full work out for the whole body - about 5o minutes worth. I try and do that once a week.

I guess it's that "age thing" that bugs me. I'm 52 and I don't have any problem with that except for this whole stiffening up business. The T'ai Chi really helps a lot - not only physically but mentally. I just want to do whatever it takes to stay on my bike until I'm like 80+ or something! Dylan Thomas said, "Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light." I think I'm going to adopt that as my motto!

[oroight]

Hi cruziegirl, l was firmly reminded that as we spend a lot of time on the bike,we must absolutely stretch (just as Tess851 said hip flexors ,glutes,periformus,hammy,ITB) or l would end up in a curled foetal position But after ride l do eat to replace glycogen in muscles first ,then l can stretch properly. Just how many times do those poor hip flexors pump per 3hr ride,, you gotta undo it all!!!!!!