Tight Calves

[Catrin]

Ankling means pumping your toes up and down in sync with your pedal stroke. It was popular in the 70s. People understand now that it's inefficient and hard on your calves and Achilles. I pretty much have to do it when my crankarms are too long, also.

hmmm, I've no idea if I do this or not, I will try to be more aware of my feet the next time I ride...

Proprioception - yeah, the sense that tells each part of your body where the other parts are. One of the exercises I've been slacking off on is simply standing on one leg with my eyes closed on an unstable surface.

I've started taking a Bosu class at my gym, amazing what you can do with those things! At the end of class when we are cooling down the instructor has us do all kinds of mean and wicked things...standing on the Bosu with our arms outstretched and tracking with our eyes...standing on top of the Bosu with our eyes closed. I have huge problems with that - even with both feet on the ball. I will work on these things with more attention...