HOW TO FREEZE OUT PAIN FOR A FASTER RECOVERY

When you’ve over done the riding to the point where your body is screaming, the answer is to chill out…

A recent study of 116 pro riders revealed that 94% of them experienced some sort of injury due to overuse over a year. Sound familiar? Most cyclists, pro or not, know that there’s a price to pay physically for the demands of their passion, with knees, necks, backs and hands all problem areas. Of course, a good bike fit will do much to eliminate the worst of these, but sometimes it’s just the sheer amount of miles a rider gets through that does the damage. Pain is your body’s way of shouting to your brain that there’s a problem. So when you hear it yelling don’t ignore it or drown it out with painkillers, you’ll do yourself more damage than good in the long run. Instead, allow it to recover…

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Bikes Etc (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2018

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