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Women Who Cycle – A blog and resource for women who love cycling

Category: Stretching

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You should experience the benefits of yoga for cyclists

August 27, 2021 Nicola Comments Off on You should experience the benefits of yoga for cyclists

I’ve written a few times about the benefits of yoga for cyclists, and think it is an idea that’s worth sharing again. Yoga is great

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A quick lesson in stretching for cyclists

March 19, 2021 Nicola 1

I think that stretching is really important for everyone to include after exercise so I thought I’d share a quick lesson in stretching for cyclists.

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Let it go….how to minimise should tension while riding

October 23, 2020 Nicola Comments Off on Let it go….how to minimise should tension while riding

One of the things I’m really bad at when I’m riding my road bike is relaxing my shoulders so I’m guessing there’s plenty of other

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Just relax – How to minimise shoulder tension while riding a bike

September 18, 2018 Nicola 1

I’m really bad at taking my own advice, so these tips on how to minimise shoulder tension while riding a bike are for me, just

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Let it go – how to eliminate shoulder tension on the bike

November 15, 2016 Nicola Comments Off on Let it go – how to eliminate shoulder tension on the bike

One of my worst habits on the bike is to hold tension in my shoulders so here’s a few tips on how to eliminate shoulder

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Yoga and cycling – a perfect match

September 16, 2015 Nicola 1

A few months ago I was lucky enough to attend a workshop run by Angelo from Pedal Stroke Yoga, a variation of hatha yoga developed

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Cyclists need to lighten up on those arms and hands

November 4, 2014 Nicola 1

One of my worst habits on the bike, and sadly there are a few, is to hold tension in my shoulders while I’m riding. It

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Yoga is the yin and cycling is the yang

October 28, 2014 Nicola 1

I was recently approached by a Sydney-based yoga/cycling enthusiast who has developed his own yoga classes just for cyclists called Pedal Stroke Yoga. As a fan

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Meet Jo Hogan – The Healthy Cyclist

February 11, 2013 Nicola Comments Off on Meet Jo Hogan – The Healthy Cyclist

One of the great benefits of writing a blog about women’s cycling is that I get to meet (at least by phone and email) some

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Stretching for female cyclists

November 26, 2012 Nicola Comments Off on Stretching for female cyclists

At the recent Camp de Femme women’s training  camp I attended there were a number of great sessions and one of the ones I’d like

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