Archive for December 2006

The Amazing Health Benefits of Walking for Exercise

Dec 30th, 2006 | By coolskies | Category: Exercise

Walking for exercise is a purposeful, brisk walk specifically designed for the purpose of improving health. It is one of the best and cheapest forms of exercise. If you want to improve your general health and keep fit, or if you want to reduce your weight, walking is a good place to start.
Walking keeps you [...]



Nutrition Bars may Come in Handy when you Travel

Dec 30th, 2006 | By coolskies | Category: General Health

You might not have time to look for where to eat breakfast.  You might be on a flight where no food is served.
You could even be stuck in the secure gating area of an airport having to wait more than an hour for your flight which has been delayed and where even a cup of [...]



Cycling And Impotence

Dec 30th, 2006 | By coolskies | Category: General Health

‘There are two kinds of cyclists: those who are impotent and those who will be’
That claim was made by Dr Irwin Goldstein, a Boston University Medical School urologist, who recently released data from two unpublished studies linking cycling to impotence, more or less echos the words of Hippocrates. Goldstein warns that anyone who rides a [...]



Stay in Shape - Cycling Workouts For the Winter Months

Dec 30th, 2006 | By coolskies | Category: Exercise

It’s that time of year. The time when you decide it’s fine to ride in 12 degree weather. The time when your food and water freezes, your hands and feet go numb, and your bike gets covered in water and road salt…
It’s the time of year when you decide that you were a freakin idiot [...]



Cycling Your Way To Fitness

Dec 30th, 2006 | By coolskies | Category: Exercise

Stationary Bikes - Still A Top Choice For Overall Fitness
In all the craze over new fangled fitness equipment, the exercise bike often gets overlooked. Stationary bikes have been around for many years, which can lead some people to think they are outdated or not as effective as newer types of equipment. But for many people, [...]



Here’s why you should ride a bicycle!

Dec 30th, 2006 | By coolskies | Category: Mountain Bike (MTB)

Here’s why you should ride a bicycle!
The world is an open road when you’re riding a bicycle! Bicycle riding
for recreation is becoming more popular than ever. More main roads are being designed with bicycle lanes, and bicycle trails can be found in all parts of the country. Many bicycle trails are formed along old railroad [...]



A Bicycle Trip Down The River

Dec 30th, 2006 | By coolskies | Category: Bike Rides & Tours

My river-rafting adventure started on a bicycle. The small daypack I wore carried a hatchet, a saw, some scraps of rope, food, water, a garbage bag bivy sack, a hat, and odds and ends. It weighed less than fifteen pounds total.
It was late May, so Id stay warm in my homemade bivy, without a sleeping [...]



The history of bicycle rims

Dec 30th, 2006 | By coolskies | Category: Road Bike (Bicycle)

The first bicycle wheels were from a horse drawn cart, made of wood with a metal band round the bicycle rim, very hard and very uncomfortable to ride. Then a man called Dunlop (Scottish) invented the pneumatic tire, this along with Macadam (another Scot) inventing the tar road surface made cycling a lot more comfortable.
The [...]



Searching for the most up-to-date assistance in relation to bicycles.

Dec 30th, 2006 | By coolskies | Category: Uncategorized

Often when you are looking for excellent information about bicycles, it will be tricky extricating the best information from poorly sourced bicycles submissions or guidance so it’s prudent to know how to moderate the information you are presented with.
eBay: Cycling Equipment
Online marketplace for buying and selling cycling equipment.
What



The Lure of a Bicycle Tour

Dec 30th, 2006 | By coolskies | Category: Bike Rides & Tours

The lure of a bicycle tour may be in its recreational value, but the health and fitness aspects have made them more popular today than ever before. There are bicycle tours available all across the country. Biking enthusiasts need not look very far to find a bicycle tour to their liking.
Going on an [...]