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I cycle at around 10mph on average for 2 hours. Sometimes, I just get the feeling to speed up to maximum possible speed on high gears, usually in a linear paved park road which runs along side a road. I try to beat the buses and cars there. Does this uneven cycling pattern affect our body and heart?
I cycle at around 10mph on average for 2 hours. Sometimes, I just get the feeling to speed up to maximum possible speed on high gears, usually in a linear paved park road which runs along side a road. I try to beat the buses and cars there. Does this uneven cycling pattern affect our body and heart?
Many thanks in advance
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1 Kevin g // Oct 24, 2009 at 11:57 pm
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It isn’t bad at all, it is better exercise that way. Sprints and varying degrees of intensity is better for building muscle. This is the same reason why actually riding is better exercise than a stationary bike; you go through periods of pedaling harder while climbing, then cost down a hill and let the legs rest a little. In the workout world, people deliberately speed up and slow down in an attempt to simulate this kind of exercise. The fancy fitness name for it is “High Intensity Interval Training”. It is very popular right now. Just Google “HIIT training” to find out more about it.
2 Boneman // Oct 27, 2009 at 11:17 pm
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Sure, it’s called exercise;) Seriously, many athletes in all sports do this. It’s called wind sprinting. Essentially you go at a steady pace for a long time and the sprint for awhile. The good news is that it causes the body to build muscle and adapt.
3 mtlbiker // Oct 30, 2009 at 4:26 am
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You are doing interval training. While riding at a steady pace develops good endurance, intervals will help you to be able to ride faster. Intervals are used by competitive cyclists to train themselves to be able to follow attacks during a race. Each interval needs to be followed by a rest period, to allow your heart to return to a normal rate, after which you can do another interval. This trains your body to recover after a hard effort.