cooling down after workout

03-09-2005, 01:27 PM

Is cooling down necessary on a stationary bike? Road bike? If so , how long?
Thanks

03-09-2005, 05:02 PM

"chris c" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> Is cooling down necessary on a stationary bike? Road bike?
If so , how long?
> Thanks
>
Cooling down is just as necessary -- or unnecessary -- on a
bicycle as for any other exercise. An old rule of thumb is
that your heart rate should be down below 120 before you get
stopped.

There's no particularly problem with this for recreational
cycling, unless you insist on running a final sprint right
into your garage.

03-09-2005, 08:58 PM

Wed, 9 Mar 2005 20:02:01 -0600,
<1110419903.3e1cfc714bc932597f8df6c89cb41e2e@teran ews>,
"Mike Kruger" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>>
>Cooling down is just as necessary -- or unnecessary -- on a
>bicycle as for any other exercise. An old rule of thumb is
>that your heart rate should be down below 120 before you get
>stopped.
>
>There's no particularly problem with this for recreational
>cycling, unless you insist on running a final sprint right
>into your garage.
>

That's what I was doing when I first got the cyclometer. I wanted a
higher average speed reading. Once the novelty wore off, I got back
into coasting the last 2.5 km home. . . unless I'm spinning out on a
fixie.
--
zk

03-09-2005, 09:18 PM

> There's no particularly problem with this for recreational
> cycling, unless you insist on running a final sprint right
> into your garage.

Huh? Who would lay off the gas just short of the finish line? :>)

The trick is to find exactly where your garage door opener will first get
triggered, and work it out so that you come to a full stop just short of the
freezer at the far end. Best if your wife doesn't suddenly change her
routine and start parking a car in the garage.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
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> "chris c" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> news:%KKXd.13$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ny...
>> Is cooling down necessary on a stationary bike? Road bike?
> If so , how long?
>> Thanks
>>
> Cooling down is just as necessary -- or unnecessary -- on a
> bicycle as for any other exercise. An old rule of thumb is
> that your heart rate should be down below 120 before you get
> stopped.
>
> There's no particularly problem with this for recreational
> cycling, unless you insist on running a final sprint right
> into your garage.
>
>

03-10-2005, 11:21 AM

"chris c" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> Is cooling down necessary on a stationary bike? Road bike? If so , how
> long?
> Thanks

You should cool down, especially if you are working out intensely. Lower
the resistance to about half (or go to a lower gear on a non-stationary
bike) and continue pedaling for 3-4 minutes. The cool down will help remove
the by-products which build up in your muscles during hard workouts.