More women than ever are taking up cycling for fitness, weight loss and social interaction.
The cycling shop is a male domain, so the Womens Cycling Guide is designed to empower women cyclists and reveals why guys in cycling shops are the way they are!!
Book Description at Amazon – More women than ever before are jumping on their saddles to enjoy one of the fastest growing sports in the country-and to improve cardiovascular fitness, control their weight, and liven up their social lives. At the same time, cycling remains very much a “man’s sport,” an intimidating world that can be difficult for women to navigate.
Now celebrity spokeswoman Selene Yeager covers all the basics-for all ages and fitness levels. Women will learn…
- How to find the perfect bike and other essential equipment
- How to shift, spin, climb mountains, and get back down
- Training techniques that take it up a notch
- What to eat off-and on-a bike
- Competition craziness-race information and strategies
- Why guys who work in bike shops act the way they do
- And more!
Reviews by Readers;
I am a 50-year old woman who has decided, at this late stage in life, to get into bike racing. Just got a copy of Selene’s new book, and am enjoying it immensely. Her writing style is accessible, and the book holds my interest from beginning to end. Particularly inspiring are the short profiles of women who have made big changes in their lives through biking.
The training plans are helpful – I was able to map out a six month (so far) training schedule using the examples provided, with a few personalized tweaks. I feel excited and confident with my new plan in place, especially knowing it is based on scientific principles, and real life experience. That said, it would be great if Selene would write and publish a separate training log as it is difficult to use this book as a daily log – I don’t like to write in my books, and it doesn’t really open flat.
Of the books I have purchased thus far – “Cycling Past 50″, “Fitness Cycling”, “The Complete Book of Long-Distance Cycling”, and “The Heart Rate Monitor Book for Outdoor and Indoor Cyclists” – this book is by far the best for a beginner, and the perfect starting point. It is a fun read, and the training information is presented in a very accessible manner. I was able to quickly understand the concepts and apply them to specific goals. Can’t say enough about “Every Woman’s Guide to Cycling”.
This book really blew me away. I have been a sporadic mountain and road cyclist for years, so I never thought I could learn much from a cycling book. How wrong I was! ‘Every Woman’s Guide To Cycling’ has loads of information for all levels of riders. Emergency maneuvers, training plans, food advice -> all drawing the reader in with Selene’s approachable and fresh style. I am now motivated to ride my bike regularly and even try out the book’s racing advice.
I have always ridden a bike from Walmart but am training for a triathlon and thought it was time for a “real bike” so I bought this book. I know next to nothing about the bike scene, so this book was perfect. Everything was covered from which bike to buy to training for a race. There were some secrets on how to actually be comfortable on a bike and be able to walk straight the next day even if you’re a beginner. I continually go back to this book for info.
At one time you could only buy cycling equipment at your local cycle shop, if they had what you wanted or you had to hope they could order it and then you would have to wait for it to come and hope it was the right size, colour or price. Then cycling magazines started to have adverts for the bigger stores and you could post off a cheque and wait for your prized article to arrive. Now things could not be easier, your at home watching the Tour de France on television, you see you hero attack on the mountainous slopes of Alpe-d’Huez, what are those sexy carbon cranks he’s using? They look like FSA or are they Campagnolo, they could be Stella Azurra, which are they? … How much will they cost? … Where can I get them? … Well, get on the Web, put the name of that most wanted item into your search engine and see what it comes up with. The next move can be nearly as exciting as riding your bike up the mountains, that’s making comparisons of all the equipment, something you probably won’t be able to do at your local cycle shop and then ordering it online, the worst bit is waiting for it to arrive.
There are many brand of women’s cycling shoes on the market, and finding the right ones for you can be difficult …Very importantly with shoes is which pedal system you are using, Look, Shimano, Campagnolo, Time and all the other systems have different fittings on the sole of the shoe, check up which they have on the shoe manufacturers web-site and then it should then be safe to order them online.
Visit the Womens Cycling Shoes store to compare all the latest styles and functionality in cycling shoes from beginners to cycling queens!!!! ; )
Womens cycling groups have begun springing up in record numbers in an attempt to lose the winter kilos that creep on. Cycling is a fabulous form of exercise for the average woman as she can use a great deal of energy while she continue cycling for quite a long period of time, without excessive impact on under exercised joints or experiencing excessive fatigue. The average woman can burn around 1200 calories while out with some girlfriends in the fresh air and having a chat.
Husbands and wives, families and neighbours are seeing the benefits of cycling for their weight loss alternative to other traditional exercise methods. Womens cycling groups are seeing an influx of non professional riders who start out in their old track pants and runners, pop on a helmet and hit the roads. These riders quickly see the weight loss and fitness benefits that can be gained from regular cycling and quickly progress, within months, to purchasing cycling clothing, then upgrading the bicycle and with it purchasing clip on womens cycling shoes.
Starting out riders experience good days and hard days, persevering is the key, and trying to go just a little further on each ride. Unlike a gym, significant and noticeable health benefits can be achieved within a couple of weeks. Team this with a good diet and and womens cycling groups are proving to be battling the bulge.
An added benefit of womens cycling groups is the socialisation and personal time, soemthing women rarely allow themselves to have. Now they get sunshine and free air to boot.
Whether you are a local rider on Saturday afternoon with some girlfriends or school mums or enjoy riding with your family, you will have given some thought to the type of shoes you are wearing when you go out for a ride. So long as you have a good pair of athletic shoes on with good grip for safety, then you are going to be just fine.
But if you are a little more serious or want to be more serious about your riding then you need to starting thing about the best type of womens cycling shoes for you. There are many types to choose from and the first difference is whether you are a road cyclist or a mountain (mtb) bike cyclist. As the type of shoes are distinctly different from each other.
With womens road cycling shoes, you have a cleat on the bottom that hooks or clips onto your specially designed pedals, the main purpose is to increase power in your rotation as you generate power as you push down and as you pull up. Be prepared for a stack or two while you are getting used to them.
Womens mtb cycling shoes you have a more rugged sole, as opposed to the sleek sole of womens road cycling shoes, to enable you to walk over area of track that may be unsuitable or impossible to ride over … unless you are completely fearless! But you will still need good traction between your shoe and your pedal on those off road cycle tracks.
Livestrong.com provide this great video explaining the differences in styles, and what you might need to look for when choosing your first or next pair of womens cycling shoes.
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Now celebrity spokeswoman Selene Yeager covers all the basics-for all ages and fitness levels. Women will learn…