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RE: Mountain biking Rancho San Vicente (Health Challenge)
Cycling is a sport that everyone can do and at any age.
This is probably the biggest advantage of cycling over other sports. A zero impact sport means you can do it irrespective of age, fitness level and weight.
The other big advantage is zero injury. Except if you fall off the bike! Unlike most sports, you won't be laid up waiting for an aching heel, elbow, shoulder etc to heal.
You should win this challenge considering your fitness level and age. Unfortunately I am traveling this week and will be unable to participate in this cool challenge.
@ultrabiker maybe something for you?
@glennolua, great post again! I agree, cycling is something you can do until you are very old... I just read this book: https://steemit.com/cycling/@ultrabiker/book-review-fast-after-50-how-to-race-strong-for-the-rest-of-your-life - interesting learning point is that as long as you keep on doing high intensity interval training, you can keep your fitness levels up for a really long time. Don't only do long and slow rides when you get older.
@twowheeledmonkey Yes for sure! Only issue is I'm also travelling, in Singapore now, on my way to Papua New Guinea.... Just did a bit on a treadmill, but am sure that is not going to win me the challenge. Also brought a skipping rope in case no running is possible.
I've heard of that book on the mtb forums. I think Ned Overend shows that you can still be fast over 50, but he may be an anomaly.
I used to do HIIT with hill repeats on the bike and running, even bleachers but I start to get knee pain on my left side, so I limit the intervals just so I 'save' my knee for the years to come.
Looking forward to your entry into the Health Challenge. The channel appears to be a great asset for those 'healthy' steemians.
Yeah, a lot of sports have specific injuries, some are pretty bad like in NFL football. Many of the contact sports have ACL and all sorts of joint injuries.
Even golf has injuries as the repetition is hard on the joints and back.
If people are cycling on a flat road and have a cadence of over 60, I'd say that is very safe. Just don't crash if your a senior citizen...lol (I'll be there) If a cyclist does hills, I'd say the knees will eventually take most of the stress and have a higher probability of injury.
Knees get effected even at a higher cadence? I thought hills can be done by spinning, without hurting oneself
When the hills get steeper, most cyclists will 'stand' on the pedals and the force on the knees is greater. This over years/decades will eventually wear down the knee.