Comments on: Stretching for Cycling http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/cycling/stretching-for-cycling/ Cycling info - advice and tips Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:55:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Recovering From A Long Ride | Cycling UK http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/cycling/stretching-for-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-10859 Recovering From A Long Ride | Cycling UK Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:19:16 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=764#comment-10859 [...] After a long ride and tired muscles, stretching seems the natural thing to do and try and relieve the tired muscles. Stretching exercises [...] [...] After a long ride and tired muscles, stretching seems the natural thing to do and try and relieve the tired muscles. Stretching exercises [...]

]]> By: John Girvin http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/cycling/stretching-for-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-8405 John Girvin Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:48:32 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=764#comment-8405 I wasn't aware the "touch your toes" stretch wasn't great for hamstrings, thanks for the tip. Another stretch I personally find very useful is for hips: sit on the floor with your back against a wall and legs out in front of you; keeping your back straight, lift one knee (leg bent) up to your chin and squeeze the leg towards your chest and off to the side; swap and repeat for the other leg. I feel it in the hip and across the front of my thigh. I wasn’t aware the “touch your toes” stretch wasn’t great for hamstrings, thanks for the tip.

Another stretch I personally find very useful is for hips: sit on the floor with your back against a wall and legs out in front of you; keeping your back straight, lift one knee (leg bent) up to your chin and squeeze the leg towards your chest and off to the side; swap and repeat for the other leg. I feel it in the hip and across the front of my thigh.

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