Training/Fitness

      “It’s as easy a riding a bike…!” How often have you heard that? Sure, riding a bike down the road is easy, and most cyclists would rather work on fitness or explore the open road than spend time thinking about how to handle their bike. But the truth is that a little improvement in your skills can make riding easier, safer and a lot more fun. Developing your bike-handling skills will really pay off. And no matter how long you’ve been riding, the best time to start is right now. Check out our Training/Fitness section to find the right Joe Friel training program for you – so you can start preparing for your tour today!

• A Brief Introduction to Cycling Lingo

  Cycling lingo seems to have taken on a life of its own. Contributing writer, Sylva Florence helps us decipher the latest in cycling slang.

• Purchasing a New Bike

  Sylva Florence recently asked the ExperiencePlus! bicycle mechanics for their recommendations for how to go about buying a new bike.

• Joe Friel's Health Benefits of Cycling

  These exercise strategies will help you start and maintain a daily riding routine. Keep them up and before long you’ll forget you even needed such strategies in the first place.

• The Health Benefits of Bicycling and the Overall Benefits of Cycling to Work, Bike Riding for Fun, and Biking to Run Errands

  This is a summary of all articles from our web site on fitness training, bicycling for health, and training for a bicycle tour, for anyone determined to get fit, lose weight through cycling, and adopt a healthier life-style.

• Walking Fitness Resources

• Bicycle Training Programs

• Bicycle Tour Training Packets now available on the web

  ExperiencePlus! is pleased to announce that these customized Joe Friel Bicycle Training Packets are now available, not just for our customers, but for anyone preparing for a bicycle tour.

• Fluids and Endurance Exercise

  What you should know about Hyponatremia.

• Daily Bicycle Maintenance: Paying Attention to Your Bike

  Rich Young clarifies that "taking care of your bike doesn't have to require lots of time or mechanical expertise. All you need is your own eyes and ears, and a good local bike shop to help when you find something that needs attention" and provides his super-easy checklist of quick inspections.

• Trekking with Trekking Poles

  Having hiked thousands of miles, I can't recommend any single piece of equipment more highly than Trekking Poles. Here are my recommendations on why to buy trekking poles, how to buy trekking poles and how best to use trekking poles!

• A Guide to Weight Loss and Fun by Rick Price, Phd.

  Rick's way to diet, exercise and have fun, based on the Atkins Diet and Andrew Weil's "Eating Well for Optimal Health," with rewards of cycling and walking vacations.