Cycling and Mental Health Archives - We Love Cycling magazine

Is Eating Ultra-Processed Foods Ruining Your Mood?

November 4, 2022 at 1:27 pm6 min reading

Who doesn’t like cookies, chips or breakfast cereal? Unfortunately, evidence that they are not very good for us is mounting. A new study connects eating these types of ultra-processed foods with more adverse mental health symptoms. Let’s take a closer look to see how much…

Dealing with the Challenges of Adjusting to Off-season Mode

November 3, 2022 at 10:37 am6 min reading

Road cycling

It’s that time of year again. As professional athletes, I think it’s crucial that we speak more about the challenges of adjusting to off-season mode. Downshifting after a packed racing season can be very challenging. Going from a full-day schedule where you work out your…

Being in Nature Is Good for Your Mind, Body and Even Diet!

August 4, 2022 at 5:57 am5 min reading

Health & Training

We know that spending quality time in green spaces is good for physical and mental health. New research suggests that being connected to nature can improve our diet too. Can riding your bike among the trees help you eat better?

Cycling and Social Media: How To Keep The Relationship Healthy

July 13, 2022 at 1:51 pm6 min reading

Socialising and Culture

If you’ve ever felt drained by trying to navigate your relationship with social media – we feel you! Of course, there are tons of great online cycling communities and publications to engage with. Still, there is also the temptation to slip into unhealthy comparison habits…

Love Cycling? Here’s Why You Should Try Yoga

May 27, 2022 at 12:22 pm6 min reading

Health & Training

If you clock a lot of mileage in the saddle, you probably spend a decent chunk of time thinking about how to increase your endurance, speed, and power. Mobility, breathing, and strength, on the other hand? Well, they might not be quite so top of…

Why It’s Important to Listen to Your Body by Kasia Niewiadoma

May 17, 2022 at 2:17 pm6 min reading

Health & Training

There are so many dynamics to navigate as a professional athlete. We have never before had access to so much information about how our bodies work and how we can use specific training or nutrition techniques to get the results we want. Unfortunately, sometimes all…

The Importance of the Social Bike Ride Post-Pandemic

February 4, 2022 at 6:40 pm6 min reading

Socialising and Culture

I’m not sure about you but I don’t know a single person who hasn’t found the pandemic at least somewhat difficult. The spectrum of struggle is certainly a wide one and most of us sit firmly somewhere on that line, often moving up and down…

What The Case of Olivia Podmore Can Tell Us About Mental Health in Professional Cycling

November 3, 2021 at 2:39 pm6 min reading

Socialising and Culture

As a cycling community, we have recently come a long way in bettering the conversation around mental health. From prominent figures opening up publicly about their struggles with mental illness to the rise of communities on social media focused on self-care and mutual support, mental…

How Having a Cycling “Micro-Adventure” Can Improve Your Mental Health

July 23, 2021 at 8:34 am6 min reading

Health & Training

Travel, as we knew it before the pandemic, is likely not going to return anytime soon. In fact, with all the disruptions and destruction that COVID-19 has caused, international travel may never truly recover the full force it had at the beginning of 2020. And…

Cycling During the Pandemic: “Alone but Connected”

July 23, 2021 at 8:18 am6 min reading

Health & Training

We talk a lot about how special the cycling community is and the numerous benefits it can have on mental health. Although some cycling circles are still pegged with a reputation of elitism or snobbery, we know that as more and more people discover the…