{"id":137565,"date":"2016-04-22T06:14:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T06:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=137565"},"modified":"2016-04-25T10:19:46","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T10:19:46","slug":"theres-no-right-wrong-cycling-body-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/04\/22\/theres-no-right-wrong-cycling-body-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s No Right or Wrong \u2019Cycling Body Weight\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>People who are even slightly overweight are often ridiculed for not exercising, and at the same time not at all supported in their efforts to start doing so. But that\u2019s not the way we think. Start riding with us!<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Cycling is a great way to exercise if your pants seem to get smaller and smaller. It&#8217;s easy on your joints. However, if you want to switch to longer bike rides the discomforts that are experienced by all bikers will be bigger. That doesn\u2019t mean you should give up though. So, if you happen to have some extra cushions around your waist, here are some useful tips on your happier rides.<\/p>\n<h3>Hills<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-137566\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/04\/profimedia-0088228831-2.jpg\" alt=\"Cycling is a great way to lose weight, but clothing manufacturers out there aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t thinking much about overweight people when designing their sport\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s wear. Also, many companies think that people over a certain size need only 100% cotton workout clothes, which get filled with sweat, get heavy, make your skin wet and chafed, and don't cool effectively.\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After you&#8217;ve climbed a few hills you will notice that you seem to climb them with more effort than thinner people, but you descend the hills with greater speed. Try to enjoy the better part! If you find neither of these fun, plan trips with gentle hills. Look at a topographical map before you ride to see how many hills you&#8217;ll be crossing.<\/p>\n<h3>Winds<\/h3>\n<p>Check the weather report for wind before you ride. The truth is if you are biking against the wind you may go about 10 km\/h slower than when you have a tailwind. You can ride more effortlessly and have more fun, but you&#8217;ll still be getting exercise. One option is to hitch a ride or take public transportation to your destination if the winds aren\u2019t in your favor, and ride back with a tailwind.<\/p>\n<h3>Larger Clothing<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-137567\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/04\/profimedia-0092845632-2.jpg\" alt=\"Check the weather report for wind before you ride. The truth is if you are biking against the wind you may go about 10 km\/h slower than when you have a tailwind. You can ride more effortlessly and have more fun, but you'll still be getting exercise. One option is to hitch a ride or take public transportation to your destination if the winds aren\u2019t in your favor, and ride back with a tailwind.\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cycling is a great way to lose weight, but clothing manufacturers out there aren\u2019t thinking much about overweight people when designing their sport\u2019s wear. Also, many companies think that people over a certain size need only 100% cotton workout clothes, which get filled with sweat, get heavy, make your skin wet and chafed, and don&#8217;t cool effectively.<\/p>\n<p>So what if you can\u2019t fit into the same T-shirt you wore in sixth grade? It takes time, but you can still find cool wear. For example Nashbar.com and Performancebike.com shops are considered bigger-rider-friendly. BikeJerseys.com seem to have a selection of cool large jerseys too.<\/p>\n<p>You can also check Fat Lad at the Back, which is a range of cycle clothing designed in Yorkshire and made in Italy on Fatladattheback.com. According to the company owner, MAMILs \u2013 Middle-Aged Men in Lycra \u2013 can enjoy another helping of pudding, maybe an extra glass of red wine and know that they&#8217;ll still look good on their best road bike.<\/p>\n<h3>Saddle Sores<\/h3>\n<p>Saddle sores in the saddle area can be painful. They come from chafing while pedaling. As if bigger people already haven\u2019t enough body issues, it&#8217;s easy to see these as some sort of laughing in the face by Mother Nature. Don&#8217;t panic, pro bikers get them too. To prevent them, wear biking shorts and use some kind of anti-chafing product. The other thing is that after a couple of rides your body is going to get used to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People who are even slightly overweight are often ridiculed for not exercising, and at the same time not at all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":137568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[332],"tags":[355],"global-categories":[],"class_list":["post-137565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-and-training","tag-training"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>There\u2019s No Right or Wrong \u2019Cycling Body Weight\u2019 - \u0160koda We Love Cycling<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"People who are even slightly overweight are often ridiculed for not exercising, and at the same time not at all supported in their efforts to start doing\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/04\/22\/theres-no-right-wrong-cycling-body-weight\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"There\u2019s No Right or Wrong \u2019Cycling Body Weight\u2019\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"People who are even slightly overweight are often ridiculed for not exercising, and at the same time not at all supported in their efforts to start doing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/04\/22\/theres-no-right-wrong-cycling-body-weight\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"\u0160koda We Love Cycling\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-04-22T06:14:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-04-25T10:19:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/04\/profi3242242-2.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"525\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"350\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"jakubstepanek\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Adam Marsal\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/04\/22\/theres-no-right-wrong-cycling-body-weight\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/04\/22\/theres-no-right-wrong-cycling-body-weight\/\",\"name\":\"There\u2019s No Right or Wrong \u2019Cycling Body Weight\u2019 - 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