{"id":140966,"date":"2016-05-24T14:11:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T14:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=140966"},"modified":"2016-05-24T14:11:50","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T14:11:50","slug":"mamil-one-without-even-knowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/05\/24\/mamil-one-without-even-knowing\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a MAMIL? You Could Be One Without Even Knowing It!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MAMILS, or \u2018Middle Aged Men in Lycra\u2019 as they are otherwise known, are the latest phenomena to come out of the increasing momentum amongst us all to get fit and stay fit, and not everyone\u2019s happy about it it seems.<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-140969\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/05\/profimedia-0143591432-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"The term MAMIL has now officially been immortalized in the Oxford English Dictionary, and as one horrified cycling widow wrote in the Daily Mail, it is defined as \u201ca middle-aged man who is a very keen road cyclist, typically one who rides an expensive bike and wears the type of clothing associated with professional cyclists.\u201d\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The term MAMIL has now officially been immortalized in the Oxford English Dictionary, and as one horrified cycling widow wrote in the Daily Mail, it is defined as \u201ca middle-aged man who is a very keen road cyclist, typically one who rides an expensive bike and wears the type of clothing associated with professional cyclists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It probably goes without saying that most people, professional or otherwise, look faintly ridiculous in head-to-toe cycling kit, but when it comes to performance it serves its purpose. Tight Lycra and accompanying sports materials allow for better performance, keeping the body streamlined. It doesn\u2019t get damaged by sweat or sunlight in the same way other materials do, and it absorbs little water so you don\u2019t get as cold if it rains. Some materials are also made for temperature control, so there\u2019s a reason for looking ever so silly. As for the colors, reflectors can be explained by safety reasons, but when it comes to lurid pink\u2026 well, that\u2019s for fun.<\/p>\n<p>The thing is, MAMILism is not just about the outfit, it\u2019s about the mentality, conversation and lifestyle that comes with it. We\u2019re not really talking about people who have been into cycling all their lives.\u00a0 We\u2019re talking about the people who have discovered the joy of two wheels later in their amateur careers, and revel in their increased fitness and the technicalities of their newfound love.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-140970\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/05\/profimedia-0282779285-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The thing is, MAMILism is not just about the outfit, it\u2019s about the mentality, conversation and lifestyle that comes with it. We\u2019re not really talking about people who have been into cycling all their lives.  We\u2019re talking about the people who have discovered the joy of two wheels later in their amateur careers, and revel in their increased fitness and the technicalities of their newfound love.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Along with the outfit and the general interest comes the dinner table conversation about quicker helmets and padded shorts, the pros and cons of cycling shoes, and the need for a personal trainer to improve their \u2018power to weight ratio\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Wonderful and enthusiastic as it all sounds to fellow cycling enthusiasts, writer Jennie Price, understandably, feels that this takes her \u2018cycling widow\u2019 status to a whole new level. There\u2019s a twinge of embarrassment and a touch of boredom thrown in for good measure when conversation is dominated by performance enhancing, neon clothing, gadgets, and a hint of obsessive behavior leading to a rather high level of spending on the MAMIL\u2019s new mistress.<\/p>\n<p>Could the MAMIL be falling into the other health and fitness dilemma du jour \u2013 the wellness debt cycle where a commitment to wellbeing leads to bank breaking spending on protein powders, health food products and yoga classes? 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