The Benefits of Adding Pilates to your Cycling Routine and a Giveaway

Posted by: Jodie on: March 31 2010 • Categorized in: Exercise,Pilates

Cycling is a fantastic aerobic exercise or sport that will help build and maintain your cardiovascular health.  But riding for prolonged periods of time can stress the body, causing low back pain, tension in the shoulders, and strain on the wrists, as well as feeding muscular imbalances.  

Because cycling is a lower body dominant exercise, the upper body and core is often neglected in training. Cyclists need to train their core muscles to support their spine to maintain the proper riding position for the duration of their ride.  A strong core will help the cyclist generate more power in his or her pedaling rate.

Pilates will help a cyclists over all flexibility, core strength, improve their balance, Pilates will also help to correct muscular imbalances and improve your posture and create balnce and stability in the scapula.

 Pilates exercises to include in your training: Part 1

The Hundred

The Roll up

The Plank

The Pilates Swan

Pilates Swimming

The Spine Twist

The Teaser

Single leg kick

Double leg kick

The Pilates Pushup

Giveaway time!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The very generous Mary at Total Fitness DVDS has agreed to giveaway a  Gaiam Pilates Sculpt and Tone 2 DVD Set and CD to Jodie Pilates reader.

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Contest will close  midnight Friday April 9th 2010. Open to US residents only.

Tag Search: Pilates Core Training, pilates for cyclists, pilates swan, pilates teaser, plank, spine twist, the hundred, the roll up

Comments: 11 Comments

11 comments on “The Benefits of Adding Pilates to your Cycling Routine and a Giveaway”

1. jenn on April 1, 2010 at 10:24 am said:

   Cool giveaway!!!!

   Checked out the site. The Romana dvd looks cool too. She was Joseph’s sidekick right?
2. Jodie on April 1, 2010 at 1:05 pm said:

   She sure was.
3. Andrea@WellnessNotes on April 1, 2010 at 5:12 pm said:

   Great giveaway!

   The Gaiam Pilates Conditioning for Weight Loss DVD sounds great.
4. Michal on April 2, 2010 at 8:48 am said:

   I would love to add the yoga dance fusion dvd to my collection, i think that sounds like so much fun.
5. Michal on April 2, 2010 at 8:48 am said:

   I am now receiving their news letter
6. Michal on April 2, 2010 at 8:50 am said:

   Im subscribed to you now as well.
7. Michal on April 2, 2010 at 8:51 am said:

   Your already on my blogroll
8. Monica on April 5, 2010 at 7:29 am said:

   The Shiva Rea Fluid Power Vinyasa Flow Yoga dvd looks awesome. Would be a great addition to my collection of (2) dvd’s …
9. Monica on April 5, 2010 at 7:29 am said:

   Subscribed to your newsletter as well. Thank you!
10. Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) on April 6, 2010 at 4:53 pm said:

    Great giveaway…I would love any of the yoga dvds!