Mix Up Your Cross-Training With These Low-Impact Exercises

Low-impact exercises that build muscle and stamina are a great way to add variety to your training, and move your body in different ways—especially if you’re on the bike a lot in a forward-leaning posture. Plus, adding cross-training and low-impact exercises to your routine can help strengthen your core, legs, and arms, which can help stave off injury. “We tend to want to specialize and spend so much time on our bikes,” says Menachem Brodie, cycling coach at Human Vortex Training. “But cross training works your body, muscles, and connective tissues in a way that’s different from what we get on the bike.” [View in Browser]( [Bicycling]( [SHOP]( [EXCLUSIVE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [Mix Up Your Cross-Training With These Low-Impact Exercises]( [Mix Up Your Cross-Training With These Low-Impact Exercises]( [Mix Up Your Cross-Training With These Low-Impact Exercises]( Low-impact exercises that build muscle and stamina are a great way to add variety to your training, and move your body in different ways—especially if you’re on the bike a lot in a forward-leaning posture. Plus, adding cross-training and low-impact exercises to your routine can help strengthen your core, legs, and arms, which can help stave off injury. “We tend to want to specialize and spend so much time on our bikes,” says Menachem Brodie, cycling coach at Human Vortex Training. “But cross training works your body, muscles, and connective tissues in a way that’s different from what we get on the bike.” Low-impact exercises that build muscle and stamina are a great way to add variety to your training, and move your body in different ways—especially if you’re on the bike a lot in a forward-leaning posture. Plus, adding cross-training and low-impact exercises to your routine can help strengthen your core, legs, and arms, which can help stave off injury. “We tend to want to specialize and spend so much time on our bikes,” says Menachem Brodie, cycling coach at Human Vortex Training. “But cross training works your body, muscles, and connective tissues in a way that’s different from what we get on the bike.” [Read More]( [Read More](   [2024 Giro d’Italia Women: Elisa Longo-Borghini Secures Historic Overall Victory]( [2024 Giro d’Italia Women: Elisa Longo-Borghini Secures Historic Overall Victory]( In a nail-biting finale, Longo Borghini held off Lotte Kopecky to claim the GC victory in L’Aquila. Kim Le Court took the stage win after a relentless final climb. [Read More](     [Stage 15 Will Be Another Tough Day. Could Tadej Pogačar Lock Up the Tour de France Win?]( [Stage 15 Will Be Another Tough Day. Could Tadej Pogačar Lock Up the Tour de France Win?]( Bastille Day will bring plenty of fireworks—and a potentially decisive day for the general classification. [Read More](   [Tour de France Stage 14: Tadej Pogačar Wins the Stage and Solidifies His Overall Lead]( [Tour de France Stage 14: Tadej Pogačar Wins the Stage and Solidifies His Overall Lead]( The yellow jersey won his second stage of this Tour and put more time between him and defending champion Jonas Vingegaard. [Read More](     [2024 Tour de France: Results from Stage 14]( [2024 Tour de France: Results from Stage 14]( Tadej Pogačar attacked and won another stage of the Tour de France [Read More](   [Sore After a Day in the Saddle? The Best Foam Rollers Start at $15.]( [Sore After a Day in the Saddle? The Best Foam Rollers Start at $15.]( I’ve used many of these, and whether you’re looking for light pressure or vibration-assisted myofascial release, one of them will do the job. [Read More](   [90-Day Transformation Challenge: Abs]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo]( [Need Assistance? Contact Us.](mailto:membersupport@bicycling.com) Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Notice]( | [CA Notice at Collection]( Bicycling is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2024 Hearst Magazines, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779