Tag: Disease
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Boosting Your Gravel Cycling Performance: The Benefits and Risks of Sodium Bicarb Supplementation
Gravel cycling, like any endurance sport, requires a significant amount of physical exertion and can push the body to its limits. Athletes are constantly looking for ways to enhance their performance and gain a competitive edge. One method that has gained attention in recent years is the use of bicarbonate soda to improve cycling performance.…
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Tifosi Optics Backs Breast Cancer Research with Awareness Collection
A portion of each sale will be donated to the Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation Watkinsville, GA (September 6, 2022) — Tifosi Optics, a leading sport and lifestyle sunglasses brand, is proud to launch its Breast Cancer Awareness Collection featuring pink mirror lenses and pink frames. A portion of proceeds from each sale of the…
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Copper Triangle Springs Back to Life in 2021
Event has raised more than $1 million to transform lives and help people with Parkinson’s live well today Copper Mountain, Colo. — It’s all up from here! A full 79 miles, 6,500 elevation gain. Need we say more? Coming to you on Aug. 7 2021! Registration is open now. Registration is limited to the first…
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Tour Of Sufferlandria Exceeds Expectations For The Davis Phinney Foundation
The virtual cycling event raised more than $390K to help people with Parkinson’s live well today Mythical Nation, Worldwide — Wahoo SUF, an online platform that provides fierce (and fun) cycling, yoga, and strength training workouts for people all over the world and the Davis Phinney Foundation, raised $390,000 this year in their 9th annual…
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Races Are Happening, Should You Go?
Athletes are no longer asking whether they’re ready to race, they’re asking if they should. The answer is complicated. Usually, deciding to race is a pretty simple calculation. “Do I want to race? Am I ready?” Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, however, the equation has become much more complicated. While large races are cancelled almost…
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Racing Gravel in the Age of Covid-19: Encierro Velo 100k
The Encierro Velo 100k gravel grinder on Sunday (6/21/2020) was my first start (well second technically, but Old Man Winter got cut early) and there’s a chance it will be my last of 2020. My racing calendar was full in January, but COVID-19 has thrown a wrench in nearly every aspect of life. Best laid plans……
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CBD (Cannabidiol) for Cyclists: What We Know and What We Don’t
How is cannabidiol different from marijuana? CBD is the abbreviation for cannabidiol, the second most prevalent of the active ingredients of cannabis (marijuana). While CBD is a component of marijuana it does not cause a “high.” According to a report from the World Health Organization, “In humans, CBD exhibits no effects indicative of any abuse or dependence…
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Zwift “Tour for All” Charity Event for Doctors Without Borders
Today Zwift announced a new event titled “Tour for All”, a charity event to support Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in response to COVID-19. Five Zwift Tour for All Stages From May 4 to 30 Zwift’s Tour for All will be a five-stage event running from May 4th to 30th. Stages will be held…
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Indoor Cycling as Effective as Medication in Treating Parkinson’s Disease, New Study
Riding on an indoor bike three days per week appears to significantly decrease Parkinson’s symptoms for patients in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study published in the Lancet Neurology. Researchers found that high intensity aerobic exercise on a static bike, using interactive apps, provided ‘about the same improvement’ as medication…
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Ride To Extraordinary – The TNGA
Ride To Extraordinary is a new on-demand documentary series. Season #1 focuses on the TNGA (The Trans North Georgia Adventure). TNGA is more than a bikepacking race. It’s a test of will and endurance. It’s 357 miles filled with more than 50,000 feet of grueling climbs, wicked downhills, river crossings, hike-a-bikes, wild bears, boars, snakes…
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Eating Processed Foods Linked to Shorter Life Span
Instant noodles, breakfast cereal and chicken nuggets may be delicious, but they are also associated with an earlier death. Eating highly processed foods could shorten your life, a new study suggests. According to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine eating highly processed foods may shorten your life. The study tracked diet and health over eight…
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Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder. 5 Days. 400 Miles.
This looks like an awesome event and without a doubt, the Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder has the best event website I’ve ever seen. Press release: The Oregon Trail was a 2,000 mile adventure, the likes of which are hard to comprehend in modern times. Adventurers packed their worldly possessions into covered wagons, kissed their loved…
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The Right Amount of Alcohol? None.
A truly gigantic study entitled “Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016” has determined that no amount of alcohol should be recommended for ingestion. Via The Lancet: Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for global disease burden and causes substantial…
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A Big New Diet Study Just Disproved Several Theories on Weight Loss
The DIETFITS study published today isn’t super surprising, get 600 people to eat more vegetables and less added sugar for a year and they’ll lose weight. What is interesting in the study are the takeaways regarding what doesn’t matter when dieting. The study, published today in JAMA Nutrition provides a few key takeaways: Low-carb and…
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Long-Term Coffee Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
An interesting article regarding long-term coffee consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease was just published in Circulation. The meta-analysis, which included 35 cohort studies and 1,283,685 participants, suggests that long-term coffee consumption (3 to 5 cups per day) is cardio-protective and reduces your risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Background – Considerable controversy exists regarding…