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Midge
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Re: Ask us a question! [Re: MTBLeague]
      #63965 - 11/06/2010 15:46

Whats cycling good for? ie what muscles improve, where does it burn fat etc etc.

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Tango
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Re: Ask us a question! [Re: Midge]
      #63966 - 11/06/2010 15:58

Erm, legs

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Sir_Queuesalot
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Reged: 05/12/2007
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Re: Ask us a question! [Re: Tango]
      #63967 - 11/06/2010 17:08

Core muscles

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xendistar
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Reged: 27/09/2009
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Re: Ask us a question! [Re: Midge]
      #63973 - 11/06/2010 17:54

Quote:

Whats cycling good for? ie what muscles improve, where does it burn fat etc etc.




Here you go a bit of light bed time reading

http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/olympics/Pages/Cycling.aspx

http://www.dft.gov.uk/cyclingengland/health-fitness/

http://www.ctc.org.uk/desktopdefault.aspx?Tabid=3385

http://www.bikeradar.com/fitness/article/fitness-10-cycling-myths-busted-21925

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fredmundo
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Re: Ask us a question! [Re: xendistar]
      #63975 - 11/06/2010 18:01

Sir q, is that core muscles..... or 'core muscles?

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xendistar
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Re: Ask us a question! [Re: fredmundo]
      #63976 - 11/06/2010 18:05

Quote:

Sir q, is that core muscles..... or 'core muscles?




Surely you mean..........cor muscles!!

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gorehound
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Re: Ask us a question! [Re: xendistar]
      #63989 - 11/06/2010 21:50

Good cardio workout as well.

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Sir_Queuesalot
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Re: Ask us a question! [Re: gorehound]
      #64009 - 12/06/2010 08:57

Don't confuse me with apostrophes!!

Don't they dispense medicine?

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MuppetAlex
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Re: Ask us a question! [Re: Sir_Queuesalot]
      #64372 - 16/06/2010 12:28

Yeah, but although handy I still prefer a decent mage or, just for the hell of it, I like to play Barbarians.

lol

(Geek joke)

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