cycling every day, good or bad ?

[CasualGuy227Participant 170]

Well in a effort to get into better shape was thinking of taking up cycling every day if possible and slowly building it up and progressing it.

Any one on here do this kind of stuff before and had any problems maybe ?

Thanks in advance

– Casual Guy

[MattNYCParticipant 2329]

I’m more in to strength training than cardio, but if you’re going to pursue it daily I’d recommend cycling for the same reason bunkermode did – long-term impact puts knees & hips @ risk.

I’d also recommend at least 1 day/week as a rest day, more likely 2/week depending on how hard you’re pushing your body during workout days.

[WallyParticipant]

I have found a pattern of alternating weight lifting one day, then bike the next as most beneficial.

3 days of weight lifting, 3 days bike, one day rest.

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[Anonymous 18]

Prolonged and long-term cycling places lots of pressure on the prostate gland. I used to do cycling in trails as a hobby. Although not long enough, and never having issues. But I do remember reading up on cyclists on forums having trouble. Especially with the hard plastic kind seats.

there is some evidence (see Mayo Clinic) that trauma from bicycle riding can irritate a man’s prostate and could exacerbate, and some suggest lead, to prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate) or chronic pelvic pain syndrome. A recent study by published in the Journal of Men’s Health (Volume 11:2:2014) lead by researchers at University College London on erectile dysfunction and infertility and prostate cancer in regular cyclists found no link between cycling and infertility and or between erectile dysfunction and cycling. It did however find that there was an increased risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer in those men over 50 who cycled over 3.76 hours per week and particularly in those men who cycled more than 8.5 hours per week.

http://www.prostatescotland.org.uk/information/frequently-asked-questions/can-cycling-affect-the-prostate.html

[MGHOW PaladinParticipant 95]

You should do any time of cardio exercise every day. Like running, jogging, or cycling. It helps the heart. If you’re trying to build muscle, try to do it every other day to let the muscles rest a day in between and to let them heal and grow.

Myself, I try to run at least on the tredmill 5 miles a day.

[CasualGuy227Participant 170]

Thanks for the tips so far guys.

And thanks @iLearn I will look at that article some time.

I just wanted to do it as an addition to my strenght trainning and figuered if I did more cardio on a bike id have to do less in a gym session I already got some new strength trainning reigime with TRX which is proving to be pretty fun and a good change of pace.

[OldBillParticipant]

You’re correct in thinking that you need to strike a balance between strength training and cardio, CasualGuy. Too many men focus one to the detriment of the other.

The best long term cardio exercise is swimming. Your body is supported, most of your various joints, muscles, tendons, and whatnot are involved, and the ease of changing strokes means you can easily avoid the repetitious motions which risk injury. That last bit is key to any cardio workout.

While running and jogging puts pressure on the ankles, knees, and hips, it’s the repetition which leads to injury. Subjecting the same body parts to the same shocks/pressures in the same fashion over and over and over is what leads to eventual damage. It’s that repetition which makes even “walking” on treadmills, inclines, elliptical machines, stair climbers, and the like just as damaging in the long term.

As for cycling, I know many devoted cyclists, guys who think pedaling 100+ km a day is just a warm-up. They’ve mentioned the possible prostate issues but most believe that selecting a proper seat mitigates the risk. The science is new regarding this and, naturally, governments won’t be spending any money on something which only effects men.

Look at the incredible disparity between breast cancer deaths/funding and prostate cancer deaths/funding if you still aren’t convinced that our masters do not care for us at all.

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[DeepInThoughtParticipant 2710]

Cycling yes.

Jogging no.

I have been at the same place for decades. All joggers got knee and hip replacements.

Agree, however at 40 I only run 2-3 times a week on a treadmill at the gym for 30 mins max. 15 min steady pace then 15 min HIIT (1 min hard run, 1 min walk intervals) but I also cycle and paddle a surf ski.

[hollowtipsParticipant 681]

From what I’ve experience you’ll reap much greater gains from weightlifting then cycling. With that being said if you can cycle instead of using a vehicle for a commute of less than an hour to and from work you’ll save massive amounts of money and improve your health at the same time. I recommend high intensity cycling over low methodical medium energy cycling as well.. Stuff that gets your heart rate up. And I would limit myself to 4-5 days a week, not every single day.

[Anonymous 6]

For almost 3 years I road a bike 6(to12 if I had errands)miles a day 365 days a year, 5 days a week 2 more years before that. Its possible but I kept blowing my knee out, like to ride fast, its since healed since looking for new job. So been riding a mountain bike for about a good 20 years, it definitely lowered my high blood pressure. I try to lift weights everyday also, just started that 3 months ago when I got a 2nd bench bar, and use a separate curl bar, & barbell. Have weights for legs when I’m not lazy.

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