GUIDE – Riding Well – Chi Riding
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Riding well (Chi Riding) can help your riding & offer you so much more from your biking. Riding well will help you be more comfortable and efficient when you ride and therefore make riding easier. It can help add to the long term and lifestyle benefits you get from riding. So embrace learning to Ride Well – Chi Riding and see the difference it can make for you.
The steps to Riding Well – Chi Riding are
- Your Riding position
- Using your core muscles on the bike
- Breathing well on the bike
- Pedaling efficiently
Make riding a part of your lifestyle and ride well.
Your Riding Position
To support your comfort on the bike and make riding feel easier we refer to you riding in an A position. The sides and middle of the A represent parts of your body.
- One side of the A is the full length of your back
- The other side of the A is your arms
- The horizontal line connecting the two sides is the connection between the back and the arms
By considering your position relative to an A we hope it will make it easier for you to both visualise and achieve a good riding position.
Read our story and view the video on the A riding position.
Using your Core when you Ride
To both achieve and maintain the A riding position on a bike you need to activate and use your core muscles. You rely on these core muscles to maintain this position for the duration of your ride.
Initially this may be a challenge but the more you try to maintain an A position during a ride the more you will be activating and strengthening your core muscles. Having a good core is beneficial on the bike but it will have great benefits to movement in other parts of your life as well.
Read our story on core muscles and their involvement in A riding position.
Breath Well on the Bike
How you breath is often a forgotten part of movement and activity and this is no different on the bike. Having an A position that you are able to hold but you are relaxed in, is important for being able to breath well. A strong but relaxed position allows you to use the right breathing muscles when on your bike. Having relaxed shoulders and elbows, and a relaxed grip, is important to reducing tension through your chest and will help you to be able to breath correctly when you bike.
Read our story on breathing efficiently when you ride.
Pedal EfficientlyÂ
There are many parts to pedaling efficiently, so there is a lot for you to consider. The placement of your foot on the pedal. The alignment of your knee in relation to your foot. Whether you push evenly through the left and the right leg. Do you generate an efficient circular motion by how, when and what leg pushes throughout this circular motion?
Read our story on the correct pedaling technique.
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Comfort can be achieved through a number of different strategies. Understand your options on your journey to comfort.
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Starting & Stopping
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More Time on the Bike & Your Body
When choosing to ride more we must give our bodies time to adjust. This simple story discusses increasing your riding.
E-Bikes & Grandkids
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