Happy Fourth of July Weekend! Hopefully you had a fun and safe holiday.
Rob and I snagged tickets to a concert at Red Rocks to see Uncle Kracker, Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray, and Blue Traveler. Smash Mouth was my first every CD, so I was pretty pumped to be there. Red Rocks is such an amazing venue to see a concert and the view of fireworks going off all around the city was gorgeous!
If you happened to overdo your holiday, check out these tips on how to bounce back the healthy way.
For today, I have a bike interval workout I wanted to share with you all.
I hurt my back on Wednesday while doing some landscape work as a volunteer program with the track team and had to scrap my running plans. (I am total fine now.) Instead, I hopped on the stationary bike and completed this 35-minute interval workout. Biking at a 15 resistance is no joke!
A few tips to keep in mind for when you’re bike riding:
- Don’t lean all your body weight on your hands; use your core to support some of your weight and help prevent lower back pain.
- Adjust the bike seat so only your toe touches the ground. This will help maximize your leg power without injuring your joints.
- Push the pedals with the balls of your feet/toes. If you’re on a stationary bike, or a regular/non clip-in shoe bike, it’s easy to push from the middle of your foot, but you will optimize your power and speed if you push from the balls of your feet/toes.
RQ: How was your fourth? Do you bike regularly or as a form of recovery?
I’m Brooke Selb, a Personal Trainer and Health Coach specializing in helping busy moms and moms to be to easily juggle mom life with family friendly recipes, and easy exercise routines to help you achieve your fitness goals that fit in with your already busy life with sound nutritional advice.
I STILL have never been to a show at Red Rocks. I need to get my act together. 🙂 Smashmouth was at Rock n Roll Denver a couple of years ago, but by the time they even started, I’d been finished for a while and was getting grumpy and hungry and just wanted to shower. We waited through a few songs that weren’t “Walking on the Sun” and then gave up. 🙂
Anyway, I’m glad your back is better now!
I’ve been looking for a good bike routine. I’ll have to give this one a go. Thanks for sharing!
I cycles every day to work. So much quicker and easier than struggling in the traffic and keeps me fit!