5 rehab tips to get back in the saddle

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When an injury keeps you sidelined from the hobbies you love, it’s hard not to get impatient and frustrated. Michael Hobbs chats with Cabrini Allied Health Centre’s Kirby Young for his top five rehab tips to get you back on the bike, quicker. In a fast-paced world, a sudden injury can put your life into
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5 injury prevention tips to keep you riding

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There are many ways to avoid injury when riding. Michael Hobbs highlights five key tips for pain-free pedalling. It’s rare to meet a rider, indeed any sportsperson, that’s moves 100% pain-free. We’re continually searching for that weightless, free movement we once had, or thought we had in our youth. Though you may never reach this
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Ride On digest

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The week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Wednesday. Local news Should bike riders be licensed and/or bikes be registered? Last week NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay expressed an inclination towards licensing bike riders. He said, “I’m increasingly persuaded that we need to look at licenses for cyclists.” Meanwhile, Victoria’s
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Ride On digest

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The week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Wednesday. Local news Employees demand more secure bike parking Given the steady rise in bike commuter numbers in recent years, the Victorian State Government is considering increasing the minimum bike parking requirements for commercial buildings. Currently retail and office buildings must provide one
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New year’s riding resolutions

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Having the motivation to lead a healthier lifestyle and do more exercise is a great way to kick off the year, and January is the perfect time to set some goals to improve your riding and challenge yourself on the bike.  As the fireworks burst and shimmer in the sky, flushed with a drink or two and
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Out of the darkness

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Iain Treloar reflects on depression, mortality and the escape of bike riding.  It was a year ago that I heard he wasn’t well. There’d been signs—erratic behaviour, symbolic of the peaks and troughs in emotion that would retrospectively point to his diagnosis as bipolar. He’d been forced to move back home from interstate to rest
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Super six static stretches

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Post-ride stretching converts your valuable exercise into flexibility and stable posture. Vanessa Lougoon selects a super six collection of static stretches for maximum effect in minimal time. Workload guidelines > Perform each stretch two times each for 20–30 seconds for each stretch. (If time is limited perform only one set.) > Gently move into each position until you
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