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A Former Professional Cyclist Shared His Best Advice for Avoiding Saddle Sores

  A Former Professional Cyclist Shared His Best Advice for Avoiding Saddle Sores HAVE YOU TRIED GOING COMMANDO? A lot of people have taken up cycling this year,  among other exercises , as a way of staying fit and active during the pandemic. And among them, plenty will undoubtedly have ended up experiencing one of the less enjoyable aspects of a long bike ride that can be a  literal  pain in the butt: saddle sores. In a recent video on the Global Cycling Network’s YouTube channel, former professional cyclist James Lowsley-Williams shared his expert tips on how to keep your ass comfortable and safe on your next ride. SADDLE SEAT The saddle is the point of contact with your body where the bike is taking the most weight, and so it’s paramount that you find a saddle that fits. “Cyclists sit on their sit bones (ischial tuberosities). Now we need to know our measurement between those two sit bones,” says James says, adding that this is a service offered at bike shops. “If you go too big, it
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20 Healthy Dinner Recipes That Can Help You Lose Weight

  20 Healthy Dinner Recipes That Can Help You Lose Weight I f one of your goals is to cook more (and healthier) at home to stick to your weight-loss efforts, you’ll want to set yourself up for success. A key part of that is making sure you’ve got an arsenal of new healthy dinner recipes to whip up, that are *also* delicious. It can feel damn near torturous to put together something nutritious   and  flavorful after a long day of work. But once you have a meal-planning playbook, your dinner game is going to improve. Also, you won’t be tempted to order takeout if you already have a yummy , weight loss-friendly meal prepped and ready to go. These 20 healthy dinner recipes for weight loss each have 500 calories or less, and will leave you satisfied enough to stave off cravings until breakfast. Eating healthy after 5 p.m. just got so much easier. This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more informati