Every Woman's Guide to Cycling: Everything You Need to Know, From Buying Your First Bike to Winning Your First Race

by Selene Yeager

Overview

More women than ever before are jumping on their saddles to enjoy one of the fastest growing sports in the country-and to improve cardiovascular fitness, control their weight, and liven up their social lives. At the same time, cycling remains very much a "man's sport," an intimidating world that can be difficult for women to navigate.

Now celebrity spokeswoman Selene Yeager covers all the basics-for all ages and fitness levels. Women will learn...

- How to find the perfect bike and other essential equipment
- How to shift, spin, climb mountains, and get back down
- Training techniques that take it up a notch
- What to eat off-and on-a bike
- Competition craziness-race information and strategies
- Why guys who work in bike shops act the way they do
- And more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780451223043
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/04/2008
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	572,886
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Selene Yeager is a bestselling professional health and fitness author who is also a certified personal trainer, triathlete, and professional mountain bike racer. She has written, co-written, and contributed to more than two dozen books such as ROAR, Bike Your Butt Off!, and Get Fast! She is a frequent contributor to Runner's World, Women's Health, and Shape magazines, and has a regular advice column for Bicycling magazine called "Fit Chick." She lives in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Destination Cyclist     1
Finding the Right Ride     7
Gearing Up     43
How to Ride     59
How to Train     91
Build Your Training Plan     112
Let's Race!     227
Cycling Food     244
The Health of It     266
Get Your Hands Dirty     283
Time to Ride     295