Originally Posted by
BarracksSi
Wow, interesting. I figured that cycling really isn't a great full-body exercise anyway. Take Machka's advice and get crankin' on some other exercise routines. Mix it up a lot, too, when you get into the swing of things.
Cycling actually causes a muscle imbalance in the quads (cycling develops 3 of the quads really well, but not so much the 4th) so sports Drs recommend doing weights and other exercises to overcome that imbalance. That particular imbalance can cause a lot of knee difficulties because the knee is pulled out of alignment by the stronger quads.
And cycling isn't very good at developing strong bones ... again weight lifting can help with that.
So it is good to do a variety of things ... plus it keeps it interesting.
