Originally Posted by
John_V
On a lot of the charity rides I do, especially the new ones, I also do a lot of walking around at the SAG stops since I don't always know where they are located. Depending on how long I stop, walking is as good as a cool down period, for me. Either way, it's a gradual increase and decrease in the amount of work my legs do.
That makes sense to me! Even if the lactic acid rationale is an "old physician's tale" there's bound to be some good reason for a cool-down.