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It’s been three months since the biking community’s first exposure to the Revolution Bike Trainer and the positive reviews are pouring in.  The overall consensus: simulates road feel better, less wear and tear on your tires, and improves workout performance. What’s not to love!

LeMond Fitness Announces the Next Generation of Bike Trainers: The LeMond Revolution™, Featuring All-new Direct-Drive Technology

New High-Inertia Technology Trainer Provides Real-Road Feel and Experience

LeMond Fitness today announced its groundbreaking LeMond Revolution™ indoor bike trainer, technology that solves the “connection and feel” problems associated with traditional bike trainers. A direct drive, progressive resistance trainer that integrates with a bike’s drive train, the LeMond Revolution creates a real-road experience and eliminates inconsistent and difficult tire-to-roller connections with a design that requires a user to simply remove a bike’s rear wheel and slip the bike onto the trainer.

“This is a gigantic leap forward for indoor trainers," said LeMond Fitness founder Greg LeMond and three-time Tour de France champion.

The New Revolution Bike Trainer is starting to get some media attention.  Forum threads and blog posts are popping up on the internet. 

Here is a blog post from cyclingnews.com. http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/garmin-transitions-warming-up-on-new-lemond-trainer

Will Frischkorn and mechanic Geoff Brown put together one of the new Lemond Fitness Revolution trainers ahead of the Tour de France. And Will (briefly) contemplates a comeback.

LeMond Fitness today announced that its new Revolution will become the official bike trainer of Team Garmin-Transitions, the top American cycling team dedicated to ethical sporting and developing the next generation of cycling champions. Team riders will use the trainer, which will be made available to consumers in summer 2010, for warm-up sessions during the remainder of the Pro Cycling season, including the Tour de France.

To help warm up before the test athletes are provided with a number of fitness machines including the LeMond RevMaster Pro, g-Force Ut and g-Force RT. 

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Cycling and running won't guarantee you a sleek physique no matter how fast or how far you go.
 
Many people cycle and run on a regular basis and yet we still have very little muscle tone and definition.  We have all seen the toothpick thin runner or cyclist.  They are skinny but they are not chiseled.  There are also many people who cycle and run on a regular basis but still have additional fat around their waist line and no sculpting of their muscles.
 
A well rounded conditioning program includes overall conditioning to build muscle as well as endurance, strength and flexibility.  Strength training is a must to sculpt body shape, change body composition, and create an athletic appearance.

Here are a few tips that will help increase overall lean muscle mass and start to transform your muscle into toned athletic physique: Read More

Yes you should - do yoga!  Many of say that we will stretch after our workouts or on a recovery day, but it never happens.  Signing up for a stretching or yoga class can improve your daily performance and make a big difference in your weekly training plan.  
 
Many stretching and yoga classes focus on balance as well as increasing range of motion.  Better balance is an asset is running and cycling.  When you get off balance on the bike or if you start to turn an ankle running you can quickly recover if you have good balance and core strength.  Better balance reduces the chance for a fall.  Stretching can help with recovery because it increases blood flow to your muscles. It also can help with stress relieve by relaxing tense muscles that often accompany stress.

Here's a secret weapon that can significantly improve your athletic performance this spring - it's all about the zzzzzzz's. Research suggests that adding more sleep can improve everyday workouts and sports performance (www.aasmnet.org).  Here are 10 tips to get more sleep so you can be your best :
 
1) Allow 8-9 hours for sleep each night
2) Go to bed at the same time every night
3) Get up at the same time everyday
4) No television in the bedroom.  Leave the bedroom as your sanctuary for sleeping and sex
5) Place the alarm clock somewhere where it can be heard but not seen
6) Keep the bedroom dark and quiet
7) Invest in a good mattress.  
8) Keep your bedroom at a comfortable temperature
9) Stay on a consistent exercise program
10) Relax with a book, music or meditation to unwind before bed

Spring and summer often gives us all  a sense of urgency to lose any extra winter weight before pulling out those spandex cycling shorts and bathing suits.  Here are 12  great tips to take the winter weight off quickly.......