Daily News Roundup September 16th – Texas Bicycling

How Exercise Prolongs Life by Making You Stronger from Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin As you age, you become progressively weaker. If you exercise regularly, you will not become as weak as other people your age who do not exercise. The same mechanism that makes you stronger will also help you to live [...]

Hip Fracture: Cycling’s Enemy #1

Dr. Mirkin writes:

Hip Fracture Usually Requires Hip Replacement

The most-feared injury among serious bicyclists is a broken hip. The femur hip bone is shaped like a shepherd’s crook. The blood supply to the ball at the top of the hip bone comes in through the neck just below the ball. If the neck or [...]

Vitamin D Could Help Sore Muscle Recovery

Today’s email newsletter from Dr. Mirkin describes his experience with large doses and small doses of vitamin D and how this affect sore muscle recovery. Link to Dr. Mirkin’s website.

From the newsletter:

When doctors don’t know the cause of a patient’s problem, they often give it a fancy name so you will believe they [...]

Healthy Living Initiatives

from www.BikeTexas.org

Healthy living initiatives are flourishing across Texas, and BikeTexas is working to ensure that bicycling is well represented, along with nutrition and physical activities such as walking, in these efforts. The first week in December was a busy one as we met with some of the great organizations involved in this effort!

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