Top 5 Food Tips for Cyclists

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If you regularly cycle, whether for transport reasons or exercise, it is important that you ensure your diet is up to scratch. Even for those who simply glide along on their beach cruiser bikes, it is important that you pay just as much attention to your diet as a serious cyclist. Cycling for leisure or sport requires a healthy balanced diet that meets all the extra toils that cycling places on your body. If you cycle to stay in shape, there is little point to it if you are not also looking after your body with the food you place in it.

Here are 5 top tips for cyclists who are worried about their diet, whether you are a beginner or a veteran. Following these tips will ensure that your cycling fits well into your healthy diet, instead of being detrimental to your health.

1.  Watch how much you eat

If you are cycling to get fit as opposed to lose weight, you must replace the calories you burn whilst cycling. The best way to do this is to eat more healthy foods such as wholegrains and lean meats that will help replace what you’ve lost but also help in building up some muscle. If you are cycling to lose weight, you shouldn’t feel like you can eat more just because you have done some exercise – otherwise your weight will not change. However, if you have undertaken a really strong workout it is still important (dieting or not) that you eat properly to get your strength back and to help your muscles repair.

2.  Love lean meat

Protein is essential to help build up those muscles from all the cycling, but the type of protein you consume is very important. Lean meat (meat with little to no fat) is the best option because you fill all your protein needs without adding in extra unneeded fat. If you need help getting hold of lean meats then just ask a butcher for some help, or even try trimming fat from meat yourself to ensure that it is lean and healthy.

By: Limarie Cabrera

3.  Carbs are not the enemy

Almost every diet tries to portray carbs as the enemy: a food that must be avoided at all costs. However carbs are the fuel of your body and you need extra fuel when you exercise. Most nutritionists recommend a high-carb snack an hour before you exercise to give you the energy you need to power through. Otherwise you can end up dangerously low on fuel which can have extremely negative effects.

4.  Water water water

If you’re a cyclist then you know how important water is for your body. Sweating from cycling leads to massive dehydration, which can be lethal if you are not careful. You should take the water worship that you have on your bike into the real world as well. Stop drinking soda and other bad drinks and get drinking some water. It is great for you and will help you stay lovely and refreshed all day long. Many people when focusing on diets forget about what they drink, not realising that the calories from drinks often add up quicker than those from food. Ditch them and go natural with water, it’s the best thing both for your body and for your cycling.

Top 5 Food Tips for Cyclists – by Sonia Meehan. Sonia is a writer at Cruiser Bikes, a new online shop, selling mens and womens cruiser bikes for all ages.

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