{"id":8126,"date":"2014-05-13T22:40:03","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T22:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?p=8126"},"modified":"2023-10-18T20:01:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T03:01:05","slug":"upper-body-stretches-for-cyclists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/05\/13\/upper-body-stretches-for-cyclists\/","title":{"rendered":"Upper Body Stretches for Cyclists"},"content":{"rendered":"

W<\/span>hile most bicycle stretching discussions tend to focus \u00a0on the legs. the below stretches will work your upper body. Personally I’ve been doing yoga stretching for \u00a0over 21 years and do a lot more work above the waist than what \u00a0they are suggesting here, along with a lot of very important hip work, but this is a start….<\/p>\n

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While most bicycle stretching discussions tend to focus \u00a0on the legs. the below stretches will work your upper body. 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