6 tips for Motocross fitness
Posted on February 12, 2009
Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
1. The best thing you can do to improve your fitness for riding is ride your motocross bike. But it won’t help much if your cruising. You need to ride like you’re racing and push yourself for as long as you can. It will work every muscle you need for motocross riding.
2. Skipping is a great form of exercise. Not only will it increase your stamina, reflexes and stability it will also help prevent arm pump. Make sure you don’t cheat and jump on one foot, use both and penalise yourself if you miss a jump, adding more to the number you intended to do.
3. Mix up your exercise routine. Don’t just do running, go for a bike ride or swimming, or try another sport like surfing. If you put in 100% effort you’ll get a great work out and you’ll have fun doing it to. If you do go runnung make sure you have decent footwear so you don’t do unecessary damage to your knees and ankles.
4. When you are on the track and your tired and see someone just ahead of you, push yourself to catch up to them. Your heart rate will go through the roof. If you want to prepare yourself for the challenge practice spirints as part of your exercise routine whilst running or cycling.
5. Don’t try and build up big muscles. You need lean muscles which aid in stamina not brute strength.
6. Make sure you stretch before and after a riding so you are flexible and relaxed. The will reduce the amount of soreness you will get from riding hard.
Comments
Leave a Reply