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Stretching for Cycling.

‎05-25-2020 13:02

‎05-25-2020 13:02

Hey Fitbit Community.  

 

I am looking for some really good stretches or some kind of exercise or something for my butt!! 

 

I want to start doing longer bike rides and just this past Saturday i did 31km's and it went pretty good. I have a goal set for 50Km by the end of this very short northern Canadian summer.  I found a pace that works for me that get's my heart rate up and i can feel my body working.

 

However, lol.....

 

When i got home and got off my bike i just about collapsed from the shooting pains in what i want to say might be my Gluteus Minimum or Obturator Internus? I'm not a doctor nor will even pretend to know what i am talking about, but looking at muscle diagrams and trying to pinpoint the area of the pain i feel like those two muscles may be the likely suspects. 

 

I could barely walk for about 2 hours so i would love to know some good daily routine stretches and pre-ride stretches for any muscles in that butt area. Just something to maybe lessen that crippling pain when i am done.

 

I was super stoked at how easy the ride seemed to be only be incredibly deflated simply by stepping off my bike and almost ragdoll-ing to my garage floor. 🤣

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‎05-25-2020 14:04

‎05-25-2020 14:04

I did some googling and the consensus i got was that the biggest answer to the butt pain problem is linked to the type of bicycle seat you are using or its adjustment.

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‎05-26-2020 15:18

In response to Bill_k

‎05-26-2020 15:18

Cool. thanks for googling. 

 

I did some youtubing and there are some good stretches on there i have tried and can definitely feel. They just don't seem to target the area i was feeling the most pain in on the weekend. But perhaps if i spend the next fe days working those stretches into my daily activity i may notice a difference. 

 

Thanks kindly for your help. 

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