Cycling indoors is great, yes, but it can also lead to some pretty gross issues. Because it’s often hotter than outside and there’s less cooling breeze to keep you dry, you’re at risk of more issues with saddle sores and other assorted gross stuff. You also tend to move less (think less standing, less maneuvering and shifting weight), which can lead to exacerbating issues with the warm/moist (sorry) environment. Over on Bicycling.com, I dug into a few of the most common issues–including swimmers ear!–and how you can fix, soothe and prevent them. (And yes, this applies to rollers as well!)
About Molly Hurford
Molly Hurford is a journalist in love with all things cycling, running, nutrition and movement-related. When not outside, she’s writing about being outside and healthy habits of athletes and interviewing world-class athletes and scientists for The Consummate Athlete. She’s the author of multiple books and her most recent project, Shred Girls, is a young adult fiction series and online community focused on getting girls excited about bikes. She also writes regularly for publications including Bicycling magazine, Outside, Map My Run, and Nylon. Molly is a little obsessed with getting people—especially women—psyched on adventure and being outside, and she regularly hosts talks and runs clinics for cyclists and teaches yoga online and IRL… And in her spare time, the former Ironman triathlete and cyclist now spends time racing ultra-runs on trails. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @mollyjhurford
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