Any cycle commuters do daily stretches on arrival (or perhaps before leaving) work? What stretches are important enough for you to always make time for?
I sometimes do stretches on getting back home at the end of the day, but usually only if it was an extended commute where I worked up a good sweat. Do you bother with stretches after a easier commute?
Currently my commutes are between 4 and 7 miles.
Abi Carver 15 min yoga.....
You might not do the full 15 mins with all the breathing and relaxation, but the positions / stretches can be extracted easily enough.
Never used to but I've got some major nerve trappage these days so I'm doing about 15 mins a day, especially piriformis and neck / shoulder area. Commute is about 2h a day though.
Yeah, the Abi Carver 15 min post ride stretch is a good one, you'll want a yoga/camping mat ideally. I also try to do itb stretches as I have an old running injury that flares up sometimes.
What if most days you only have 5 minutes?
No evidence that stretches do any good if you like an evidence base for your practice. Personally I have never bothered
Get to work 10 mins earlier? Seriously though, if you watch the video, there's about 5 mins of breathing exercise at the beginning that you could skip (although it is quite good) and a short relaxation bit at the end. Do the routine a couple of times and learn the bits that benefit you most, then do the full lot when you get home.
It's not really worth it after a four mile ride!
Sitting at a desk all day is what'll **** you up.
If you've only got five mins then you could just do different ones each day
hip flexors/quads & hamstrings (medial and lateral)
Adductors and abductors
TFL and calves
QL and abs
I probably wouldn't bother unless you're in pain already.
[i]It’s not really worth it after a four mile ride!
Sitting at a desk all day is what’ll **** you up.[/i]
This.