FREE childrens and family cycle training
FREE childrens and family cycle training in Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School, Oxford Road, Aylesbury during half term. Sunday 26th October and Monday 27th October click here to register.
Cyclists needed for filming of Midsomer Murders
If you would like the opportunity to get you and your bike on the telly, now's your chance! We need cyclists to appear in Midsomer Murders click here.
Do our cycling fitness programme for beginners!
Click here to download our six week fitness programme.
Have you made New Year resolution to get fit? Give cycling a go. You'll be surprised how enjoyable and easy it is. Unlike the gym it’s free and you don’t necessarily have to find extra time in the day. You could incorporate it into your every day activity, such as cycling to work instead of driving.
Check out the six week cycling programme we’ve designed to improve your basic aerobic fitness, particularly if you haven’t done any exercise for a while. Cycle on relatively flat terrain such as a stretch of flat road, cycle track or path and try and work at 60-80% of your maximum heart rate.
Want some help planning your routes? If you would like us to put together a programme of cycle routes using the new Gemstone Cycleways to match the cycling programme or to meet the number of hours or miles you want to cycle each week email us at cycling@buckscc.gov.uk Just tell us where you live, how far or how many hours you want to cycle a week and we’ll work out your routes.
If you’re a real cycling beginner, you might find it helpful to read these cycling terms:
- RPM is 'rev per minute' i.e. the number of times your pedal goes round in 1 minute. Pedal rate is called cadence. 80-90 rpm is an efficient rate of pedalling. If you can’t count over one minute, count it over ten seconds and multiply it by 6. So to achieve 90 rpm you need to get 15 revs in 10 seconds.
- Leisurely cycling is a very light effort working at less than or about 60% of your maximum heart rate
- Moderate cycling is putting in more effort than leisurely cycling working at 65-75% of your maximum heart rate
- Steady speed is maintaining a steady pedal rate – about 80-90 rpm
Click here to download our six week fitness programme.