Purge your stress thanks to Mountain Biking by Daniel De Luca

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Purge your stress by doing

Mountain BikingDaniel De Luca

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Feels Familiar ?

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Purge is needed ! Regularly

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Sport is a solution, MTB is my

choice• Helps?

• Change your mindset

• Concentrate on

something different

• How/Why?

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Physical benefits of MTB

• 600 to 1000 calories / hour

• Increase muscle strength

• Improve cardiovascular health

• Build endurance

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Emotional benefits of MTB

• Reduce stress

• Increase self-esteem

• Sense of challenge and adventure

• Build riders community

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Outdoor benefits of MTB

• Nature discoveries

• Unexpected Wildlife encounters

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Benefits of MTB

• Revenge on cars

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MTB Equipment (Head)

• Helmet (the most important)

• Hats & Under Helmet (Puff)

• Glasses (Photochromic)

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• Outfit (summer, winter)

• Gloves (summer, winter)

• Jersey

• Shorts

MTB Equipment (Clothing)

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MTB Equipment (Shoes)

• Various sorts

• With/out clips

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MTB Equipment (Extra)

• Backpack CamelBack (+drinks, energy bars)

• Sport Cam

• First-Aid Kit, Whistle

• GPS/Compas/Maps

• Mobile Phone

• Tires, Tubes, Chain repair

• Part of a riders community; stop, help and share in case

of needs.

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MTB Bikes

• Wheel size

• 26”

• 29”

• Front Suspension Only

• HardTrail

• Full-Suspension

• Cross-Country, Trail, All-Mountain, Freeride, Downhill

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MTB Bikes

• Tandem

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MTB Bikes

• Unicycle (aka: Muni)

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MTB Training• Plan your track (GPS guided, look on the Net)

• Checklist before you start

• Start calm to warm-up

• Cycle

• Short High Intensive effort

• Smooth increase

• Concentrate on breath (find your rhythm)

• Recuperation (flat trail)

• Watch ahead, anticipate difficulties

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Enjoy a safe Ride