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The Voices of Conservation
May 8, 2008 / 46 minutes

Thanks to so many of you, we're able to make contributions to Audubon NY and the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. In this episode of t-chatter, listen to the voices of the women behind these conservation efforts. From the grassland and beaches of New York to the rice fields of Bolivia, their research is a sentinel on the state of our environment.

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Steel Really is Real
April 15, 2008 / 57 minutes

Join me for a delightful and informative discussion with Richard Schwinn about steel. Where it went, where it is and where it's going in bicycle frames.

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Yoga and Cycling
April 3, 2008 / 33 minutes

Andria Davis has just come out with a new yoga DVD for cyclists. In this interview, we talk about how yoga can help you balance your mind, strength and breathing to become a more proficient cyclist. An avid cyclist and kayaker, Andria has been practicing yoga since she was a teenager. She obviously loves what she does and enjoys sharing her knowledge with others.

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Thermal Comfort
March 13, 2008 / 43 minutes

Mark Newton, a physiologist with Gore Bike Wear discusses the ins and outs of regulating body temperature.

How often do you put off going for a bike ride because you don't like the discomfort of being cold? Are your male friends perfectly happy in shorts and tees while you have on fleece and lined jeans? If you're a woman, it goes with the territory. Mark explains why and how this may influence the design of cycling apparel in the future.

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Off the Bike Training
March 4, 2008 / 40 minutes

My conversation with Graeme Street about improving cycling fitness with off season training.

Core strength, yoga, strength and resistance training. They will all make you a better cyclist. Spend some time off the bike to become a better rider on the bike.

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Cycling Alaska in Winter
February 18, 2008 / 29 minutes

Since 1988, my friend Rocky Reifenstuhl has been riding the Yukon in Iditabike, the Yukon Arctic Ultra and the Iditarod Trail Invitational. On February 24, he begins an 1100 mile trip to Nome. If you shiver at the thought of riding at 25 degrees, consider a ride at minus 25 degrees! It's all about the clothes and the mind. And the incredible beauty: "Hoar frost glistens in my headlight as I alternate in awe between the absolute desolate, white indifference and the deafening silence of this black spruce-covered permafrost country. Tires crackle out a report that tells me this snow is COLD." So fix yourself a hot cup of cocoa and listen up. You can follow Rocky's progress on his website.

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The Path to Becoming a Normal Eater
February 15, 2008 / 37 minutes

Suzanne Girard Eberle, a board-certified sports dietitian discusses the path to becoming a normal (competent) eater.

Suzanne is a former elite runner and cyclist as well as a nutrition therapist. In this audio, she discusses eating "right", finding your ideal weight and the problem with weight loss as a goal. Good nutrition and healthy eating habits are built around three key elements: mind, muscle and mouth. Just as a three-legged stool is most sturdy with each leg intact, so is our nutritional foundation. Her book, Endurance Sports Nutrition, is applicable to all cyclists. To learn more or to order her book, visit her website.

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Weight Loss for the Female Cyclist
January 28, 2008 / 60 minutes

Graeme Street tells all about cycling and weight loss.

Learn why your current "healthy nutrition" is keeping you from losing body fat, the biggest mistake most female cyclists make when trying to lose weight...and how it can be fixed in 15 minutes and why your fueling strategies could actually be slowing down your rate of fat loss.

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To learn more about the birds discussed here, visit All About Birds. Audubon NY and the Vermont Center for Ecostudies are just a few of the conservation projects we sponsor.

Yoga for Cyclists, II, Road Edition is full of yoga sessions. Choose from post ride recovery, a quick 10 minute pre-ride warm up, a kick butt workout for those wintry days when its too cold to ride, and several other sessions to suit your needs.

While the snow is still flying, try Graeme's off-season training plan , save $30.00 and you'll be ready to go come the next off-season.

Complete with customizable menu plans, profiles and advice from elite endurance athletes, and strategies for avoiding the most common pitfalls of endurance training, Endurance Sports Nutrition will get you to the starting line - and more importantly, the finish line!

Put what you've heard to work with the Cyclo-FUEL nutrition plan. Simple, practical nutrition in combination with cycling can help every woman who wants to burn body fat, improve energy and optimize her health.