Exercising specific to motorcycling
 

Any of you do any exercises (yes I'm talking physical activity) that helps you with your motorcycling? If so, what do you do and what benefits have you seen?

alot of pro's ride bicycles.

I would say most important is abs and back

martial arts. Seriously.

Keeps my muscles loose and helps with leg strength for long rides.

When I first started riding I did some weight lifting to improve my upper body strength. Other than that, nothing specifically geared toward riding.

Great thread!

I'm at the gym regularly but I found that my lower back would get tired after a day of riding so I added in more strength exercising for that and it has def helped. I don't even notice it anymore.

The fastest guy I know is a 4x black belt. I have no doubt whatsoever that there's serious crossover. He has uncanny balance, eye-hand coordination, and sensitivity to what the bike is doing. He gets on anything and is insta-fast.

I work out hard, 5-6 days a week. I also follow a very strict diet. I have been doing this since 2005, about the same time I started riding. It has had a very significant impact on how well I handle my bike.

Any kind of physical conditioning will help. For cardio, bicycling is a good one, especially for a sportbike riding position.

Weight training, on your entire body, will also help a lot.

Being in better physicial condition also means you bounce back quicker from an accident, God forbid.

Kegals

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Pedal bicycles - and work on core strength.