Showing posts with label Lose Weight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lose Weight. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Stradalli Cycle Tells You the Secret to Lose Weight!


Stradalli Cycle is going to tell you how to lose weight. Enough with the excuses, enough with the dieting tricks and workout routines that don’t work. Stop buying treadmills and gym memberships. One word will help you to lose weight, get healthier and eat better. “CYCLE” No that’s not a joke, you can change your entire life with a cycle and we will show you how.

First let’s look at the reasons your attempted diets have failed in the past.

1.       Stressed, Tired and Broke: Your boss was on your back all day, you were late to pick up the kids from school and by the time you got home you had too much to do to actually get in the kitchen and cook a healthy meal. Dieting is next to impossible in these situations and it’s understandable. Heck, it is cheaper to take everyone out for burgers than cook something healthy. How can you commit to a diet with all of those obstacles?

2.       Stacy at work: You try to like Stacy at work, you really do but she keeps bringing in donuts every morning. Doesn’t she know you are trying to lose weight! Actually this is a common joke among people who are dieting, they notice that people offer them treats all the time when they are trying to stick to their diet. It really is weird. Someone has a birthday and they get a cake, you walk into the grocery store and they are giving out free cookies to try, where are these people when we are not trying to lose weight?

3.       Motivation: Breaking News! Buying a treadmill or getting a gym membership are not motivation for you to start exercising more often. We make this mistake over and over, we think that if we buy healthy food and expensive gym equipment it will motivate us if not force us to get healthier. A week later we are throwing out rotting veggies and trying to find a place for our new gym equipment in the garage.


So how is riding a Stradalli Cycle going to change all that? Isn’t a bike just another piece of gym equipment that we are going to buy and not use? That is a good question and you are asking that because you obviously have never been on a bike. Here is why you need to get a bike:

1.       No excuses: You know that morning commute to work that you take every day and hate? What if you could skip it and ride your bike into work? Maybe not every single day but even 2-3 times a week? Think about it, you don’t have to sit in traffic, you don’t have to battle for a parking spot. You stroll into work with a great feeling because that’s what exercise does; it releases endorphins into our body which make us feel all gooey and special. It builds self-esteem up; it gives you more energy and puts you in a better mood. Isn’t that what we want?

2.       The addiction: Cycling is an addiction, not a hobby. That’s why people fall in love with it just like fishing or well….fishing. When you really get into biking you start finding time to do it, you make it part of your daily routine, you look for places to ride on weekends, you meet people who love cycling so you can go with them, you travel to other states and bring your cycle so you can check out the sites there. It really is an addiction.

3.       Diet: When your new hobby/addiction is also a great form of exercise you start watching what you eat as well. Ask any doctor and they will tell you that active people usually have a much easier time eating healthy than people who tend to just sit on the couch during their down time. You will actually tell Stacy to go to hell when she offers you that donut in the morning because you will be that motivated to stick to your diet. Just kidding, don’t say that to her, she’s just trying to be nice.

But before you go out and buy a bike make sure you get the right one! Ever hear of a carbon fiber bike from Stradalli Cycle? They are the kind of frames used in the pro races like the Tour De France and Richmond 2015 (UCI Road World Championships). They are awesome and extremely durable but the reason you want them is because they are light weight. What does that matter? Take a 40 pound weight and haul it up the stairs. Then take it into work with you, then try loading it in your car and you will understand why you want to go with a light weight bike, not to mention they are a way better ride.


So what are you going to do this weekend when you go out shopping for all of your new stuff to help you lose weight? Get a bike, get a bottle of water and get out there. It’s fun, it is a great way to improve your health beyond just losing the pounds and it will become your favorite new addiction. If you spend 1 month cutting the calories and fat from your diet even a little and get on your bike at least three times a week and don’t lose weight then your scale is broken. 

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

The Ultimate Bike for South Florida from Stradalli Cycle


South Florida is quickly becoming one of the top cycling communities in the country, but what is the best bike to have? When you say Miami people think about the beaches and the night life. But when you say South Florida you are talking about much more than that. Ft. Lauderdale, , West Palm Beach, Miami, Key West, Boca Raton, Orlando, Tampa, the Everglades and more. These all make up one of the most diverse communities in the world and every year millions of tourists come to visit. Biking is a major recreational activity here and people have been wondering what the best bike to use is? The debate is because if you are biking in Boca Raton you may take a completely different type of route than you would if you were in the Everglades.

So what is the best bike to get? Should you get a road bike or a mountain one? What about the cheap ones you can get at retail stores? Here’s the problem, if you get a cheap one from a retail store you have no way of knowing how reliable it can be. The South Florida terrain and weather can be tough on a cycle and you want something that is not only going to survive, but is lightweight and durable. Remember, for a lot of people their bicycle is more than just a recreational toy, it is a way to get to and from work, it is a way for them to spend time with their family and a form of exercise. Cycles are more than just toys and you need to put thought into it just like when you are purchasing a car. Go cheap and you get what you paid for, but you do not have to pay over the top either.

Carbon fiber bikes are great because they are affordable, durable and light weight. Again we mention light weight because of the importance that can have if you are cycling in South Florida whether it be Miami, the keys or anywhere else. Imagine having to carry your bike up a flight of stairs when you get to work or loading it up in your car as you head out to the Everglades for a fun weekend ride? That’s when you want to have a bike that is light weight and easy to carry. The irony is and what pushes a lot of people away from carbon cycles is that they believe because the bicycle weighs less it is not as durable. The opposite is the case when it comes to bicycles. The heavier the bike, the more it is going to be a burden when you ride and the less durable it is. Carbon fiber is stronger than aluminum; it lasts longer and can take more of a pounding.

So now you know that the best bicycle to get for South Florida are carbon fiber ones but what is the best model to get? There are multiple to choose from and you have so many uses for it that you need one that is versatile. That would be a Cyclocross bike. These bikes are awesome because they have the right size and design to fit almost any need, especially when you are using it in the multiple terrains of South Florida. You can take them up a mountain (not that you have to worry about that here), take them on a trail in the Everglades, ride to work, ride down to the beach and everything else you can think of to do on a cycle. The term “Cyclocross” literally means a cross between multiple types of cycles and that’s what makes this the perfect bike to get.

Here is another thing to keep in mind if you are one of those “a bike is just a bike” types of people. If you are attempting to get healthier and lose weight there is no better exercise equipment you can have than a bike. The reason is because cycling eliminates the “excuses” we create to get out of exercising. The number 1 reason people skip workout’s is because they do not have time or they are too tired. That’s fine, you can be busy but what if instead of trying to find time to work out you just ride your bike to work and back? All of a sudden your busy schedule works in your favor as you are using your new carbon fiber bike to get to work, spend time with your family, get exercise, have some fun around town and more.  

Finally, let’s be honest, carbon fiber bikes look awesome and they are the exact bike you want to be riding when you are cruising down A1A. Do you really need more of a reason than that?

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Carbon Fiber Bike: The Only Gym Equipment You Need


You bought gym equipment and it just sits there. We’ve all done it but the problem is you need to get healthier. You want to lose weight, have more energy, look better, feel better and more! You desperately want it but by the time you get off work, run errands and take care of everything else you have to do you are too exhausted to watch TV much less workout. That’s the reason you need a carbon fiber cycle, it is the gym equipment you don’t have to use for working out and still have fun with. You can’t take a treadmill everywhere, you can’t take weights everywhere but you can take a bike anywhere you want and in a lot of cases you can even ride it. Here are some reasons you should; actually you need to get a carbon fiber bike specifically:

1.     You get what you paid for: Carbon fiber bikes may be more money than the ones you get in retail stores but there is a reason. They last longer, weigh less and can take much more of a beating than your typical bikes. Those may not seem like important factors but consider this, when you have to haul your bike upstairs don’t you want it to be lighter? When you are going on a trail in the middle of the woods don’t you want to have the best quality bike? Those are two pretty good reasons to have a carbon fiber cycle.

2.     It pays for itself: What do you pay a month for gas? Imagine if you could cut that number in half! Now imagine being able to get rid of your gym membership, you don’t have to buy workout equipment and you also have less wear and tear on your car. Those are all things that happen when you have a cycle and use it frequently.




3.     Little motivation to get healthy: Buying workout equipment is not what is going to motivate you to get healthier. Getting that gym membership won’t either. The common mistake made when people search for health advice to lose weight is that they think if they eliminate watching TV and eating pizza they will naturally be healthier. Then you notice you are watching TV at the restaurant while eating a burger. Unless you are a professional athlete getting a workout doesn’t have to be an inconvenience, it can actually be fun. The more you workout the more motivated you are to eat healthy because you do not want to spoil your progress. So rather than having to run to the gym after work to get an hour of exercise in why not ride your bike to and from work?

4.     Wave to the nice people: You may not love the idea of riding your bike to and from work at first but wait until you do it. Remember your morning commute, the traffic, the cars not going on the green light because they are too busy looking at their cell phones, the construction workers standing around having their third cup of coffee? That’s what you are going to miss when you ride your bike to work! Can you do without all of that? Hopefully, but be sure to wave to all the nice people as you pass them by.

5.     Serenity now: Stress is a big factor in everyone’s lives and any health advice article you read will tell you that. The more stress you have the less likely you are to eat healthy and workout on a regular basis. Cycling helps with stress because going for a ride helps your mind to relax, it releases endorphins in your body which helps to increase happiness by reducing anxiety and depression and much more. How’s that for health advice?

When you are looking for carbon fiber bikes the important thing to remember is that you are investing in a lifestyle change, not just trying to lose weight or find a cheap way to get to work. Cycling is addicting and it goes well beyond health advice because people fall in love with the hobby and they incorporate it with everything. That’s why cycling is the most effective exercise for weight loss, it’s not because you are going full throttle 2 hours a day, it’s because you use your bike for so many reasons and it helps you to cut down on eating poorly. There are plenty of other advantages to having a bike but do you really need more than that?