The extensive and necessary knowledge of your bike, your body and your equipment.
OUR PURPOSE
Over the years, I have known and helped countless new cyclists who have struggled to find, adapt and enjoy their bikes due to a lack of information, support, advice on cycling habits, parts and accessories. At the same time, I have discovered that there are a significant number of users who are unaware of the fascinating nature of this sport, its qualities, benefits and the important body/bicycle/equipment relationship as a solid learning base.
With the purpose of fill this immense gap, RIDE SMARTER® is born today as a Learning Program for new cyclists through Private Lessons, Coaching and Personal Assistance with emphasis on knowledge, motivation and personal development for the empowerment of information and skills that strengthen their capabilities, confidence, vision and involvement in our society, thus promoting positive changes in their daily lives in favour of their physical and mental wellbeing.
THE CONCEPT
RIDE SMARTER, NOT HARDER
That is, use your thinking skills to minimize extra tasks and steps, to use your time wisely performing your activities more effectively, safely and with much more confidence.
I can confirm, in the first person, that obtaining a broad knowledge of your bicycle, your body and your equipment through a learning program such as RIDE SMARTER® will make the great difference between taking a simple bike ride and living a really satisfying experience.
When you don't know exactly what you want, need or do, that's where the problems start.
Every day more and more people discover that there is a world of bicycles, modalities and accessories that bring with them thousands of questions and doubts.
What is the right bike for me? Does my bike have gears and is there a science to use them? Every time I go out, my hands and neck hurt; is there something wrong with me or my bike? What should I eat before, during and after a ride? Do I have to do some kind of exercise or special physical conditioning? I would like to make a bike trip; how do I prepare for it? I don't feel totally safe or comfortable on my bike, I don't enjoy it completely; can I change this feeling?
Thus, every day more and more questions arise that create obstacles for our bikes and our happiness.
RIDE SMARTER® is born today with the objective of increase your knowledge, answering your questions, clarifying doubts, dispelling fears and overcoming all obstacles, thus allowing you to discover the fascinating nature of this sport, its qualities and multiple benefits by reinforcing your skills and self-confidence, thus promoting positive changes in your daily life in favour of your physical and mental wellbeing.
For a "healthy mind in a healthy body".
Good mental health is linked to positive thoughts and feelings about ourselves as people and about our abilities. The mind has a direct or indirect relationship with the body. So as we "feed" our mental health well with positive emotions, proper thoughts etc., our physical health will be better.
Pressure situations in our life generate responses from our body in forms of stress, depression, anxiety, anger, among others, which can cause varied physical problems that give rise to so-called psychosomatic illnesses (of the term psyche=mente and soma=body), i.e. physical disorders caused by psychological and social disorders.
Performing a physical activity will promote your well-being and mental health, improving mood and sleep and decreasing anxiety and stress.
Cycling increases your state of happiness, strengthens your self-esteem and confidence; improves your creative and cognitive skills, decreases levels of stress and anxiety by strengthening the immune system and preventing the manifestation of different diseases.
Since this wonderful sport can clearly contribute to improving physical and mental condition, it should be a social and political task to promote the conditions that will enable the development of physical exercise and learning programs such as RIDE SMARTER® for the whole population, with special emphasis on children and the elderly, so that in the medium term we can make the effect of physical activity on the mind allow the development of the much desired "healthy mind in a healthy body".
RIDE SMARTER®
Positive changes in your daily life in favour of your
physical and mental wellbeing.
