purge your stress thanks to mountain biking by daniel de luca

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Purge your stress by doing

Mountain BikingDaniel De Luca


Feels Familiar ?


Purge is needed ! Regularly


Sport is a solution, MTB is my

choice• Helps?

• Change your mindset

• Concentrate on

something different

• How/Why?


Physical benefits of MTB

• 600 to 1000 calories / hour

• Increase muscle strength

• Improve cardiovascular health

• Build endurance


Emotional benefits of MTB

• Reduce stress

• Increase self-esteem

• Sense of challenge and adventure

• Build riders community


Outdoor benefits of MTB

• Nature discoveries

• Unexpected Wildlife encounters


Benefits of MTB

• Revenge on cars


MTB Equipment (Head)

• Helmet (the most important)

• Hats & Under Helmet (Puff)

• Glasses (Photochromic)


• Outfit (summer, winter)

• Gloves (summer, winter)

• Jersey

• Shorts

MTB Equipment (Clothing)


MTB Equipment (Shoes)

• Various sorts

• With/out clips


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.


MTB Bikes

• Wheel size

• 26”

• 29”

• Front Suspension Only

• HardTrail

• Full-Suspension

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


MTB Bikes

• Tandem


MTB Bikes

• Unicycle (aka: Muni)


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


Enjoy a safe Ride

purge your stress thanks to mountain biking by daniel de luca

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