As we get older we tend not to practice balancing or playing on anything really. If we play a sport where sideways and turning motions are required then we do practice our balance skills to a degree, which can transfer to the bike.

 

Many cyclists just ride and don’t play other sports and any prolonged linear activity can sometimes have a detrimental effect on our ability to move like we used too.

 

Obviously age related factors and fear of damaging ourselves increases as we get older and as we become more aware of what can go wrong. That’s just natural.

 

A key message here is to get off the bike and play some balance games. Low beams, or lines on the floor, one/two legged standing on flat ground or on a wobble board or Bosu.

 

Practice a couple of times a week, spending just a few minutes trying something different to enhance your personal balance.