Why The Mountain Bike Has Become A Common Fixture In World Of Professional football

As professional footballers are valued so highly by their clubs and paid large wages; they are prohibited from taking part in extreme sports. Clubs are unable to insure their players for such activities due to the fact that the risk of injury is so high. Yet there has been a move towards using the mountain bike in professional football in recent years. This article examines the thinking behind the move.

Assisting rehabilitation

The use of the mountain bike was first incorporate into the world of professional football as a way of assisting players as they recovered from injuries. Although the players were not permitted by their clubs to take riding to the limits and put themselves in danger; clubs did recognise that moderate cycling did offer benefits in the process of recovery. Clubs found that cycling is a great way for their players to rebuild muscle tissue in their legs without having to subject the body to activities that cause impact, such as jogging. Swimming had previously been the preferred sports for this kind of rehabilitation; but clubs realised a mix of the two meant that ankle and knee joints were flexed through a wider movement range.

preventing injuries

Physiotherapists and coaches then realised that the mountain bike could be used to actually prevent injuries, and its role in football evolved further. Football clubs always worry in the build-up to big games that one of their best players will pick up an injury. This risk can be minimised by asking players to undertake fitness training on bikes as opposed to running, thus removing the chances of twisted ankles and impact injuries to the joints.

Improving performance

Football clubs then realised that the mountain bike also provided a risk free way of players undertaking short burst exercise that is required for sprinting during matches. Instead of asking players to undertake sprints and shuttle runs to develop the short burst stamina that is so important to footballers; they began asking for intensive bursts on the mountain bike. This enabled players to build all levels of required fitness, without risking their body.
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