Peter Metuzals, a former member of the national cycling team and now a program co-ordinator at the Ottawa-based Canadian Cycling Association, says a big problem is that a lot of people don’t obey basic exercise principles. Muscle pulls, tendon strain and quick fatigue can be avoided, Metuzals and others say. They advise a warm-up to loosen the neck, legs, hips and arms, a gradual start to your cycling to slowly increase the heart rate and more stretching after cycling to avert next-day aches carpaltunnel-cure.com/. carpaltunnel-cure.com/ Apart from safety equipment – sunglasses, gloves, a helmet and reflective clothing for the sun and the night – Metuzals recommends cycling shoes because they bind to the pedals and give you more cycling strength.