Bart de Jong
BMX, or Bicycle Motocross, is not just a sport about thrilling jumps and races; it's a comprehensive way for students to maintain their physical health. This dynamic sport combines cardiovascular exercise with strength training, flexibility, balance, and mental focus. In this article, we will explore how BMX training sessions contribute to students' physical well-being.
Cardiovascular Fitness and Endurance
A key aspect of BMX riding is its ability to boost cardiovascular fitness and endurance. This high-intensity sport requires riders to pedal vigorously, often over rough and varied terrain, which gets the heart pumping. This cardiovascular workout is excellent for heart health, improving blood circulation, and increasing lung capacity.
During BMX training, students engage in interval training, alternating between intense bursts of activity and fixed periods of less intense activity or rest. This type of training is highly effective at improving endurance and cardiovascular health. Moreover, BMX riding is enjoyable and engaging, so students are likelier to stick with it, leading to consistent cardiovascular exercise. That said, overindulgence in this fun sport can lead to poor grades. Of course, modern students can always Google “Can I pay someone to do my homework?” and find qualified academic aid online. This is a good way to ensure steady academic performance regardless of your extracurricular activities.
Managed to get my hands on this awesome 1987 Haro Sport Frame!
The 3rd annual Don of the Streets NYC BMX Jam presented by Austin Augie was mayhem! Pro and AM BMX Riders came from all over the country to compete for $10,000 prize in New York City. Hundreds of bike riders took over the streets of NYC!
France's Théo Chabbert is as versatile as they get, riding street, dirt, park, bowls... basically whatever is in front of him. Not only that - he does it really well. Enjoy his latest video, Sex On The Beach.
MALAGA BMX TRIP. 4 days in beautyfull Spain with 7 members of our team. Enjoy.
Burn Slow meets Moto Bunka! Aaron Ross and Jayden Mucha split to Japan and threw a jam at Big Mt Rooms BMX park - watch all the best moments right here. The talent out there is mind-blowing...
Christa von Niederhäusern and Alec Bob triumph at 2023 Velosolutions UCI Pump Track Worlds
The Velosolutions UCI Pump Track World Championships at AREA47 in Austria culminated in an intense showdown on Saturday evening, with Christa von Niederhäusern (SUI) seizing her third World Championship title in astounding form in the Elite Women’s category. Alec Bob USA) claimed victory over newcomer Mattia Costerman (ITA) in the Elite Men’s category, further cementing his pump track legacy after securing second place on the podium in Santiago, Chile last year. In her final lap, Christa set her fastest run of the day, completing it in a lightning fast 13.445 seconds. Sabina Košárková (CZE) secured second place on the podium, with Alina Beck (GER) finishing in third.
Alec Bob fought hard for the gold medal this evening, with only half a second separating the top 16
Results BMX Freestyle International Tournament Wusheng, China. 14 - 16 November 2023
Men Park:
1 Kaede OZAWA 16 JPN 88.4 200.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Yang HAI 20 CHN 83.6 160.00
3 Tianwang WEI 19 CHN 75.4 130.00
4 Jianbo CHEN 22 CHN 67.2 110.00
5 Jinghao GUO 16 CHN 61.8 90.00
6 Zeyang WANG 16 CHN 49 70.00
7 Shuotang LIN 19 CHN 38.2 50.00
8 Xiaolong SHA 21 CHN 8.4 30.00
Women Park:
1 Yawen DENG 18 CHN 89.8 200.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Jiaqi SUN 19 CHN 84.8 160.00
3 Huimin ZHOU 18 CHN 83 130.00
4 Sibei SUN 18 CHN 82.6 110.00
5 Yuwei ZHOU 17 CHN 77 90.00
We've been rocking with REA for almost a decade (which is saying something since he's only 17) and we could not be prouder to add this absolute savage to the PRO TEAM.
If you've got £71.99 available for a book then you should look into pre-ordering this one. "This Bike Could Be Your Life" Book will be available in Spring '24 and they are now available to pre-order from all your favourite 4Down Dealers.
This book features 324+ pages worth of photos, artwork, words and unseen materials from the last 30 years from the DIG archives alongside reflections from Taj Mihelich, Ryan Worcester, Joe Rich, Mike O'Bryan, Edwin De La Rosa, Allan McNaughton, Ruben Alcantara, Van Homan, Brian Foster & lots more.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.