Do You Actually Need to Cooldown at the End of a Ride? The Science

Cooling down seems to be a part of every ride or cycling workout, but is there actually a physiological reason for doing it? Is there any benefit to the cooldown? I dive into the science to get to the bottom of this question. Interested in coaching? Shoot me an Email at info@ignitioncoachco.com Training plans are now available on Trainingpeaks: https://www.trainingpeaks.com/coach/dylanjohnsontraining#trainingplans WWBHDD? T-shirts and stickers: https://teespring.com/stores/dylans-store-14 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backwardhatdylan Jukebox: https://www.jukeboxprint.com/ Flow Formulas Nutrition: https://flowformulas.com/collections/all Bikenetic Bike Shop: https://www.bikenetic.com/ Starlight Apparel: https://www.starlightapparel.com/ Kask Helmets: https://www.kask.com/ Follow me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Strava for more content: Instagram: @dylanjawnson Twitter: @djdylansjohnson Facebook: Dylan Johnson Cycling Coach Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/207526 Studies used in this video: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0004951407700417 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3588693/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christoph-Schneider-2/publication/321874700_Effects_of_active_recovery_on_muscle_function_following_high-intensity_training_sessions_in_elite_olympic_weightlifters/links/5e7b0e9f92851cdfca2f6c4b/Effects-of-active-recovery-on-muscle-function-following-high-intensity-training-sessions-in-elite-olympic-weightlifters.pdf https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/FullText/2017/01000/Aqua_Cycling_Does_Not_Affect_Recovery_of.19.aspx https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Fulltext/2009/09000/The_Effects_of_Recovery_Interventions_on.24.aspx https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02640410500141737 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5499938/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02640414.2010.481721 https://link.springer.com/article/10.2165%2F00007256-200636090-00005 https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijspp/10/2/article-p219.xml