There is no doubt that one of the many delights of cycling is that it leaves the cyclist with a great sense of physical joy. However, on the other side of the spectrum, is when that same cyclist gets injured. The question now becomes, “What is the best way to reintroduce this avid cyclist back to their joyous activity?” As you know, cycling is a very addictive sport and the longer some cyclists are away from their bikes, the more rigid they become. Truth be told, if this reintroduction does not occur in a timely and systematic manner, then the cyclist will be more set back than when they first got injured.
 
When approaching riding after layoff, a physical is needed.  There is no exception to this rule especially if you are an older cyclist.  This will ensure that you are physically capable of taking the body through different phases with minimal chance of getting it hurt or reinjure healed wounds.  This will also help you to plan accurately what riding intensity is best to start out with. Too often it has been witnessed where cyclists rush back to their bikes and find that their injuries linger along a lot longer than anticipated

Second, your body must be cleansed or detoxified with fruits, and vegetable juices, herbs or other forms of nutritional toxic removers for no less than two weeks.  This is needed in order to rid the body of any residue from medications and toxic build in body over the inactive period. No stringent physical activities should be done during the cleansing phase.  Once most of these toxins are removed from the blood streams, your work or riding load should be introduced slowly and gradually, with walking for the first week, slow walking and jogging the second week, and slow jogging the third week.  30 minutes stretching routine should follow all physical activities.  All workouts should be evaluated with the use of a heart monitor or by periodically checking the pulse just before and after a re-introductory workout session.

Lastly, just remember that when an unjury occurs, even if there are no major external injuries, there could be severe internal injuries. As a result, by not following the proper guidelines in returning to cycling after injuries, you could be setting yourself up for an unjury that will have lasting consequences. Your safety on-the-bike and safety getting back-on-the-bike are both highly paramount. Please exercise both with care. Ride Safely