{"id":1280,"date":"2019-01-24T17:17:07","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T22:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/physiodynamik.com\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2023-03-23T15:20:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T20:20:26","slug":"saddle-selection-tips-from-a-physio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/physiodynamik.com\/en\/saddle-selection-tips-from-a-physio\/","title":{"rendered":"Saddle Selection: Tips from a Physio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the growing popularity of cycling, saddles have become more diversified in recent years. There is now a wide variety of saddles that can fit all types of cyclists. But how to choose the right saddle for you? An optimal saddle must have several qualities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Proper width:<\/strong> the saddle&#8217;s role is to give good support to the pelvis to stabilize the trunk and thus develop power with the legs. A proper saddle width should be equal to or slightly greater than the width between your two sit bones in your buttocks (ishial tuberosities).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flat shape:<\/strong> prefer flat saddles with well-defined edges. This shape improves the stability of the pelvis and reduces the pressure at the perineum.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Firm:<\/strong> Choose an overall firm saddle if you plan to spend a few hours on your bike. The ischial tuberosities of your pelvis tend to sink when in contact with a soft surface, increasing the pressure on the soft tissues of your perineum, which can cause numbness and discomfort.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adapted to your morphology:<\/strong> Choose an indented saddle or a softer surface in the area of the tissues of the perineum if you are prone to numbness or discomfort in that area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do not hesitate to try several types of saddle before selecting one! Every cyclist is different and your comfort is unique.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Previous article <a href=\"https:\/\/physiodynamik.com\/en\/bike-tips-your-knees\/\">Bike Tips: Your knees<\/a><br \/>\nNext article <a href=\"https:\/\/physiodynamik.com\/en\/bike-tips-your-cycling-season\/\">Bike Tips: Your Cycling Season<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-popout fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-sign-out fasc-style-bold fasc-style-italic\" style=\"background-color: #de0d0d; color: #ffffff;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/physiodynamik.com\/en\/contact\/\">Make an appointment for a &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cyclist Biomechanical Analysis<\/span>&#8220;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the growing popularity of cycling, saddles have become more diversified in recent years. There is now a wide variety of saddles that can fit [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/physiodynamik.com\/en\/saddle-selection-tips-from-a-physio\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from Saddle Selection: Tips from a Physio<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1221,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cycling"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/physiodynamik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/physiodynamik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/physiodynamik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/physiodynamik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/physiodynamik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/physiodynamik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/physiodynamik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/physiodynamik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/physiodynamik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/physiodynamik.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}