“The biggest mistake people make is to set the bike seat too low,” Uresti says. When pedaling, the leg should be bent about 25 degrees at the bottom of the rotation. “This relieves your quads from doing all the work.”Get Up, Stand Up When doing fast-paced runs, stay seated. To add intensity, lift your butt off the saddle for a few seconds. For hill climbs and slow jogs with heavy resistance, stand up and hold the front of the handlebars, keeping hips over the saddle to work your core, legs, and butt.Move to the Music Good music can make any ride better, as long as you match your pedal stroke to the beat. “Keep pace first, then add resistance,” Uresti advises. Try riding to your favorite song: Pedal fast enough to stay with the beat, then add a quarter turn of resistance every 30 seconds, five times in all.