Newsletter Issue No. 781

November 19, 2020 Anti-Aging: Before Retirement By Coach John Hughes You have a wonderful family, perhaps you’re an empty nester, you like your job even though it involves some overtime, you and your spouse enjoy your social life, you ride with the club most weekends and ride in the evening during daylight savings time. You…

June 16, 2022 Anti-Aging: I’m 50 Again! By Coach John Hughes I’m actually 73 but I feel like I’m 50 again! Sitting in my office I see my training journals going back to 1973 I feel morose about how much fitness I’ve lost due to aging. Read more. Should You Get an Ultrasonic Parts Cleaner?…

May 5, 2022 Anti-Aging: Use It or Lose It, Part 1 By Coach John Hughes We just returned from a three-week trip to Bengaluru, India to celebrate a close friend’s wedding. An Indian wedding is a colorful multi-day celebration! While I was in India I turned 73. From reading the literature, coaching older riders and…

Another Monday, another week of sheltering in place. I rounded up these articles for you, as an extra newsletter. We can at least keep reading about cycling, even if we can’t currently race or go on group rides. Hope everyone is doing well. What Strength Workouts Are Best After Meniscus Surgery? Question: At almost 62,…

December 1, 2022 Anti-Aging:  8 Tips for Facing Winter By Coach John Hughes Are you grumpy anticipating winter with even less daylight and colder weather? Wondering if you can ride outdoors a few more weeks before putting the bike on the trainer? Concerned you’ll develop the done-laps condition when your belly done lap over your…

May 11, 2023 Ant-Aging: New Research on Fatigue By Coach John Hughes What is fatigue? Seems obvious. When you’re tired after a bike ride. Fatigability and fatigue: Scientists are parsing this question. They distinguish between fatigability and fatigue.  Fatigability is “an objective measurement of a person’s ability to do a physical or cognitive task —…