Question: I'm looking for some guidance on weight training. I'm 61 yrs, 156 lbs. 5'7'' and see conflicting advice on weight training. I cycle about 2,000 mi./yr. I would do more but I still work as I love my job as a fire officer and own my own business to boot, so generally I'm in good shape but now question the way that I have been lifting, which I am not … [Read more...] about Weight Training Advice for Cyclists
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12 Winter Training Tips for Cyclists
By Coach John Hughes 1. Accept it’s winter Last week I was talking with my 73-year-old friend Gary. He told me about friends his age who lament they aren’t a fit as they were. “Get over it.” he tells them. “Accept who you are.” The same applies to winter. You will lose some fitness this winter and that’s okay. … [Read more...] about 12 Winter Training Tips for Cyclists
Anti-Aging: Lessons from 80, 90 and 100-year-olds
By Coach John Hughes Here’s what we can learn from three only chronologically old athletes. All three are relatively late bloomers. Nonagenarian At 93 the Irishman Richard Morgan is a four-time world champion in indoor rowing (winning in 2007, 2017, 2021, and 2022). He’s the subject of a study physiological characteristics published in the Journal of Applied … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: Lessons from 80, 90 and 100-year-olds
Anti-Aging: What’s Your Fitness Age?
By Coach John Hughes I’m almost 75 and have the fitness of a 53-year-old (although I felt older shoveling the foot of snow in the driveway this morning). This column explains the importance of your fitness age and how to estimate it. Fitness age is an estimate of how biologically old your body is compared to your chronological age. Hopefully your fitness age is less than … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: What’s Your Fitness Age?
How Fit Are You? Part 1
By Coach John Hughes Happy New Year. I made two resolutions: To have a longer lifespan than Keith Richards who turned 80 on December 18, 2023. I’ll turn 75 in April and need to live at least 5+ more years. To be as fit as possible for the rest of my life. As I age my health and fitness will decline; however, I have a great degree of control about how slowly or … [Read more...] about How Fit Are You? Part 1