By Coach John Hughes RoadBikeRider is publishing today my new eBook Anti-Aging: 12 Ways You Can Slow the Aging Process. I wrote Anti-Aging for all roadies age 50 and older. This eBook will teach you how you can fight the physical effects of chronological aging. Most people’s health and fitness start to irrevocably decline about age 50, and as they get older their health and … [Read more...] about Squaring the Geriatric Curve: Staying Healthy and Vigorous Into Old Age
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Anti-Aging – Benefits of Training with Intensity
By Coach John Hughes Intense exercise produces different physiological benefits than moderate exercise. Here’s why you should incorporate the appropriate types of exercise for you at the appropriate times of the year. Your muscles atrophy over time as you age. You have two different types of muscle fibers: slow-twitch, which fire slowly and have great endurance, and … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging – Benefits of Training with Intensity
How Should a Senior Train for a Multi Day Bicycle Tour?
By Coach John Hughes Jim Hardy wrote, “I'm age 72 and a bunch of geezers like me are prepping for the very, very hilly Bike Ride Across Georgia in 1st week of June. Any training advice (besides "don't do it!!!") for guys our age to help us complete this 6-day ride in the mountains? The ride is 300 total miles with 18,192 feet of climbing. Day 5 (after a day off if … [Read more...] about How Should a Senior Train for a Multi Day Bicycle Tour?
Anti-Aging – Avoiding Overtraining
By Coach John Hughes Ned Overend at age 35 won the first UCI World MTB Championship in 1990 in Durango, CO and won again in 1991. In 2015 at the age of 60 he won the first US Fatbike championship! On training he said, "I do exactly what I have always done; it just takes me longer." A four-week training block now takes him six to eight weeks because he needs more … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging – Avoiding Overtraining
Anti-Aging – American College of Sports Medicine Recommendations
By Coach John Hughes “Act Now.” No, this isn’t a sales pitch on late night television! Even if you’re a young 50-something now is the time to start taking care of all aspects of your physical condition, not just riding your bike! Last week I wrote about the Physiological Changes with Aging. Duke study: Physical Aging Begins Earlier than Expected Recent research confirms what … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging – American College of Sports Medicine Recommendations