By Coach John Hughes As you age changes take place in your cardiopulmonary, musculoskeletal and nervous systems. These affect you as an athlete and your activities of daily living. Fortunately through exercise you can slow down many of these changes and in some cases reverse them! The cardiopulmonary system is composed of the heart, lungs, arteries and veins. Every activity … [Read more...] about Physiological Changes with Aging Cyclists and Athletes
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Opportunity!
By Coach John Hughes As you know from previous columns I fell five feet off a ladder fracturing my right ankle, which is now in a cast. Like most accidents this wasn’t equipment malfunction — I just did something stupid. I fell straight down on my right ankle and then backwards onto my hip, pelvis and back and fortunately didn’t hit my head. I’m in … [Read more...] about Opportunity!
My Accident Is An Opportunity to Stay Fit
By Coach John Hughes As you know from previous columns I recently fell five feet off a ladder, fracturing my right ankle, which is now in a cast. Like most accidents, this wasn’t equipment malfunction — I just did something stupid. I fell straight down on my right ankle and then backwards onto my hip, pelvis and back. Fortunately, I didn’t hit my head. … [Read more...] about My Accident Is An Opportunity to Stay Fit
The Benefits of Cross-Training in Winter
Editor's Note: Coach John Hughes reports that his cross-training regime of two weeks ago included two good days XC skiing, a fun day riding with a buddy and the next day falling off a ladder and breaking his right ankle and fibula. He'll be doing a different sort of cross-training for a while. He's non-weight bearing on his right leg for 6 weeks and is in rehab learning how to … [Read more...] about The Benefits of Cross-Training in Winter
How Do I Improve as I Age?
By Coach John Hughes Question: Fred Matheny said that Ed Pavelka took second in his class at Mt. Washington at 6'4" and 190 lbs. I am 74 and I weigh 200 at 6'2". I finished way back last year and will do it again in 2018. How should I train for it? I have lots of mountains, e.g. Greylock is near. Three years ago I finished second at Equinox (time lost in mists), then I … [Read more...] about How Do I Improve as I Age?