December 8, 2022 Anti-Aging: Is Winter Endurance Exercise Important? By Coach John Hughes Endurance exercise is a relatively long ride at a conversational pace. But is this important in the winter when it’s hard to log outdoor miles and hours on the trainer suck? Probably not if you use Merriam-Webster’s definition of endurance: “The ability…
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…
November 24, 2022 Avoiding Weight Gain During the Holidays By Coach John Hughes The holidays are filled with temptations! A friend of mine with a Ph.D. in nutrition once told me, “I never met a calorie I didn’t like.” Put differently anything in moderation is okay. Enjoy that piece of pie, fruitcake or a couple…
November 17, 2022 Cycling-Specific 30-Minute Full Body Workout By Coach John Hughes I designed this program to work on cycling-specific cardio, strength and technique. Last week I made the case that following The 80 / 20 Principle is the optimal way to gain the most fitness. Roughly 80% of your exercise should be at a…
November 10, 2022 Anti-Aging: The 80 / 20 Principle By Coach John Hughes Getting fitter follows an arc, whether a roadie is exercising for health and fitness or a pro contending to win the Tour de France. As a roadie rides more he gets fitter and he can handle a greater training load, i.e., more…
