Newsletters

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1049

    December 29, 2022 Anti-Aging: 4 Tips for Winter Blues and Lost Mojo By Coach John Hughes RBR reader Ed writes, “I’m turning 54 this year.  To distract myself, I’ve spent the last two months on road trips to Oregon, Arizona and Colorado to visit friends. “I also was sick for several weeks in November and…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1048

    December 22, 2022 Anti-Aging: New Research on Intensity, Fitness and Longevity By Coach John Hughes Almost all recommendations for aerobic exercise are the same for adults ages 18 – 64 years and for adults 65 years and older. The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) on Exercise and Physical Activity for Older Adults. (2009). In…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1047

    December 15, 2022 8 Tips for Effective Winter Training By Coach John Hughes “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” Yogi Berra. We often set goals for the year ahead at New Year’s. However, only about 10% of the people who make New Year’s resolutions actually keep them! Goals…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1046

    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…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1045

    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…