March 31, 2022 Anti-Aging New Exercise Recommendations By Coach John Hughes In my columns and eBooks I use the recommendations of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) on Exercise and Physical Activity for Older Adults. (2009). In 2018 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published Physical Activity for Americans, 2nd ed. The…
March 24, 2022 Ride Like a Pro This Spring By Coach John Hughes March is our heaviest snow month in Boulder, Colorado, where I live, but spring is finally here and the days are getting up into the 60s! Many pros live here. The top pros are in Europe training or racing, while the domestic…
March 17, 2022 Anti-Aging: Resistance Training Will Help Your Riding By Coach John Hughes RBR reader Dave asks, “I’m a 72-year-old life-long club road cyclist in England. I also ride MTB although road is the more dominant. I love riding hills and a typical ride is around 40-50 miles, 4000 ft-7000 ft. of climbing at…
March 10, 2022 Anti-Aging: More on Threshold, Sweet Spot and High Intensity (HIT) By Coach John Hughes I’ve written two related columns on how hard exercise increases longevity: Anti-Aging: Interval Training Increases Longevity and Anti-Aging: Interval or Fartlek for Longevity? RBR reader Glen asks a good follow up question, “Can you explain the differences between…
March 3, 2022 Anti-Aging: How much Base Training? By Coach John Hughes I’ve written three recent columns on how hard exercise increases longevity: Anti-Aging: Interval Training Increases Longevity, Anti-Aging: Interval or Fartlek for Longevity? and 6 Kinds of Intensity Training: Which One Is Best for You? Readers asked great questions: RBR reader Ron asks, “Really…
