Newsletters

  • Newsletter Issue No. 993

    December 2, 2021 Anti-Aging: The Week Off By Coach John Hughes One of the most obvious changes as we age is we need more and better recovery. In this column I write about recovery in general and specifically the importance of the periodic week of the bike. Winter’s here and many riders are spending time…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 992

    November 25, 2021 Fit for Life By Coach John Hughes Happy Thanksgiving!  We don’t have enough snow in the mountains of Colorado to ski yet so my wife and I are head in Santa Fe and Taos for some New Mexican sunshine and culture … and perhaps burritos, chile rellanos, chips and salsa instead of…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 991

    November 18, 2021 On the Bike Stability Drills By Coach John Hughes Several weeks ago I wrote a column on Anti-Aging: Why Practicing Balance is Important. Balancing your body is a learned skill and balancing on feet isn’t the same as balancing on your bike. Falls are the number-one cause of injuries and death from…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 990

    November 11, 2021 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…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 989

    November 4, 2021 Anti-Aging: Why Practicing Balance Is Important By Coach John Hughes This may seem like an irrelevant recommendation to cyclists. You have no problem staying on your bike, right? Here’s why that isn’t sufficient. Read more. Product News – Ombraz Armless Sunglasses By Jim Langley One of the recent product releases that caught…