By Sheri Rosenbaum Are you a data junkie? Want to know how your body is responding under the strain of training? Are you getting enough sleep to promote recovery? Is your body primed for that race or challenging ride? WHOOP combines its fitness strap with a mobile app (iOS and Android) to provide real-time daily personalized fitness, sleep, and recovery data to let you … [Read more...] about WHOOP Strap 3.0 and WHOOP App Review
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Update on Air Quality and Exercise
By Coach John Hughes Last week I wrote in Exercise Safety and Air Quality that experts suggest exercising indoors when the air quality is bad. Yesterday National Public Radio reported that Sheltering Inside May Not Protect You From The Dangers Of Wildfire Smoke. “A series of studies looking at crowdsourced indoor air quality during wildfire smoke events has found … [Read more...] about Update on Air Quality and Exercise
Anti-Aging: Riding Smarter As You Age Part 1
By Coach John Hughes Although you may be able hold off slowing down for years, at some point aging will catch up with you. Here are tips on ways both on and off the bike you can compensate for the physical loss. Marginal gains. Sir David Brailsford is the general manager if the UCI World Team Ineos Grenadiers, formerly Team Sky. The team was launched in 2010 with … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: Riding Smarter As You Age Part 1
Shimano Di2 Derailleur Failure Part 2
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley So far 37 comments have dropped on last week’s story about replacing an old worn-out Shimano Di2 electric shifting front derailleur. I closed the article asking for your thoughts on e-shifting and you delivered! Thank you. If you missed the story, catch up here: Thoughts on Wearing Out my Shimano Di2 Front Derailleur. Be sure to … [Read more...] about Shimano Di2 Derailleur Failure Part 2
Get Fitter and Faster – With An Inner Tube
By Martin Sigrist If you have an inner tube that is punctured beyond repair don’t throw it away, it could make you both fitter and faster. Old inner tubes can easily be repurposed, they make great resistance bands that can be used in training to build strength, train stability and “distract” joints whilst doing mobility exercises (that is apply tension to a specific area … [Read more...] about Get Fitter and Faster – With An Inner Tube