No Treadmills - Health & Fitness

16/01/2019

The air will get a bit thin tomorrow evening in Eaux-Vives. Climbing session. Are you brave enough to join ?

You've struggled up the eight minute slopes of Angels. You've clawed your way to the top of the 20 minute climb in The Hunted. Now comes your greatest…

12/01/2019

http://thecolcollective.com/learn/advice/How-to-make-the-most-of-your-indoor-training-time

Here are some great tips on indoor cycle training from Mike Cotty from The Col Collective. Hoping to cycle some of the routes on his site when it warms up. Watch this space.

11/01/2019

So, how are you keeping fit this winter? Share in the comments.

06/01/2019

Well look at that. Dan from GCN has done his Sufferfest 4DP Fitness Test. See how he got on. How well do you think you would do ?

2018 wasn't a big year for Dan on the bike, and truth be told, his fitness has been declining since he retired from Pro Cycling. So can Dan get fit again, in...

11/12/2018

6 Weeks ( 2 sessions a week ) into our training. Its time for a retest. If you don't hear from me or Patricia by Saturday afternoon, send a search party to the pain cave.😂

18/11/2018

Ok. Lets take a break from the long, slow, painful threshold stuff and hit some simple but brutal high intensity sprint training. No wimping out. I'm not doing these on my own. See you tomorrow.

18/11/2018

Well done Ruth & Katy. A Rouleur & a Sprinter found. 4DP Fitness tests complete for you. Now my turn. Gonna try it using the rollers. Wish me luck. For those of you who want to try rollers for indoor cycle training, check out this video for some great tips.

Ps... I dont look that elegant on rollers nor in lycra ;)

Cycling on the rollers can help you to ride more smoothly, improve your pedaling technique, and aid your balance on the bike. Rochelle Gilmore of Wiggle-Hond...

16/11/2018

Ok. Ok. So you want to ramp things up a bit? I’m being too soft ?
Well, let’s do some sprints and checkout the power in those legs. The one with the top watts on sprint 16 wins a prize :)
See you Saturday.

15/11/2018

Sweet ! Totally !
This session seems like cheating. The Sweet-Spot, just below your thresholds brings significant gains with minimal stress to your body. See you tomorrow.

11/11/2018

Hoping you are having a restful weekend. We start the coming week with a short but tough workout to put some strength in those legs for climbs & short but intense efforts.

09/11/2018

Glutton for punishment or chickening out of this evening’s threshold workout? Join me for an extra session of cadence drills this Saturday. A great way to train your legs to spin more efficiently.