Short on Time? Optimize Training to Improve Endurance Performance

Given limited available time, how can we structure training to improve performance?  Or put another way, what is the minimal amount of time to train and still improve performance while running or riding? The answer is, as usual, it depends – mostly on your goals and your past experience.  The volume and intensity of your […]

If Training in All Intensities Deliver Solid Results, What Training Should You Do?

Training in higher-intensity zones usually brings about more positive adaptations.  Yet if you do too much intensity, you’ll stagnate and/or burn out.  So we learn two things from this: One, we need a balance of intensity and endurance, and two, we can target certain adaptations, such as increasing VO2max by improving cardiac output, by optimizing […]

Five Tools To Improve Durability And Performance As An Endurance Athletes Over 50

The best way to improve your performance as a cyclist or runner is through these five basic habits: consistency, intensity, volume, strength training, and recovery.  Regardless of how much time you have to train, if you can be consistent in your training, make sure you get the right blend of intensity, strength, and endurance, and […]

Improve Cycling Performance: Unveiling the Effects of Intervals

Most types of cycling training will bring results.  Whether you’re doing endurance riding or VO2max intervals, you’re going to improve your fitness.  Understanding the differences between the types of training can help you tailor your training to your specific goals and needs. Each type of interval targets different physiological systems and energy pathways and can […]