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What is heart rate variability and can cyclists use it to avoid burn-out?

Can you use heart rate variability to predict when you're fresh enough for the next hard session?
Can you use heart rate variability to predict when you're fresh enough for the next hard session?
Amateur endurance athletes who seek out the assistance of a coach can arguably be split into two distinct camps: those who need to be pushed to train, and those who need to be told when to stop. Tracking heart rate variability could be particularly beneficial for the latter group, because it may be able to […]

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Recruit your glutes: how to make the most of the biggest muscle in your body

Sedentary lifestyles, poor posture and overtraining can all lead to ineffective use of your backside

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Beginner’s guide to indoor cycling: five ways you can get your pedal fix inside

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Most cyclists would like to spend the majority of their time on the bike spinning down country lanes or sprinting up the natural interval facilitators that nature intended. However, it’s not always possible – sometimes indoor cycling is the best, or the only, way. Taking your cycling indoors means a lack of freewheeling, thus you’re […]

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Watch: Should women be training differently to men?

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Tips for effective rest and recovery after cycling

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Everybody’s heard it said that recovery is as important as training — Peter Stuart looks at what you could be doing to optimise the adaptation process while you’re off the bike

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