Getting fit through indoor cycling
A short and sweet sweaty one today, with another bout of Emily’s Short Mix. This is by far and away my “favourite” workout when time is short, and I want to put in a good effort. And time was short today as it took me over an hour to get home. I think the sat … Read more
For this ride I wanted something “light”. Something nice and easy, but still putting in a bit of time. Zwift’s 12 Week FTP Builder Week 5 Day 5, an optional workout, seemed to fit the bill perfectly. I’m not sure if the FTP bump from yesterday changed things a touch for me. These previous blue … Read more
This evening I took part in the Team Dimension Data Zwift Academy Race: Circuit. This was on the New York LaGuardia loop, which is a short one at just 2.8km. We covered 6 laps. This also included a 1km lead in from the start line. I think about 200 riders attended. The start time was … Read more
I’m not sure if there’s better “bang for your buck” in terms of workouts on Zwift than riding Emily’s Short Mix. It’s 30 minutes of 3 repeated intervals, each time at slightly longer duration. Given that I’m extremely pushed for time this week – and rather tired too boot – I need to get as … Read more
Having spent the morning out at an interview, I missed all the interesting races / activities for the day by the time I got back. On the way back, however, I decided I’d just continue on with the FTP Builder workouts. This would give me about an hour on the bike, hopefully killing the time … Read more