Liberty555
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Its been a great year and I've achieved my weight loss goals and seen my fitness improve significantly, general wellbeing and attitude all progressed for the better...
But my question is this - what tips can you give to get my fitness to the next level?
Realistically I'm marching towards middle age, have three kids and work in a sedentary job. Long sessions at the gym and bulk saddle time are simply not going to happen. My training time has to be focused and to some degree "fun". I do a bit of night time trainer sessions to clear the head after work but find I just sit and spin rather than push the envelope... Are sufferfest-like videos any good and are there any aimed at MTB? I don't own a road bike and already spend enough money on the other bikes so that's not an option.
I'm sure most people will say "Do Intervals" which is great, and there are some short, sharp hill climbs near me which I try and fit in with the morning ride to work. But is it enough?
So, for general MTB XC and Marathon type races, what can you suggest to help with getting the fitness up?
What do people to do to log their training time?
Cheers
But my question is this - what tips can you give to get my fitness to the next level?
Realistically I'm marching towards middle age, have three kids and work in a sedentary job. Long sessions at the gym and bulk saddle time are simply not going to happen. My training time has to be focused and to some degree "fun". I do a bit of night time trainer sessions to clear the head after work but find I just sit and spin rather than push the envelope... Are sufferfest-like videos any good and are there any aimed at MTB? I don't own a road bike and already spend enough money on the other bikes so that's not an option.
I'm sure most people will say "Do Intervals" which is great, and there are some short, sharp hill climbs near me which I try and fit in with the morning ride to work. But is it enough?
So, for general MTB XC and Marathon type races, what can you suggest to help with getting the fitness up?
What do people to do to log their training time?
Cheers