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For many cyclists, finding time to train during the day can be a struggle due to work, family, and other commitments. However, it is unclear how hard exercise in the evening affects our sleep quality and recovery. The body’s sleep and wake cycle follows a roughly 24-hour cycle called
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Heart rate variability (HRV) is a fairly new metric that has gained popularity in recent years as a way to monitor overall health and wellbeing, in addition to measuring heart rate during exercise. HRV is simply a measure of the variation in time between each heartbeat. The fluctuation in heart
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Looking forward to explaining to people on the phone why I’m breathing so hard, but at least I will have time for a polarized training plan. Summary: * The eKinekt BD 3converts energy from the rider’s pedaling power to charge laptops or other devices, allowing for exercise and work
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It’s cold outside, which means my time on the bike is down and my time under weights is up. While I have a pretty incredible garage gym setup, the one thing I’ve been lacking is a decent platform under my power rack. Turn out the cheapest carpet available
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I’ve noticed a trend in my last few marathon XC and gravel races, riders taking their hands off the bars in smooth sections of a descent to share out their hands and force open a stuck grip. Even with the advent of disc brakes, the effort of gripping the
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Training hard doesn’t always correlate to better race day performance. Pair hard training with inadequate rest and recovery and you might actually lose fitness instead of gaining it. Here’s how you can spot the symptoms of overtraining and address it before before you get slower. Effects of Overtraining
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Brings blood biometrics, DNA insights together with activity, heart rate, sleep data from Apple Watch to provide personalized nutrition, lifestyle Action Plan CAMBRIDGE, Mass. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – March 29, 2022— InsideTracker, the leading truly personalized performance and nutrition system, today announced the availability of Apple Watch integration on its top-performing iOS
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When we caught wind that the 2021 National Hill Climb Championships was being held at the iconic Winnats Pass in the Peak District National Park for the first time in over 40 years, we could sense the perfect storm beginning to brew – and quickly got to work. A year in
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Osmo Nutrition has two new recovery solutions, Rapid Recovery in Vanilla and Chocolate. Press release below. Osmo Nutrition introduces Rapid recovery in Chocolate and Vanilla flavors. Rapid Recovery is designed to drink within thirty minutes of finishing your workout to maximize your recovery benefits. Osmo’s Rapid Recovery is a
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One unforeseen reality of gravel cycling is that rural roads are often home to unconstrained and aggressive dogs. Enter the PepperBlaster II. Whether we choose to consciously acknowledge it or not, as cyclists we’re vulnerable. Cars (or, should we say, texting and/or pharma-addled drivers) are the most obvious
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Tight hips and cycling go hand in hand. When we position ourselves on the bike, the upper body gets tucked forward while your legs hammer up and down on the pedals. Your hips are contracting, but the hip flexors never full extended. Over time, this flexed position shortens the hip
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Energy balance and the effect on your body weight is the most important topic to understand whether your goal is to maintain, gain or lose body weight. Weight loss and weight gain are, in my opinion, are extremely simple topics that have been befuddled with pseudoscience, misinformation, and other bullcrap.