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    HOME GYM: THE ESSENTIALS

    Apr 09, 2020 4 minutes
    Photos Daniel Gould

    As a cyclist, you’re probably no great fan of the gym. Flexing in front of mirrors just isn’t your thing. Besides, it takes a chunk of time out of your day, is costly, often overcrowded, and quite simply you’d rather be out on your bike. But now we’re locked down, only allowed to ride alone and technically just as once-a-day light exercise, home-based alternatives are suddenly far more appealing – there’s only so much Zwifting you can healthily do, after all.

    Isolation woes aside, it’s getting ever harder to ignore the fact that weekly strength and conditioning sessions improve

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