So you want to get a bit fitter but you’re not sure where to start. Many grand plans to increase fitness start with a fit of motivation, usually followed by a few days of pushing your limits, then finish with a spectacular period of snoozing and beers. If this sounds like you then lean in, we have some useful tips to use your time wisely to manage your training load to increase your fitness in a sustainable manner.
FIND YOUR AVAILABILITY
When I chat to athletes I ask them what their availability is. Almost invariably they say they’re available several hours a day, seven days a week. It took a few years of coaching to realise that while everyone would like to be able to ride every day, for most people having a spare 45 minutes here and there and trying to jam sessions in like sardines isn’t conducive to sustainable training. Instead, now I like to survey athletes and
