With the days getting
shorter and chillier I am getting back into the swing of indoor cycle
training. I know many people enjoy
cycling outside throughout the winter months but personally I prefer to mainly stay
inside. It’s not that I am averse to
training in the cold, in fact I love to run on a bright cold day, but when it
comes to cycling I now choose to avoid the roads if there is a chance of ice
and slippy conditions. This means I have dusted down the turbo and to keep me
motivated I have committed to riding my bike on my turbo for a minimum of 30
mins a day during the month of November.
There are a group of riders taking part and some other aspects to the
challenge, but essentially it is free and open for all to take part in, all you
need to do is register. Find out more by
using the hashtag #turbovember.
There are lots of
challenges designed to help keep you motivated during the winter. Running Heroes is another free initiative I
would recommend you look at. You simply
link up your running app to your personal Running Heroes account which then
awards you points for each mile your run.
In doing so you can win entries to various running events as well as
other running and fitness products. There is a lot more to this so the website is
certainly worth a look.
Exercising with
friends and trying new fitness activities are both great ways to keep up the
momentum of the fitness you have built from summer training, however, for me by
far the best way is to always have a goal and a training plan. I have already set my two key goals for
next year and one of them is early in the season which means I have a great
incentive to train over the winter. I
also have new training plan in place designed to help me monitor and hit my
targets on a weekly and monthly basis.
It is rewarding to track your progress and by continuing to train
through the winter will only make your summer stronger. Happy training!
@lindatodd74
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