Cycling for Mental Health
Cycling can be a practical way to support emotional wellbeing alongside its obvious physical benefits. Whether you ride alone for headspace, with others for connection or towards a personal goal, cycling for mental health can help build calmer, more resilient routines. This article explores the evidence-informed reasons riding can be good for the mind as […]
The Key to Sustainable Healthy Eating
Healthy eating can become unnecessarily stressful when foods are labelled simply as healthy or unhealthy. The 80:20 rule for healthy eating offers a practical way to prioritise nourishing foods while still enjoying the things you like, without turning every meal into a test. It is an approach built around balance, flexibility and consistency. Covered […]
Mastering Mitochondrial Health For Cycling
Mitochondrial health for cycling matters because mitochondria sit at the heart of aerobic energy production. They help convert nutrients and oxygen into ATP, the energy your muscles rely on every time you pedal. For endurance cyclists, improving mitochondrial function and density can support better aerobic efficiency, greater endurance and improved adaptation to training. Your existing […]
Are you recovered?
Recovery is arguably the most important part of structured training, but how do you know when your body is actually ready to train again? This guide explains how to tell if you are recovered, using both the warning signs you notice yourself and the objective data available from wearables. It also covers the daily habits […]
How stress destroys cycling performance
Stress and cycling performance are more closely connected than many cyclists realise. Training stress is necessary if you want to improve, but when it is combined with work pressure, poor sleep, family commitments and other demands, the total load can quickly become more than your body is able to recover from. That can affect far […]
How your mentality affects your cycling performance
Cycling performance is not only shaped by the training you do, your nutrition or your tactics. Mental fitness for cyclists matters just as much: how you approach commitment, stress, setbacks and difficult efforts can influence what you are able to get from your training. For many years, I’ve advocated looking at cyclists holistically and helping […]