Power Play
Heart rate, RPM, power zones… Which training method should your club or studio use in its indoor cycling classes, and why? For Peaks Coaching Group founder and CEO Hunter Allen, it’s all about power. He shares his thoughts with RIDE HIGH.
Go the extra mile
Yoga and pilates are hugely beneficial for indoor cyclists, as complementary classes that can help cyclists avoid injury and pain, as well as boosting performance in the saddle. We talk to the experts.
The pain-reducing power of VR
Studies show how use of virtual reality and immersive content can reduce perceptions of effort levels, and even muscle pain, during high-intensity cycling classes
It’s never too late
Interval training on an indoor cycle could just be the best form of exercise to keep muscles firing on all cylinders as we age. Ride High magazine reports…
The appliance of science
Les Mills uses science to road-test its cycling programmes. Bryce Hastings, Les Mills’ head of research, talks Kate Cracknell through some of the company’s extensive studies in the field of indoor cycling
The power of the Brand
A strong brand can be the difference between business success and failure in a crowded market – but many fitness businesses still fail to recognise this, says Peter van der Steege, founder and CEO of branding specialist Fitbrand. He speaks to Kate Cracknell.
Cycling: the anti-obesity drug
Scientists are currently exploring whether a hormone known as FGF21 can be used as a drug against diabetes and obesity. But new research suggests there may be a simpler option: our body will naturally produce far more FGF21 if it does a 60-minute indoor cycling workout
Beating the downward cycle of dementia
Can indoor cycling help alleviate the symptoms caused by dementia? Anders Justesen Lind – a physiotherapist working as part of an interdisciplinary dementia team in Frederikshavn, Denmark – reports
The best of all worlds
The ICA’s Jennifer Sage outlines her mission: to bridge the gap between cycling purists and the ‘party on a bike’ brigade, creating a resource that teaches instructors across the sector how to lead technically robust classes in a way that truly inspires and enthuses the riders.
