Training When Short On Time - Get Fit When Life Gets Busy!

Published on January 6th 2023

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How much do you need to train to get fit for an event? Life can be busy and leave you time crunched, finding it hard to fit in time to ride your bike. Is 30 minutes each day enough? Alex speaks to Wahoo’s Head of Sports Science, Neal Henderson, to get some expert advice on how to fit your training around work, family and other commitments, to make the most of just 30 minutes per day!

00:00 Intro
00:28 Daily recommended exercise
01:34 Training when time crunched
02:53 Alex’s big challenge
03:23 Is 30 minutes per day enough?
04:51 How do you make the most of your time?
06:06 How do you factor in a warm up & cool down?
07:50 High vs low intensity efforts?
09:12 What’s best for rest & recovery?
11:44 Morning vs evening training?
14:01 Are short indoor sessions enough?
15:45 Summary

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