Video: Fitter, Faster, Stronger – Hitting the gym with Nino Schurter
With some time to kill following the Absa Cape Epic cancellation, Nino Schurter and the Scott Sports team got into the gym to share some of his training secrets. Even if you don’t have a gym in your back yard there’s a lot you can do at home to keep fit during lockdown. Or you […]
Podcast: Q&A with the Coaches – Episode 3
In our new podcast series Q&A with the Coaches, you can ask the experts from Science2Sport your cycling training and racing related questions. The team at Science2Sport, which includes leading sports scientists, Dr Jeroen Swart, Dr Mike Posthumus, and Benoit Capostagno, will be addressing the answers to your cycling related queries, along with local mountain […]
Podcast: Q&A with the Coaches – Episode 2
In our new podcast series Q&A with the Coaches, you can ask the experts from Science2Sport your cycling training and racing related questions. The team at Science2Sport, which includes leading sports scientists, Dr Jeroen Swart, Dr Mike Posthumus, John Wakefield, and Benoit Capostagno, will be addressing the answers to your cycling related queries, along with […]
Podcast: Q&A with the Coaches – Episode 1
In our new podcast series Q&A with the Coaches, you can ask the experts from Science2Sport your cycling training and racing related questions. The team at Science2Sport, which includes leading sports scientists, Dr Jeroen Swart, Dr Mike Posthumus, John Wakefield, and Benoit Capostagno, will be addressing the answers to your cycling related queries, along with […]
Training safely for the Cape Town Cycle Tour this festive season
The start of summer marks the unofficial start of cycling season in South Africa, with hundreds of cyclists starting to train ahead of the 2016 Cape Town Cycle Tour. Unfortunately this also means an increase in accidents and cycling-related injuries. With so many jostling for space on the road, race organisers are urging cyclists and […]
Level 2 Cycling Coach Course scheduled for KZN in December
Cycling South Africa’s Coaching Commission will be hosting a UCI Level 2 Coaching Course in KwaZulu-Natal from Saturday 5 to Friday 11 December 2015. The venue will be in Westville. Cycling South Africa’s Coaching Commission will be hosting a UCI Level 2 Coaching Course in Westville, KwaZulu-Natal from Saturday 5 to Friday 11 December 2015. […]
Review: Today’s Plan
Today’s Plan seeks to bring the knowledge of a qualified coach to an affordable, cloud-based training and coaching subscription service in the form of training programs. What sets Today’s Plan apart from other off the shelf programs is that it responds and adapts to your feedback and training results. Although not the first in this […]
Win 1 of 10 online training plans in August
Share your training moments this August and you could win one of ten online training programmes from Today’s Plan. What is training about for you? Share a pic which tells your training story. Be it a postcard vista or indoor sweat session, the early morning alarm clock or late night lights. How to win? Tag […]
First Look: Today’s Plan online training program
Today’s Plan is an Australian software startup which seeks to bring the knowledge of a qualified coach to an affordable, cloud-based training and coaching subscription service in the form of training programs. Today’s Plan dashboard. Training calendar. Although not the first in this arena, Today’s Plan offers a range of unique features promising to take […]
Torq Zone Academy: 1st compliance & quality assessment successful
As part of the exclusive licensing agreement to present Cytech™ Technical training in South Africa, Torq Zone Academy is required to undergo an annual Quality & Compliance Assessment by the Association of Cycle Traders (ACT) based in the UK. The Assessment includes, but is not limited to, ensuring that the facility, the training and the […]
Review: Raw Revolution Food Bars
The attention created by various diets, controversial or not, has seen a definite shift in attitudes to food types and eating habits. Natural, unprocessed foods are becoming more popular and Raw Revolution got my attention recently during a multistage MTB race. They are one of the nutrition companies trending towards a more natural nutrition option […]
Why should you train with a heart rate monitor?
To reach your fitness goals and maintain them, you need to train smarter, not harder and this can be achieved by understanding your heart. Your “maximum heart rate” is the maximum number of times your heart beats in one minute. To calculate an average reading of your max heart rate, take the number 220 for […]