The thought of riding in a group can be intimidating even for the most experienced experienced. It really should be a very enjoyable experience that can help boost fitness. When riding alone often times the athlete falls into a bit of a rut, not pushing themselves and riding at the same intensity all of the time.  An important part of improving fitness is doing occasional interval work at higher intensities and group rides can force [...]

Training at the proper intensity while swimming, biking, and running is one of the key elements in improving athletic performance and staying injury free.  Often times many athletes subscribe to the theory harder is always better mentality during workout, this not the case.  The vast majority of workouts should be performed at an easy to moderate intensity. How do you determine the proper training intensity?  Biking and running with a heart rate monitor is a [...]