Fitness and Training
BIkeRadar's fitness and training section is packed full of expert advice for those looking to improve their road cycling or mountain biking
No time? No excuses: how to upgrade your lunch break for peak cycling performance
Make the most of your time away from your desk and boost your fitness on the bike
Get fit tomorrow with these 7 personal trainer approved steps that will finally make it happen
Stop making excuses and get fit with advice from professional personal trainer Ollie Reeve
Why you need to start cycling: 27 science-backed benefits for your brain, body and life
Essential reasons to take up cycling, from improved fitness to happiness and longevity
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Getting older, injured or short on time? Here's how to fit cycling into your life, no matter your circumstances
How do you find time for cycling? Help and advice from expert coaches and physios
How to get better at climbing for cycling: 10 tips and 2 training sessions
Top advice and techniques for when the road points upwards
17 ways to achieve your best ever year's cycling – our tips to power through 2026
How can you ensure your cycling performances follow an upward trend in 2026? Help and advice from expert coaches, nutritionists and scientists
How to train with power: the 7 key metrics you need to know
Using a power meter opens up a wealth of training opportunities. Here's how to make the most of them
How to spice up your riding in 2026, from A to Z
We reveal our ultimate A-Z of fun, quirky and challenging rides for you to tick off this year, so you can make 2026 your most memorable year yet
Why electrolytes are so important to cyclists – and so many others waste their time taking them
What you need to know about this important tool in exercise
The question every cyclist fears after a break from riding: how quickly do you lose fitness?
What happens to your fitness when you stop riding?
I asked ChatGPT to be my new coach – this is what happened
Can AI rival a real-life coach or personal trainer?
Cycling develops one-dimensional fitness – these 7 cross-training benefits will make you a more rounded rider
From superior speed and power to enhanced durability and motivation, cross-training delivers multiple benefits
Zwift racing explained: everything you need to know about setup, categories, formats and tactics
Channel your inner racer without leaving your house
The UCI says riders shouldn't take ketones. Where next for this polarising supplement?
Are there tangible performance benefits? And what about long-term health ramifications?
The 10 things I wish I knew when I started cycling (don’t make the same mistakes)
With the benefit of hindsight, Mark Bailey looks back on the biggest errors he made when he took up cycling
Escape a fitness rut and get 2026 off to a flyer with these six essential strategies
Recharge your dwindling willpower or overcome a stale fitness plateau with these motivational tricks from sports psychologist Dr Jamie Barker
10 cycling New Year's resolutions (and how to stick to them)
Aim high for your best year of cycling ever
I'm a 33-year-old with the VO2 max of a top pro cyclist. Could I have made the WorldTour?
There's far more to a pro contract than a high VO2 max
Even the most committed cyclist can indulge this Christmas thanks to this nutritional sleight of hand
It's time to embrace the periodisation of nutrition
This is what happens inside your body during the toughest rides – and it's not pretty
By the end of a brutal race or sportive, your body has been through through the wringer. But what exactly goes on under the bonnet?
12 tips to keep you riding in cold, wet conditions
How to ride in the frost, wind and rain this winter
Blood-flow restriction sounds like torture, but it could boost your cycling performance – here's why
Plus two other cutting-edge products the pros are using
"I found it hard to accept I was no longer a rider" – what Nathan Van Hooydonck did next after the cardiac arrest that nearly killed him
The 27-year-old was one of the world’s fittest pro cyclists when a heart attack took it all away in an instant. We find out how he’s coping with his new way of life
Winter training for cyclists: how to make this your best winter yet
Five tips to get the most out of your training