Each Sunday I’ll post a Smart Trainer session that you can do in about 60 minutes to enhance your cycling.
This 50min Variable Power Cycle smart-trainer workout combines short, powerful surges with changing recovery intensities to develop your ability to repeatedly produce power under fatigue. With five varied ten-minute blocks, you’ll challenge your aerobic fitness, high-intensity power and recovery while practising smooth transitions between different cycling intensities throughout the session.
View More Sunday Smart Trainer Session: 50min Variable Power Cycle (1:10min total time)
Stop judging your indoor cycling workouts by average power alone. Learn why chasing higher average watts can undermine recovery, compromise key intervals, and distract from the session’s real purpose. Better cycling performance comes from executing each part of your workout correctly—not simply making one number look impressive.
View More Stop Chasing Average Power: Focus on What Your Cycling Workout Is Actually Trying to Achieve
Challenge your cycling with the 30min Variable Power Cycle, a 50-minute Smart-Trainer Session featuring constantly changing intensities from Level I through to Level V+++. Inspired by research into draft-legal triathlon training, this workout develops power, recovery and your ability to repeatedly respond to changing demands on the bike.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: 30min Variable Power Cycle (50min Total Time)
Cadence is one of cycling’s most valuable skills. Learn why 90–100rpm is an effective range for many situations, while deliberately training lower and higher cadences develops strength, coordination, control, and adaptability. Discover how structured cadence sessions can help you become a smoother, more efficient, and versatile cyclist.
View More Cadence Is Your Hidden Weapon: Why Cyclists Should Train More Than One Pedalling Speed
Build power progressively with Emily’s Short Mix Minus, a 33-minute Smart-Trainer Session that moves from Level III through Level IV to Level V. With an improved 10-minute warm-up and cool-down, this workout challenges cyclists and triathletes to control their pacing, manage increasing intensity and finish strongly under fatigue.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Emily’s Short Mix Minus
Many cyclists become obsessed with testing their FTP instead of improving it. Learn why consistent, structured training is more important than frequent FTP tests, and discover how focusing on the training process can lead to bigger gains in power, endurance, and overall cycling performance over the long term.
View More Stop Chasing Your FTP Every Week: Build It Instead
Challenge your cycling fitness with the 10-Minute Variable Power Cycle, a 30-minute Smart-Trainer Session featuring constantly changing intensities and durations. Inspired by sports science research, this workout develops aerobic fitness, anaerobic power and your ability to respond to changing race demands—perfect for cyclists and triathletes with limited training time.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: 10-Minute Variable Power Cycle (30 Minutes Total)
Consistency, not occasional epic workouts, is what drives long-term cycling improvement. Discover why regular, structured indoor training builds endurance, increases power, improves recovery, and helps you achieve lasting results. Learn how showing up week after week is the real secret to becoming a stronger, faster cyclist.
View More Why Consistency Beats Epic Cycling Sessions Every Time
Take your indoor cycling to the next level with Riding the Line Plus Plus. This 45-minute Smart-Trainer Session combines repeated high-intensity efforts with threshold riding to build power, endurance and resilience. Perfect for road cyclists, triathletes and mountain bikers looking to improve performance and handle repeated surges with confidence.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Riding the Line Plus Plus
Many cyclists underestimate how much fuel indoor training requires. Learn why proper fuelling and hydration can improve workout quality, maintain power during tough intervals, and speed recovery. Matching your nutrition to your training helps you get more from every indoor cycling session and continue making consistent progress.
View More You’re Probably Underfuelling Your Indoor Rides: Why Nutrition Matters on the Trainer