Stop watching the clock during hard indoor cycling intervals. Constantly counting down the seconds can make challenging efforts feel even harder. Instead, break intervals into manageable sections and focus on cadence, breathing, technique and power. Learn how directing your attention towards the workout can make tough sessions more manageable.
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Build your VO₂ max with this time-effective 45-minute smart-trainer workout. Jesper Medhus’ Time Effective VO₂ Max Intervals -2 combines a progressive warm-up with two sets of short Level V efforts, challenging you to repeatedly produce high-intensity power while recovering quickly and maintaining consistent quality across all ten hard efforts.
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Learn how to balance swimming, cycling and running when preparing for your first triathlon. Discover why the three disciplines shouldn’t be treated as separate programmes, how to manage intensity and recovery, where to focus your training, and how to progressively bring swim, bike and run together for race day.
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Strength training doesn’t need to mimic your endurance sport. Discover the key exercises I use with runners, cyclists, swimmers, triathletes, mountain bikers and multisport athletes to build whole-body strength. Learn why simple, progressive strength training can improve durability, support performance and complement your endurance training without unnecessary complexity.
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Build cycling-specific strength with Emma Snowsill’s Bike Strength Session -3. This 41-minute smart-trainer workout features three five-minute Level IV big-gear efforts at 65–75rpm, challenging you to produce greater force through each pedal stroke while maintaining controlled power, consistent cadence and good technique as muscular fatigue progressively builds throughout the session.
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Thinking about your first sprint triathlon but wondering if you’re fit enough? Learn the swimming, cycling and running benchmarks that can help you decide whether you’re ready to begin race-specific training, what to work on if you’re not quite there yet, and how to take your next step with confidence.
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Build recovery and cycling efficiency with this 40-minute smart-trainer session. Recovery Ride with Technique combines easy Level I-II riding with controlled higher-cadence efforts, helping you practise smooth, efficient pedalling without adding unnecessary fatigue. It’s an ideal session between harder workouts when recovery remains the priority while maintaining purposeful movement.
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Lisa’s journey proves that every runner starts somewhere. Discover how one decision to begin led from beginner run/walk sessions to completing the Kaikōura Whale Run 10km, and why your own running story could start with a single step today.
View More From “I’m Not a Runner” to Crossing the Finish Line: Lisa’s Story
Running changes more than your fitness—it changes how you feel about yourself. Discover how small, consistent habits can improve your confidence, energy and wellbeing, and why starting a running journey is about much more than distance. The first step could be the beginning of lasting positive change.
View More The Best Thing About Starting Running Has Nothing to Do With Running
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.
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