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My 500,000 Lifetime Meters on the Concept 2 Indoor Rower 2 min read

My 500,000 Lifetime Meters on the Concept 2 Indoor Rower

Today I did a 1-hour session (12,6Km) on the Concept 2 indoor rower. This brings me to a total of 500,000 Lifetime Meters (500 Km... Read More

12 Essential Squat Variations to Try 7 min read

12 Essential Squat Variations to Try

Without a doubt, squats are the best exercise to build lower-body strength. When done properly, they target your glutes, hamstrings and quads and incorporate core stability. And... Read More

6 Reasons Why You Should Add Deadlifts to Your Workout 2 min read

6 Reasons Why You Should Add Deadlifts to Your Workout

We don’t know a more epic way to show off your strength than picking up a stacked barbell from the weight-room floor. The classic strength... Read More

Never Too Old For Indoor Rowing 2 min read

Never Too Old For Indoor Rowing

38 competitors over the age of eighty (80) entered the ‘World Rowing Indoor Sprints’ hosted in March 2019. Indoor rowing is for all ages but... Read More

Some Fun Facts About Rowing 1 min read

Some Fun Facts About Rowing

How long is an eight boat? An eight has an average length of 19.9m and a minimum weight of 96Kg. How tippy is a single... Read More

Olympic Rower Vicky Thornley on Training Smart 2 min read

Olympic Rower Vicky Thornley on Training Smart

In the 2018 season, Vicky Thornley suffered from overtraining syndrome (OTS), which prevented her from racing at the World Rowing Championships. The Olympic silver medallist shares her thoughts... Read More

Exclusive Interview with World Indoor Rowing Champion Sean Gaffney 1 min read

Exclusive Interview with World Indoor Rowing Champion Sean Gaffney

“Indoor Rowing is a fantastic sport which is for anybody of any age or disability. It doesn’t matter what the problem is or what you... Read More

My 1H Wattbike PB 1 min read

My 1H Wattbike PB

Yesterday I got up with a massive sore-throat. In the past this would be an indication that a bad cold would follow. Due to work... Read More

Cycling can Hold Back Ageing and Rejuvenate the Immune System 2 min read

Cycling can Hold Back Ageing and Rejuvenate the Immune System

The sport also preserves muscle and helps maintains stable levels of body fat and cholesterol. Scientists carried out tests on 125 amateur cyclists aged 55... Read More

Strava’s New Route Building App is the Godsend we’ve all been waiting for 3 min read