The Basics of Monitoring Heart Rate when Exercisin...

By Krista A. Schultz, MEd, CSCS, Director of Total Performance, Inc. If your goal is weight loss or improved fitness monitoring your heart rate can help you achieve success. How fast or how hard should I go? I frequently start working with women who have been going too fast or too slow during their workouts to get the most benefit from each session.  Furthermore, there are many popular formulas for determining exercise...

Elite Bicycles: 7 Hour Fit to Individual Perfectio...

Elite owner and founder David Greenfield with me on the bikeAt 4:45 PM, I was more than four hours into my bike fit at Elite Bicycles in Philadelphia on Friday afternoon and I had not even climbed on my bike yet. I was what Elite Bicycles Founder and Fitter David Greenfield called an “advanced fit.” I’ve raced well as a triathlete on my current bike and my current bike fit. I set an 8:51 PR at the...

Exercising Outdoors in Colder Weather...

Winter SceneTraining in the winter brings two additional challenges – colder temperatures and shorter days. Both can drive an athlete to bike inside on a trainer and run inside on a treadmill, but this does not necessarily need to be the case all of the time. Exercising outdoors in cold weather can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience. At the very least, the trails will not be crowded and the scenery will change....

Q&A: Triathlete training in the winter...

Hiking in MontanaQ: With the coming of shorter days, colder weather and the winter holidays, the triathlon season is officially over. What do I do between the end of this season and start of the next? A: There are a number of factors to consider in order the balance the need for: Downtime from the current racing season to avoid burnout, refresh mentally and recover from any lingering injuries and Carrying over and...

How to Pack a Tri Bike for Air Travel...

Veronica unpacking her bike for the Quelle Challenge One of my coaching clients, who is racing in Miami 70.3 in a few weeks, asked me about traveling with a bike: “Should I take my bike on the plane or ship it to the race site? How do I pack it securely?” There a few considerations, namely cost and convenience. Although I have on one occasion shipped my bike to the hotel where I’ll be staying, I usually take...

David Glover Appearing in Latest Conte’s Com...

I had the privilege and opportunity to star in the latest Conte’s Bicycle and Fitness Equipment commercial that was shown in the Washington, DC area during the Olympics: The Cervelo P3 with Zipp wheels rides very smoothly and very quickly! Live life richly and boldly! David —- David B. Glover Experiential Writer, Elite Athlete, Coach and Race Director Author of Full Time and Sub-Nine Personal Web: www.davidglover.net Business...

Kinetic Race Weekend: A Cold Swim with an Open Wet...

Race Summary: I raced hard, enjoyed the weekend and spent quality time with friends – plus I had a chance to race alongside quite a few of my coaching clients (I’m proud of all of you!). Special thanks to Race Director Greg Hawkins and the rest of the Setupevents staff for creating an excellent race weekend experience! Results: Fourth overall in the 1/2 Ironman on Saturday and 8th overall in the sprint on...

Winter Training for Triathletes...

Winter brings two challenges – colder temperatures and shorter days. Both can drive an athlete to workout inside on a bike trainer and a treadmill, but I do not think that this needs to be the case all of the time. Sure, if there’s a blizzard outside; the sidewalks and roads are icy; and visibility is 0%; ride your trainer inside or go for a swim instead. If the conditions are not too bad, exercising in...