Andy Layhe  —  
Detraining: how fast you lose fitness and how to keep it through winter

Winter has a habit of turning a planned recovery week into three weeks of “I’ll get back on the bike tomorrow”. Poor weather, shorter daylight hours and a dip in motivation can all make consistent riding more difficult, which is where detraining starts to creep in. The good news is that fitness doesn’t disappear all at once, and maintaining it requires much less work than building it in the first place. Understand what fades first and you can cut your winter training substantially without giving away months of hard-earned fitness.

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