Category: Fitness

Best free indoor cycling apps | 7 free alternatives to Zwift

Posted on October 25, 2023 in Bicycling, Fitness
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Best free indoor cycling apps | 7 free alternatives to Zwift

Zwift dominates the indoor cycling app landscape, and you’ll need to pay for a subscription after a 14-day trial period, with the monthly fee currently £12.99 / $14.99. However, there are alternatives, with the best free indoor cycling apps providing a variety of user experiences.

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With Wahoo closing Wahoo RGT, which offers a free tier, the only option that gives you a gamified environment comparable to Zwift is now MyWhoosh.

Some free Zwift alternatives offer route videos similar to Rouvy, although you’ll often only have a small number of free-to-use roads to ride, with a paid subscription opening up further options and greater functionality.

Other free indoor cycling apps limit you to a ramp-based interface rather than something more interactive. If you’re happy with that and don’t mind looking elsewhere for entertainment while you ride, more options open up.

Here are our top seven free smart trainer apps to help you maintain your fitness and enjoy the benefits of indoor cycling when you can’t ride outdoors

Furthermore, it’s important to remember that stay on track with fitness goals is still possible, even if you’re injured.

You can also read our top five indoor training tips.

Wahoo Upgrades Its GPS Cycling Computer

Posted on May 6, 2019 in Bicycling, Fitness, Tech

Wahoo Upgrades Its GPS Cycling Computer With Improved Navigation and Color Screen

The new Wahoo Elemnt Roam is Wahoo’s latest GPS cycling computer. Though it has new navigation features and a new color screen, the Roam is, at its microprocessor heart an Elemnt. That means easy setup and customization from Wahoo’s companion Elemnt app; compatibility with both ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart sensors (including FE-C trainers, Pioneer’s power meters, and muscle-oxygen sensors); third-party integration (Best Bike Split, Ride With GPS, MTB Project, Strava); live tracking (other Elemnt users and preselected contacts), routes, navigation, and turn-by-turn directions. Elemnt computers also offer structured workout guidance and subscribers to Training Peaks and Today’s Plan can sync plans to their device.

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How Cycling Can Slow Down the Aging

Posted on March 15, 2018 in Bicycling, Fitness, Mental Health

Here’s How Cycling Can Slow Down the Aging Process

New research finds that older adults who bike can reverse muscle decline and keep their immune systems strong.

It might not grant eternal youth, but cycling, scientists have found, can slow the aging process and keep your muscles and immune system healthy well into your golden years.

Aging, it turns out, can do a number on your muscles. Humans typically lose muscle mass as they get older. Fat and connective tissue also start invading, affecting the muscles’ ability to contract. Furthermore, muscles can no longer suck up oxygen at the same rates.

7/14/2017 Ride

Posted on July 15, 2017 in Bicycling, Fitness

7/14/2017 ride:

Distance: 10.72 miles
Time: 00:54:33
Pace Avg: 11.8 mph
Pace Max: 22.6 mph
Avg. Cadence: 63 rpm
Max. Cadence: 82 rpm
Avg HR: 152 bpm
Max HR: 173 bpm
Elevation: 482 ft
Est. Avg. Power: 99 Watts
Energy Output: 324 KJ
Suffer Score: 94

More Accurate Data

Posted on July 12, 2017 in Fitness, Tech

Up until now I’ve only been using Strava/iPhone as a cycle computer, with a chest-based hrm. Importing the received data into Strava Premium+Stravistix and SportTracks has offered good data on my rides, but by adding another piece I should be able to extract more accurate data. I’ve order the Wahoo Cadence Sensor while it was on sale during Amazon Prime Day, and it should arrive by tomorrow.

I have taken several rides on a popular trail ride nearby which I intend to compare with several more rides with the addition of the cadence sensor. I’ll post side-by-side results when I’ve completed my testing.

 

UPDATE: Received sensor today, July 13. Will try to get a ride in Saturday and/or Sunday for a comparison ride.