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  • Turbo trainers or indoor trainers are a great way of getting in quality training

  • sessions in and around your other daily commitments and they can be especially

  • useful when it's cold, wet or dark outside. However some people struggle

  • with motivation. So here are our top 5 turbo trainer mistakes to avoid in order

  • to get the most out of your indoor training sessions

  • Make it count... don't just jump on the turbo without a plan. Structure your workouts and plan

  • them in advance either by using a specific training video or training

  • resource or plan on doing some specific intervals that will work towards your

  • end goal whatever it may be. A smart trainer such as this BKool can be

  • really useful in helping you structure your workouts because you can put in a

  • pre-designed session and then the trainer will adjust the resistance

  • automatically depending on the interval that you have

  • Number 2: Don't upset the neighbours. Now turbo trainers can be noisy and chances

  • are the people in the flat downstairs aren't getting as much out of the

  • session as you are. Well, they might be if they're weird, but anyway

  • Older trainers tend to be noisier but there are plenty of quieter options available such as

  • this BKool Smart Pro 2 which only creates 68 decibels at 35kph

  • making it pretty quiet. To put that into context the typical conversation is

  • around 40 to 80 decibels. And having a quieter trainer also means that you can

  • hear music and other entertainment more easily too

  • Number 3, getting boredDon't dismiss turbo training as boring. It kind of used to be but now it really

  • isn't and needn't not be. The invention of smart trainers has made indoor

  • training far more stimulating, sociable and competitive. Now smart trainers work

  • by connecting to either your computer, smartphone or tablet and enable you to

  • do interactive workouts. You can do things like transfer your club

  • chain-gang indoors or race in genuinely exciting competitive races or simply

  • just find other people to ride with. If you're in the market for a new turbo

  • then we would thoroughly recommend that you go for a smart one. They need not

  • break the bank, they are more expensive than a basic turbo and top-spec units

  • can be around a £1000 but this BKool Smart Pro 2 is £499 and the

  • BKool Go is £349 and both of these will allow you to access BKool's

  • own simulator app and create your own routes in a virtual world as well as apps like Zwift

  • Number 4: Don't go eyeballs out all the time. Turbo training by its very nature is short and sharp and the

  • temptation is always there to jump on and make every single session an hour of

  • pure pain as you wind the affort up to maximum and hold it there. However a

  • couple of high-intensity sessions is all that's needed to improve most cyclists

  • and if you're planning on doing four or five turbo sessions a week then a good

  • rule of thumb is to make half of them easier zone two efforts, which equates to

  • roughly three or four on a scale of one to ten or 65% of your max heart rate.

  • And finally, number 5: Not using a fan. Now in kitting out your indoor pain

  • cave a fan like this is an essential piece of equipment because when you're

  • inside you don't have the airflow you experience on the road constantly

  • cooling you down and as a result indoor training can get very hot and sweaty and

  • overheating is often the reason why FTP test results are lower indoors than they

  • are outdoors. A fan will help keep you cool and help stop your heart rate

  • drifting. And while you're at it also make sure that you've got a towel and a

  • water bottle too as these will all enhance your indoor training experience

  • So there you have it, there are top 5 turbo training mistakes but let us know what

  • yours are in the comment section below and to see more videos like this simply

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Turbo trainers or indoor trainers are a great way of getting in quality training

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