You’ve probably been going through similar emotions to us here in the studio. I want to get out and ride, but the weather just isn’t that appealing. Obviously, when we are being time efficient, riding indoors during the week is perfect to fit around family commitments, work and social life. But when it comes to the weekend, we still want to get out and ride, feel that wind in our faces and experience that feeling […]
How riding less made me faster. Want to know how?
In a world where more is everything. Anything with the word LESS in it is vastly unappreciated. The latest phones have more speed, more functionality, more apps. The latest bikes promise more aerodynamics and more efficiency plus disc brakes that are more responsive We’d like more holidays, more time with family and friends. When we ride, we target more miles and more speed. Some crazy individuals even target more hills and climbs. When we […]
Stepping Into The HURTBOX: A Journey Into Indoor Cycle Training
Today’s blog post is from Ben Pitman, top quality runner and fantastic duathlete in the making! He’s sharing his story about training on the bike and specifically, what it’s like to train indoors with us at HURTBOX. Take it away Ben! It’s always good to try something different. If you never try, you’ll never know My name is Ben, I’m a primary school teacher and a Coach at Run Camp. For me, running is normally […]
Alex is back with his latest blog post! – Vo2 Max
So we’re well into 2017 and I’ve been very quiet on the HURTBOX blog front! But that’s not to say that nothing has been happening! After taking the period between my last ‘A’ race and New Year in ‘relaxed’ mode, I’m now pleased to say training mode is engaged! For me this means a ‘controlled’ diet, zero alcohol and an aim for two training sessions daily. Of course mixed in with this is the unfortunate […]
What Has Been Going On At HURTBOX?
It’s been a busy few weeks for us at HURTBOX! Our new and much improved studio is up and running and we are regularly running much larger sessions, and the riders love it! We’ve hosted our first ever Christmas Party and will be making HURTBOX socials a regular occurrence on the calendar. The HURTBOX crew are an extremely friendly group and we want to get members together as much as possible and would like to […]