Training plans to just stay fit

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Some advice please … I am a Mtb’er aiming to stay fit. The question is do I use the speciality option of enthusiastic or do I build a plan for the year and go through all the phases … no specific races and aim is to ride comfortably with my mates on a Suturday for 150 Min …

Thx Karl

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I’d say use the train now feature. One endurance ride and perhaps one (relatively easy) VO2 or Threshold workout should be enough to maintain fitness. If you still want to improve a bit i’d say just do the whole cycle on low volume.

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^This.

Ultimately, if you’re looking for just staying fit - with the caveat that that means very different things to different people - I’m not really sure that structured training is necessary.

I obviously don’t know your current level of fitness, but in many cases, simply riding your bike 3-4 times a week, once a week going hard, and once a week going long, would maintain a solid recreational level of performance for most people. Ideally, throw in a couple of 20-30 minute yoga or resistance training sessions, and that would likely be more than enough for someone in your position.

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Train Now is a great tool, but some folk feel better sticking to a plan. Ive a mate like that, wont do any sporadic training but if its laid out in a plan/ calendar he’ll train. If you fall into that category @karlbeaton just pick any LV plan you like the sound of and pick a notional date for an ‘A’ race in the future. Also don’t be afraid to tweak it to suit you. I do a lot of outdoors riding at the weekend and drop the intensity of the middle LV workout to an Endurance one.

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TrainNow is likely your best bet but if you do want a plan, consider one of the enthusiast plans found under Speciality. There is a specific maintenance plan that might work for you.

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You can set any of the plans to not have a specific end date or A race and it will just build a plan throughout the year. Just pick a discipline that might be similar to the riding you do, gravity, enduro, or something like rolling road race. This is what I do because I need to have a plan to motivate myself!

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