I have two boys - one 14, one 11. The older one is a keen triathlete, but has mainly been focusing on his swimming (twice a week) and running (three times a week) recently. The younger one prefers martial arts (krav maga and muay thai), but has set himself the goal of riding London to Paris with me …

Cheers. Until such time as TR might enable family accounts, got any other ideas on how to best help kids train on the turbo?

I am no expert, but a few things I have picked up from other discussions. Keep it FUN! Kids are different than adults (duh!) and are not necessarily looking for “training” in the same way that we are. Find ways to get them some training conditioning, without the pain and monotony that is common…

To add onto the idea of the Zwift kids’ accounts (which it sounds like you’re aware of), I use the Meetup functionality in there, along with the “Keep everyone together” option, to let my kids ride with me in Zwift. They’re a little younger than yours – 6 and 10 – and just can’t really keep up with …

[image] isaac_n: This has, of course, led to the need to somehow get 3 bikes into my office, along with having 3 devices to run Zwift. I think at that point the cost of a Kid’s account seems to pale into insignificance :joy: :rofl:

Good points, thank you Chad! Obviously you’ve recognized what is needed and what the shortfalls are for TR and pointing to another platform for the family/kids. I’ve read other threads and know this is a feature request, so I’m hoping this moves up in priority as many of us would love to continue to…

No info on training accounts, but I read a few chapters in this book and highly suggest you give it a read so that you aren’t possibly jeopardizing future growth/abilities. This should be the whole book, but I also have a full pdf i can email if you if interested. https://www.researchgate.net/publi…

I have 3 boys (9, 11, 13) and they all have free zwift accounts and Tacx Flow refurb wheel on smart trainers from eBay ($200 shipped!) Rule # 1 - Don’t pressure them! Pressure equals No Fun. If they don’t think it will be fun, they won’t do it! :slight_smile: For my boys, they needed a reason to g…

That looks like exactly what my 9 year old needs for his intended future profession. It would be much appreciated if you could email a copy of the PDF.

My take on kids and training, keep it fun and simple. My son started racing bmx when he was 3, now he’s 13. I learned years ago that the more I push him the more he will push back and dislike it. Currently my wife, son and I all have trainerroad accounts, my son also has the free zwift youth accou…

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No, there is not currently any option other than a full account for TR.

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