Let’s start this off with a little bit of good news…It was nice to get some friendly hellos from the other side of world this week and to see Ambassador Andrea out and about repping the TA colours! Her and Lars headed out into the glorious sunshine in the first weekend of summer weather and are missing you all. They send their best to help us get through this lockdown.
Now, onto that dreaded word…lockdown. We’re here…it’s happening and “we should just realize we can only do what we can, when we can, and make the most of the opportunities we get”, said some wise old man to me today (you may know him as Mr. Grumpy)! So, that’s what we are going to do.
We want to keep everyone going, as much as we can. We all know how important exercise is on our mental and physical wellbeing, not to mention the importance of staying connected. We will be utilizing our Go Virtual platform to facilitate this, which you all have access to. If you are finding yourself in financial difficulties as a result of this lockdown, then we would encourage you to switch over to the Go Solo membership. We understand the stress the current climate can/is causing, as we are experiencing it ourselves. But we want to accommodate as many athletes as possible, by being flexible in light of the extended lockdown. Please reach out or get in touch if you want to chat about this.
We also have chosen not to explode the timetable at this stage, as it is not appropriate for this time of year. We want to stick with the periodization, recognizing that more training is not the answer…smarter training is. Of course, we will continue to monitor the situation and change when/if we need to.
Read on below for an article about the Do’s and Do Not’s when it comes to exercise and immunity, a reminder about the WHY we time trial and a feature on the importance of understanding Heart Rate zones. This will be particularly relevant for your FTP test coming up next week, so we encourage all of you to read this info before then. And don’t forget to scroll down to get all the session updates for the coming week. If you need any further info about any session, please feel free to get in touch via the link and we’ll help you out.
We will wait for further advice about what will happen next week before sending out our newsletter next week. We will be in touch when we know more. For now…keep well, keep training, keep connected.
