Boosting Your Cycling Fitness Without Structured Training

Cycling is a fantastic way to improve cardiovascular health, build endurance, and strengthen muscles. Whether you're a casual rider or a seasoned cyclist, the pursuit of improved fitness is a constant endeavor. For many athletes, the winter months provide a time for athletes to follow a methodological, structured training [...]

2023-07-04T16:54:12-04:00Blog Post|

Returning to Training after a Break

Introduction If you’ve trained for any amount of time, you have likely experienced some interruption to your training routine - whether that's a family vacation, an unforeseen business trip, or a unexpected injury, or just taking some downtime after a long riding season. While being away from your bike [...]

2024-01-31T09:34:18-05:00Blog Post, Tips & Tricks, Training|

Going Short… For Longer!

In addition to making cool-looking Xert Workout Reports, research has shown that micro-intervals are potent training stimuli. In this blog post, we will dig in a little more to understand exactly why those micro-intervals can be so beneficial to your cycling fitness. We will also look at Xert’s analysis [...]

2022-04-19T14:01:04-04:00Blog Post|

Virtual Paris to Ancaster Race 2021

Be a part of the first ever Virtual Paris to Ancaster All-Terrain Race! Xert is proud to host the 2021 edition of the Southern Ontario Spring Classic. We're thrilled to be a part of this year's event and hope to deliver a unique & challenging opportunity. The Virtual P2A [...]

2021-04-29T15:33:28-04:00Blog Post|

Breaking Through the Xert Way!

What is a Fitness Breakthrough (BT)? Many software training platforms use some method to track your fitness progression throughout the course of a training program or season. Typically, these require some form of test - whether a FTP test, ramp test, or other type of testing. With Xert, we can [...]

2020-08-10T15:15:45-04:00Blog Post, Fitness Signature, MPA|

Shoot For Your Stars

Winning Comes in Many Forms After seeing Xert grow over the past 2.5 years from a few keen and forward-thinking users to now thousands of athletes from all across the globe, I've started to learn what they all share in common: they are simply looking to understand how to reach [...]

2019-05-08T15:08:20-04:00Beginner, Blog Post, Fitness, General|
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