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[SUNDAY] 55 People Aged 68 Did 4 Weeks of Cycling
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The study you should read this week
Researchers took 55 untrained older adults (average age 68) and tested four different cycling methods over four weeks: standard cycling, hypoxic cycling, blood flow restriction, and eccentric cycling. Every group improved equally. Plain cycling was just as effective as every fancy method they tested.
Plus: why most of the plans I built this week were about adding intensity, not volume, and what that means for your training this summer.
Study: Citherlet et al. (2025). Effectiveness of short-term cycling interventions in older adults.
Scientific Reports, 15, 25914. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-10550-9
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