This is a silly and “for fun” only post with considerations on topic which will not be interesting nearly for anyone. You can safely skip this one and head out to other section of the blog – preferably the ones that give some meaningful training results.
But for all the ones that have not let yet – a quick question for yourself: do you ride your turbo trainer usually in the summer or in the winter?
In my case, as probably in most of your cases it will be winter. In the summer the tarmac is warm enough for more comfortable sessions on the fresh air.
And second question, where do you put your trainer when riding on it?
In the basement? In the garage? Or simply in one of the rooms in your flat? Usually it will be a not too big closed compartment. I’m not talking now to the hardest players that ride in the winter on their balconies or terraces 🙂
I have good news for you then! You have gained yourself a…
Free heater for your home!
Yes – that’s true. Burning calories on the turbo trainer has other benefits as well, beside the loss of fat, growing muscles and likes on Facebook/Instagram. You can also save some dollars on home heating with the use of a very efficient heat source – your own body.
I personally like to keep my flat not too warm. Around 20°C (68°F) during winter time is perfectly comfortable and quite healthy. When riding in the winter quite intensive sessions for about 60-75 minutes each I noticed a constant increase in room temperature. The highes changes have reached 5° difference between the start and the end of the session in a room of about 30m2 (323 square feet).
That may seem not too much, but consider this conversation on Quora. These are some real heating power values. Of course the moment you stop pedalling and your body temperature drops the heating effect will stop and you better put up your heaters again to the temperature at which you like to live in.
So… Only gains, no losses… well… maybe some in bodyweight 🙂 Come and give it a try.
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