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Heat Training cycling workouts
Controlled sessions at a raised core temperature, to adapt to heat and grow plasma volume.
The Workouts
The Workouts
Every Heat Training workout in the library
Every Heat Training workout in the library
Every Heat Training workout in the library
The stimulus
Heat Training, explained
What it is
Indoor or hot-weather sessions ridden to a core-temperature target rather than a power target, often with a CORE sensor: the intensity is adjusted to reach and hold a set temperature for a set time.
Why it matters
Why it matters
Heat adaptation raises plasma volume, lowers heart rate at a given power and improves performance in the heat and, for most riders, in temperate conditions too. It is one of the few adaptations available in ten to fourteen days.
If you ride it
If you ride it
These are uncomfortable rather than hard: the power is moderate and the sensation is the heat. Hydrate before, weigh yourself after, and stop if you feel unwell. The sessions here are written by the people who make the sensor.
If you coach it
If you coach it
Prescribe by core temperature and duration, not by power. The Heat Strain Index stream in Vekta shows the athlete's response in the session and across a block.
In Vekta
In Vekta
Vekta reads the CORE sensor as a stream alongside power and heart rate, so the session is analysed against the temperature target it was written for.
Common questions
Do I need a core temperature sensor?
How many sessions to adapt?
Is heat training safe?
The stimulus
Heat Training, explained
What it is
Indoor or hot-weather sessions ridden to a core-temperature target rather than a power target, often with a CORE sensor: the intensity is adjusted to reach and hold a set temperature for a set time.
Why it matters
Heat adaptation raises plasma volume, lowers heart rate at a given power and improves performance in the heat and, for most riders, in temperate conditions too. It is one of the few adaptations available in ten to fourteen days.
If you ride it
These are uncomfortable rather than hard: the power is moderate and the sensation is the heat. Hydrate before, weigh yourself after, and stop if you feel unwell. The sessions here are written by the people who make the sensor.
If you coach it
Prescribe by core temperature and duration, not by power. The Heat Strain Index stream in Vekta shows the athlete's response in the session and across a block.
In Vekta
Vekta reads the CORE sensor as a stream alongside power and heart rate, so the session is analysed against the temperature target it was written for.
Common questions
Do I need a core temperature sensor?
How many sessions to adapt?
Is heat training safe?
Ride these Heat Training workouts in Vekta, scaled to your numbers
Ride these Heat Training workouts in Vekta, scaled to your numbers