When you’re serious about cycling, you need to focus on your strength. Not just for speed but for endurance and injury prevention as well. Becky Hair is a physiotherapist, personal trainer and cyclist. We invited her into the Mirafit studio, to demonstrate some of the best strengthening exercises for cyclists. And it doesn’t matter whether your focus is short distance at a fast pace or whether you’re in it for the long haul, these exercises are great for helping you reach your goals. In the workout, Becky goes through the following exercises: 1) Walking lunges with dumbbells 2) Front squats 3) Deadlifts 4) Split squats 5) Russian twists 6) Plank with side twist 7) Cycling leg crunches As you can see, it’s very lower body and core heavy, which is ideal for helping you get more power while on the bike, as well as improve your posture. For most of this workout, Becky is using a Mirafit Women’s Barbell. These weight bars are slightly lighter and slimmer than 7ft Olympic barbells, but can handle just as much as weight. They’re 15kg, measure 6.6ft and have a grip diameter of 25mm (rather than 28mm). Want to get started? Check out our full range of Women’s Barbells now: https://bit.ly/2o2Gp8s

Ab workouts are like marmite, you either love them or you hate them. Luckily, even if you don’t enjoy this type of training, doing a simple 10-minute express ab workout can still build strong abdominal muscles. Read the blog here: https://bit.ly/3EHHPcT

Watch triathlete, physiotherapist and personal trainer Becky Hair take you through her top 11 plyo jump box exercises for strength and conditioning. In the video, Becky uses a set of our Steel Plyo Jump Boxes which are ideal for working out at home. Each set includes three plyo boxes which are all different heights. The steel frame is extra hard-wearing and the platform at the top has a rubber cover for added grip. Perfect for home and garage gyms, use them for strength, endurance and cardio training. And when you’re done, the boxes sit neatly inside of each other for easy space-saving storage. Plyo boxes are exceptionally versatile and are ideal for improving speed, power and explosivity. They’re particularly good for runners and cyclists as well as anyone looking to torch fat. In the video, Becky takes you through the following exercises: 1) Glute activation step ups 2) Rocket jumps 3) Rapid fire toe taps 4) Basic box jumps 5) Lateral box jumps 6) Decline push ups with walk 7) Tricep dips 8) Glute bridges 9) Incline press ups 10) Drop to single leg 11) Drop with sprint Do them as a circuit to get in a really good workout. Or simply make your way through one set as a warm up or quick body blast. Looking to get started? Get your set of Steel Plyo Jump Boxes now: https://bit.ly/2mgN1iA

Watch triathlete, physiotherapist and personal trainer Becky Hair run through her top exercises using Mirafit Core Sliders. Our Core Sliders can be used almost anywhere to strengthen, tone and workout. Easy-to-use, follow along and get a great workout using these simple but effective training tools. Lightweight and easy to carry, you can take them with you to the gym and do a circuit, or just get in 10 minutes at home to keep up your strength training. The sliders are double-sided so they can be used on almost any surface. Not just for ab training, you can use them to work on your legs, arms, glutes, chest and hip flexors. Becky is an experienced athlete and as a trained physiotherapist and personal trainer, is used to coming across those who have injured themselves through, running, cycling or even overtraining. Building these exercises into your regular training sessions will help you maintain strength and prevent injury. The exercises include: 1) Single leg thrusts 2) Double leg thrust 3) Mountain climbers 4) Planks with abduction 5) Kneeling slide outs 6) Glute bridges 7) Back and side lunges Get a pair of Mirafit Core Sliders now: https://bit.ly/2JzmDJv

Follow along with physiotherapist Becky Hair as she takes you through 10 simple exercises using our Mirafit Workout Kit For Beginners. The exercises include: 1. Single Under Skipping (for 1 minute) 2. Monster Walks with a resistance band (10 steps each side) 3. Pump Set Squats (20 reps) 4. Kettlebell Swings (10 reps) 5. Plyo Box Jumps (10 reps) 6. Side Planks (30 seconds each side) 7. Squat & Throw with a slam ball (20 reps) 8. Upward Row with the pump set (10 reps) 9. Shoulder Press (10 reps) 10. Russian Twists (10 reps)