Day 5 – Core conditioning in a hotel hallway
I had very limited options today. I’m at the Lyon airport hotel, waiting for our Etap du Tour group to arrive. The Etap is the one stage of the Tour de France that is opened to everyday cyclists each year. So we’re taking a group to the Alps and giving them the support they need to get through 109km, covering 3 alpine climbs. They finish by riding 14km up Alp d’Huez, with it’s 21 hairpin turns. It makes 30-minutes training look too easy!
So, here I am, doing my core conditioning in the hallway. This plan is a combination of activating your deeper muscles, working your obliques and back, then a few planks. I love planks – they truly are the best core exercise if you don’t have much time.
