{"id":1492311,"date":"2022-10-27T13:29:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T11:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.bkool.com\/?p=1492311"},"modified":"2022-10-27T13:29:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T11:29:23","slug":"cycling-detraining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.bkool.com\/en\/2022\/10\/27\/cycling-detraining\/","title":{"rendered":"Detraining: How does it affect our physical fitness?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are at a time when many athletes decide to return to training after a holiday period<\/a><\/strong>. Facing detraining is the usual situation after the downtime typical of a break between seasons. To mitigate the effects of long periods of physical inactivity, professional athletes design pre-seasons<\/a><\/strong> to be ready for competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In cycling, we are in the middle of a rest period for athletes. The 2022 season ended in the first weeks of October and cycling teams are already designing preseason preparations to mitigate the effects of detraining.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is detraining?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

De-training is the partial or complete loss of adaptations induced in the body by physical training. <\/strong>The effects of detraining, of course, will depend on the time of inactivity of the person: two weeks of rest is not the same as two months without maintaining a routine of physical activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The human body is capable of absorbing training adaptations quickly. A continuous stress of repeated training alters the state of internal equilibrium, a process known as homeostasis: a new state of equilibrium is reached, with a higher level of physical capacities, i.e. physical capacities increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homeostasis is fragile and any change alters the equilibrium, including also the reduction or elimination of training. Physical adaptations to training require resources and energy for their maintenance. If training is stopped, the body will return to a state of equilibrium with lower physical capacities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How does it affect the body?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are four areas in which detraining affects the human body:<\/p>\n\n\n\n