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Beginner Training Session | 20-Minute Indoor Cycling Workout

An easy 20-minute beginner session based on perceived effort, gradually building intensity from 2/10 up to a peak of 8/10.

Duration20:00
TSS22
IF0.81
Blocks10
Time20:00
TSS22
IF0.81

Profile

Targets in % FTP
100%50%0%
0:0010:0020:00
Z1 10% · 2 minZ2 40% · 8 minZ3 20% · 4 minZ4 20% · 4 minZ5 10% · 2 min

Intervals

10 blocks
Z1
Warm-up2/10 RPE
2:0055%
Z2
Warm-up3/10 RPE
2:0065%
Z2
Interval4/10 RPE
2:0075%
Z3
Interval5/10 RPE
2:0085%
Z4
Interval6/10 RPE
2:0092%
Z4
Interval7/10 RPE
2:00100%
Z2
Recovery3/10 RPE
2:0065%
Z5
Interval8/10 RPE
2:00110%
Z3
Cool-down5/10 RPE
2:0085%
Z2
Cool-down3/10 RPE
2:0065%

What it trains

Endurance work builds aerobic durability, improves fatigue resistance, and supports longer steady rides.

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Tags

beginnerRPE20 minutesindoor cyclingvideoGCN Training
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