If you are a cyclist and spend any time indoors on a turbo trainer, OR if you are debating spending time on a turbo trainer--you might find this interesting. It's not only a way to get your training in during the cold months (it is -8 degrees as I write this) but also a great way to supplement your year-round riding when you cannot get outside perhaps when it is to dark.
I'll be the first to admit spinning those pedals round and round without moving an inch can be B-O-R-I-N-G. Music helps. A movie maybe. Perhaps you put your trainer next to someone else and have human entertainment.
In any case, if you haven't already tried www.trainerroad.com -- check it out. It has a library of workouts that leverage your speed/cadence sensor or power meter to work you to the max. If you do not have a power meter, the speed/cadence sensor paired with Trainer Road's algorithms based on your turbo trainer enable a Virtual Power (read more about how this is calculated here).
Awesome all by itself and this gives you that little extra push and keeps things interesting while you're mashing pedals for 1, 2, 3, 6? hours.
BUT--that's not all. It also allows you to sync with videos such as The Sufferfest, Epic Rides and more. Today I rode from Idaho Springs to the top of Mt. Evans. I'll do this for real in a couple months--but for now this is as good as it gets.
My ride (http://www.trainerroad.com/cycling/rides/715110-Epic-Colorado-Mt.-Evans)
90 minutes at or around my FTP - CHECK! Not sure what FTP means? Read more about Functional Threshold Power over on Joe Friel's blog. In short: Functional threshold power or pace (FTP) is the highest mean average power or pace you can maintain for one hour.
The Epic Mt Evans - Preview this video here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCvbd1dAA0U
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