Have you ever asked yourself any of these questions when it comes to doing workouts: Why am I doing this particular workout? Why do I need to do these intensities and these durations? Am I hitting the workout interval targets sufficiently well and if not do I stop or keep [...]
This inspiring story comes from Nigel Davies, a 75-year-old athlete who recently claimed victory at the Australian Gran Fondo Championship for 2025. After a year of training with Xert, using features like Forecast AI, Nigel not only met but exceeded his fitness goals, proving that age is no barrier [...]
Our Zwift integration allows you to seamlessly send workouts directly to Zwift that appear in the "For You" section of the app. You can also sync your Zwift activities back to Xert wthout having to send them through Strava. This integration is designed to enhance your [...]
Xert's Forecast AI Looks Into the Future to Predict the Training You Will Need In recent years, adaptive training has grown in prominence within training circles. Static training plans have become a thing of the past. Xert's Adaptive Training Advisor was an early adaptive training platform, providing athletes day-to-day training [...]
An Introduction to Xert Relative Power A Bit of Background on Power-to-Weight Ratio For anyone that's ever watched a professional cycling race or raced in Category-based races, you're likely to be familiar with power-to-weight ratio or watts per kilogram (W/kg): take your power output and divide it by your weight [...]
Xert Magic Buckets (XMB) is now supported on over 100 Garmin watches, bringing adaptive training insights to both cycling and running activities. Whether you’re outdoors or on a treadmill/trainer, you’ll be able to see your training targets, get instant feedback on your effort levels, as well as breakthrough alerts right [...]
Cycling is a fantastic way to improve cardiovascular health, build endurance, and strengthen muscles. Whether you're a casual rider or a seasoned cyclist, the pursuit of improved fitness is a constant endeavor. For many athletes, the winter months provide a time for athletes to follow a methodological, structured training [...]
Introduction If you’ve trained for any amount of time, you have likely experienced some interruption to your training routine - whether that's a family vacation, an unforeseen business trip, or a unexpected injury, or just taking some downtime after a long riding season. While being away from your bike [...]
Introduction With the creation of the Adaptive Training Advisor, Xert has radically changed the way in which we train & prepare for events. Rather than prescribing workouts weeks & months in advance, Xert takes a day-to-day approach for workout recommendations. Xert’s recommendations are based on a variety of factors [...]
An important part of all Training Programs is the need to incorporate day-to-day readiness into the program to guide what type of training should be performed on that day. In Xert, we look to model that readiness using your Training Status which uses your historical power data to estimate [...]