You can’t alter time, so alter your habits

In normal times, when I'm working in the office, it's 5 mile bike ride home.

It's nothing in terms of time or distance next what a proper training ride should be.

Conventional wisdom says you need at least an hour to bother at all.

But who needs convention wisdom?

The science shows that for some, HIIT training for 7 minutes is as beneficial as two hours conventional exercise for others.

Thankfully for me, my body seems to made for HIIT stuff.

The ride is mostly up-hill, no traffic light stops.

I've worked out I can do a minute at absolute full beans, agony inducing pace and gearing.

20 seconds easy.

Repeat until the hill ends, try not to cry.

When I broke my wrist and did no exercise, apart from this little commute for 5 weeks.

I found I came back only a little less fitter than before the accident.

There are only 24 hours in the day, you can't change that.

What you can change is how smart you are with that time.

Think about that next time you're power-pointing at 12am.

Are you really doing your best work?