Cycling News will be focusing on the world of indoor cycling for the next seven days, as it is Indoor Training Week.

It's no secret that indoor cycling has grown rapidly in recent years. Thanks to the advent of smart turbo trainers and accompanying apps, indoor training is no longer just about following a prescribed workout from memory, with a stopwatch to time it and music to ease the pain.

Now the best turbo trainers can connect to an indoor cycling app on your smartphone or computer, allowing your pedaling power to control the speed of your on-screen avatar. If your avatar is going uphill, you will feel the resistance increase, and if you follow the workout, the turbo trainer will read your cadence and adjust the resistance accordingly to ensure that you are getting the right amount of power. Now all you have to do is keep pedaling.

On the other hand, certain apps allow you to run with people all over the world via the Internet.

In short, whether you're looking to find fitness after 30 years on the bike, a veteran training for a big goal next year, or an aspiring youngster looking to challenge the Zwift Academy for a World Tour contract, the world of indoor cycling is for everyone. opportunities abound, and this week, Cycling News celebrates that fact.

As ever, we'll be bringing you everything from buying advice to reviews, tips, tricks, how-tos, and more, but this week we're taking a look at turbo trainers, smart bikes, indoor cycling apps, and everything else related to indoor cycling.

This week we will be comparing indoor cycling to spinning.

We will answer the simple question of whether you should buy a turbo trainer and discuss its pros, cons, alternatives, and where you can (and should) buy one. We also bring you alternatives to the market-leading app Zwift and hacks to optimize your indoor setup.

We'll take things back to basics with an overview of the benefits of indoor cycling and look at how and why indoor cycling can be a great tool to help everyone on their weight loss journey. We also take an in-depth look at indoor cycling during pregnancy and bring you an interview with Amber Pierce of TrainerRoad, a former professional road cyclist with recent first-hand experience on the subject.

Of course, we look not only at the turbo trainers and bikes themselves, but also at peripherals such as ANT+ adapters, the best indoor cycling shoes for men and women, and the cheapest Zwift setups available for pedaling indoors with minimal initial cost.

These are just a few of this week's topics.