This zone 2 you speak of is new to me!
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It’s a great way to get aerobically fit at any age over 20. But the older you get the more it’s perhaps the only level you should train at. There are people who say you should do some Vo2 max workouts once a week or once every 10 days past 40, but for me those are hard to recover from. I’d rather stack a lot of days and never not be able to workout.
But again, I need to lift.
That theory makes sense. I’m going to look into it, see what it’s all about. Thanks for the info!
Take the stuff from Dr Peter Atia with a grain of salt. Technically he’s right, but practically you can workout as many hours as he’d prescribe unless you’re only working 20 hour a week and training 12-18.
Sounds rather intense!
It’s actually the opposite. Just imagine an effort on a bike or on a hilly hike you’d want to do for a long time. If you’re a runner it would be a pace that’s a bit of a challenge but one where you should be able to have conversation in short sentences. But you’ll definitely be sweating.
It’s the opposite of “no pain, no gain.”
Okay, so more endurance training sounds like. Kinda lost me at hilly hike 😂
Yes - endurance/aerobic training.
And and simple way to do this is to just walk on a treadmill and slowly out it on an incline until you get to this effort.
It snowed last night and there will be lots of people at the gym doing that today to get in this workout.
*Can’t* workout.
If I had more time I’d go on long zone 2 rides, but for a simple 30-45 min workout that has you sweating and invigorated it’s great.