It is also jokingly called “lazy training”. It is not quite correct, because you have to work. The fact is, however, that you don’t have to train fully, as is common with some forms of strenuous exercise.
And those areas?
Zone 1 is lying on the sofa for Heel Holland Bakt, Zone 5 is flights to Bokito. Zone 2 Cardio means you put your heart to work without straining it too much. Think of a leisurely jog, bike ride, or brisk walk. During the activity you should be able to hold a conversation.
The benefits lie in perseverance: it takes at least 45 minutes for your body to really benefit from it, experts advise from an hour to an hour and a half. It’s quite long, a playlist works well for a bit of a distraction, but Zone 2 can also be combined with watching a movie on a treadmill or stationary bike.
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What will take some getting used to is that this is not a way of exercising that earns you points. Sport generally consists of performing, scoring, sweating, sweating puritanos to get rid of those crazy again. In this case you can’t post results on your social networks, but he could be so relaxed in this swanky one #doing well world.
Three hours a week
180-200 minutes per week Zone 2 Cardio has huge positive effects on overall health and healthy aging. It is linked to a significantly lower risk of type 2 diabetes, dementia and cardiovascular disease. There is also less chance of injury than high intensity interval training (HIIT) where you exercise intensely in a short time.
The fact that it has so many benefits is – to put it bluntly – because your body uses your fat stores as an energy source with little effort. During intense exercise (Zone 3), it will burn glucose, which causes more stress on the heart, muscles and lungs. If you are wheezing for your breath or constantly wheezing during your workout, you are in Zone 3.
“For both health and fitness, Zone 2 training has many benefits,” said Dr. Richard Blagrove, physiologist at Loughborough University. “I don’t feel guilty at all if I sit on my stationary bike for an hour with a book.”
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