23/01/2025
🩷 HEART RATE TRAINING 🩷
Since I have started running, I have noticed all of the top athletes who perform well in their runs, track their HR, especially during their easy, slow, long runs.
Zone 2 Running, which is recommended for your long runs, is very popular at the moment. It has been shown to be beneficial towards increasing your muscular endurance, mental strength, aerobic capacity, heart rate variability (how quickly it can adapt to different stressors), and heart rate recovery.
Zone 2 Running has also been proven to decrease your resting HR and likelihood of fatiguing on your race days! This is vital for anyone training for marathons!
The key is knowing your zones, and training in the right one to achieve the results you want. Consistency and tracking are vital to improving your fitness and pushing your limits safely!
Zone 1 - 50-60%, Warm-Up, Cool-Down
Zone 2 - 60-70%, Long Easy Runs, Steady-State
Zone 3 - 70-80%, Aerobic Training, Race Pace Runs
Zone 4 - 80-90%, Anaerobic Training, Interval Training, Tempo Runs, Lactate Threshold Training
Zone 5 - 90-100%, HIIT, Rest>Work
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