Zone 2 Cardio: How To Calculate Zone 2 Heart Rate

Zone 2 Cardio: How To Calculate Zone 2 Heart Rate

When it comes to training efficiency, understanding your zones is essential. Zone 2 training, in particular, has gained popularity due to its benefits for endurance and metabolic health. To accurately determine Zone 2, many athletes and coaches rely on physiological markers such as the first ventilatory threshold (VT1) or lactate threshold 1 (LT1). Here's how you can measure Zone 2 based on VT1 or LT1 in a VO2 max test.