Tag: training intensity
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Zone 2 Is Having a Moment. Here’s What the Evidence Actually Supports.
Zone 2 went from a quiet endurance-training foundation to a full wellness trend. This article separates what it reliably does from the claims that outran the evidence, and covers how it fits into a week for someone who isn’t a full-time athlete.
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The Lactate Threshold Myth: Why Most Coaches Set Training Zones Wrong
Lactate threshold is treated as a single number in most training plans, when it is actually two distinct physiological transitions. Here is what LT1 and LT2 represent, why the zone between them is commonly misclassified, and why zones need to move as an athlete adapts.