Zone 2 Cardio: The Slow Pace That Speeds Everything Else Up

Zone 2 is the pace where you could hold a conversation but wouldn't choose to sing — roughly 60-70% of your max heart rate. It feels almost too easy, which is exactly why most people skip it.

That easy pace is building the aerobic base everything else sits on: faster recovery between sets, a lower resting heart rate, and a bigger tank for the interval work you actually enjoy.

Our Cardio Fitness sessions build one zone-2 ride into every week on purpose. Thirty to forty minutes, nose-breathing pace, no heroics — and the numbers on your other lifts move because of it.