Peter Attia· MD
what modalities can people do zone two on treadmill bike anything that is steady state so you know swimming is a great way to do it because you can really swim in a pool at a steady state
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what modalities can people do zone two on treadmill bike anything that is steady state so you know swimming is a great way to do it because you can really swim in a pool at a steady state
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I like to do it on a bike indoors cuz it's steady state you can do it on a treadmill you can do it on the StairMaster you can do it walking really quickly provided the elevation is somewhat consistent you can run you can swim Just Produce this level of exertion
you can really do Zone 2 on anything that demands Mets of you and the key is you just have to be able to sustain it without much Interruption
easiest way to do this is on a bike or on a treadmill because you have complete control of the activity
for me Zone 2 if I'm not traveling is always on my bike uh which is on a stationary bike so on a on a trainer um that and that's it full stop um if I'm traveling I will usually do it on an incline treadmill
So you know, swimming is a great way to do it because you can really swim in a pool at a steady state. Um, running is a great way to do it because you can pretty much run at a steady state. Cycling outdoors is generally hard. Um, unless you have spec like Fiesta Island was a great place to train... But for the most part, like I wouldn't be able to do zone 2 outside here in Austin. It's just, it's too hilly and there's too much traffic and it just it it's fits and starts. I can do my V2 max here because I go to a hill and that's my favorite way to do V2 max is on a hill that's about a mile long and just do very hard up the hill and then easy down the hill. But um a treadmill is another great way to do it. Just kind of a walking incline typically rowing machine if you're really a good rower.