Zone 2 training: The trending workout that burns fat without intense exercise
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- Jun 17
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An exercise that takes a more mild approach while offering all the fat-burning benefits of a more grueling workoutmight sound too good to be true.
But some claim that the trending "Zone 2" training, commonly known as the "fat-burning zone," offers just that.
What is this form of exercise — and can it work for anyone?
"Zone training is generally defined by someone's proximity to their maximum heart rate," Carmine Ciliento, a fitness manager at Crunch Fitness in New York, told Fox News Digital.
The zone-based training method measures how hard the body is working and how it's using energy.
Different zones burn different compounds in the body, according to Ciliento.
"Zone 2 is working out at about 60% to 70% of someone’s maximum heart rate," he said.
The most common way to determine heart rate is to subtract a person's age from 220. This means a 55-year-old would have an approximate maximum heart rate of 220 - 55 = 165 bpm.
Wearable heart rate monitors and sports watches can be used to track heart rate while working out, and many cardiovascular fitness machines also calculate it.
When someone is working out, their heart rate zone indicates their level of exertion and what they're utilizing for energy, according to exercise physiologist Chris Travers via Cleveland Clinic.
The higher the heart rate gets, the more carbohydrates and protein the body burns for energy, and the less it relies on fat for fuel.
While exercising in Zone 2, roughly 65% of the calories burned are from fat, according to Cleveland Clinic.
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