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Week 12 · Day 2 · Block 3

Zone 2 Cardio

35-45 MIN

Easy day stays easy. Save the hard work for Day 4.

Path A · On-ramp

  1. 35 min Zone 2 on a treadmill, bike, or elliptical
  2. Conversational pace; nasal breathing the whole session
  3. Trust the talk test over the machine's heart-rate readout

Path B · Build

  1. 45 min Zone 2 on a machine, or easy jog
  2. Nasal breathing if able; talk test otherwise
  3. If you cannot speak in full sentences, slow down