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Heart-Rate Training Zones

Max heart rate and all five training zones — including Zone 2 for steady, easy cardio.

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Method: Karvonen (uses resting heart rate)

Zone 2 · easy cardio

139–151bpm

Can still talk in full sentences. Build up to 150+ minutes a week of brisk walks, cycling or easy jogs.

Max heart rate

186bpm

Tanaka: 208 − 0.7 × age

  1. Zone 1 · Recovery 50–60%

    127–139 bpm

    Very easy — warm-ups, cool-downs and rest-day walks.

  2. Zone 2 · Easy cardio 60–70%

    139–151 bpm

    Can talk in full sentences. Builds your aerobic base.

  3. Zone 3 · Tempo 70–80%

    151–162 bpm

    Comfortably hard — short sentences only.

  4. Zone 4 · Threshold 80–90%

    162–174 bpm

    Hard intervals — a few words at a time.

  5. Zone 5 · Max effort 90–100%

    174–186 bpm

    All-out sprints of 10–60 seconds.

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Educational estimate, not medical advice. Clients on BP or heart medicines (like beta-blockers) should ask their doctor for target zones.

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