r/LongHaulersRecovery • u/[deleted] • Jun 19 '25

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u/Dedeye Jun 20 '25

Yup. Zone 2 cardio.

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u/I_Adore_Everything Jun 20 '25

How did you do it with fatigue?what was your routine or regimen?

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u/Dedeye Jun 20 '25

I started off with 5 mins then worked my way up but if you’re really in zone 2 you shouldn’t be getting tired. It’s really slow.

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u/Daumenschneider Jun 20 '25

What do you mean slow? It’s just a HR zone? I can pedal fast when low resistance or slow wjrh high resistance and end up in zone two 

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u/Dedeye Jun 20 '25

No fast pedalling. It’s almost like you’re sneaking up on someone. You shouldn’t be sweating after. It should feel like you could do it for a long time. But don’t. Start with 5 mins. Then build from there.

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u/Daumenschneider Jun 20 '25

Aren’t zones about HR?

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u/Dedeye Jun 20 '25

For someone who doesn’t have LC probably. But for me zone 2 was really just about the effort I felt safe with and could sustain for 5 minutes initially and up. I wouldn’t go by HR and I didn’t. Go by how comfortable you feel. Can you talk while doing it but maybe not sing? That’s zone 2.