This is super helpful, basically to tell me (in a kind way) I'm not fit enough to worry about it right now. That's great! I look forward to doing it at some point in the future but for now I'll just enjoy being able to run again (post surgery recovery!) and focus on consistency

Found your channel through IG reels. Your content is exactly what I’m looking for. I’ve been following hypertrophy-focused programs for a year and a half now while trying to slowly recomp. I added a weekly easy run in November and this year I plan to incorporate a real run training program into my lifting schedule.

@doclyssfitness

5 ай бұрын

Welcome!!!!

So excited to watch this!

Love your content. I learn so much. Thank you!

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

Thank YOU!!

So excited to learn more about this!

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

🤍🤍🤍

So helpful. Your info has been crucial in my running journey!

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

YAY!! Love it!

This was helpful, and also so encouraging. Thank you!

@doclyssfitness

3 ай бұрын

Of course!

Love your content! I reference all of my Kinesiology students to your channel frequently!

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

SO COOL!!!

Great video! I really appreciated the context for what to expect from myself based on my fitness level and what a reasonable timeline would be. Thank you!

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

Glad the context and video were helpful!

So helpful! Working on building my run base back up after some time off and looking ahead to an even end of next year. This video on top of the Zones 101 cleared up a lot of the mess out there!

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that video was super helpful!

New subscriber here. I just found your channel and i’m so impressed - so much great information! Going to be binge watching all your videos!

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

Welcome and thank you so much!

Working on base building now. Loved the Zones 101 video when you released it. Always appreciate the content!

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

So glad to hear!

Learning AND taking notes. Thank you so much for going in depth and explaining all the "why's" behind everything that's happening in our bodies. Makes so much sense, and just assures to keep going and getting better at "fit"ness and keep going in zone 2, knowing that as long as I'll keep working on this, it won't stay as frustrating as it may feel right now sometimes. You're a gem!

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

Love some good note taking! Glad you enjoyed this. :)

This is absolutely helpful. I am training for my second marathon following the BAA 20 week plan, and I struggle with zones and pace. Other than my speed work, my long runs all tend to be negative splits with increased heart rate with each mile. I’d love to be comfortable with doing weights in the gym on my own, but I am so confused and intimidated on how to set up the equipment let alone maintain proper form. Thanks for your content!

Just started following ! Love your content 👏😀

@doclyssfitness

4 ай бұрын

Welcome!!

Great reminder that zone 2 is a skill and to be honest with your own fitness and timeline. Thanks for sharing!

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

You betcha!!

This was such helpful information, I am not a runner but do a lot of metcons. However -I’m motivated to start working on my aerobic base now with Zone 2!

@doclyssfitness

Ай бұрын

Love to hear it!

Thank you! Learning so much as a beginner and having lots of fun at the same time. Did my first 30 minute run ever yesterday in zone 2 and am quite proud and excited for the future.

@doclyssfitness

6 ай бұрын

Get after it!!

My husband has started running and has been talking about the zones, I’ll be sharing this video with him to learn more!

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

That's perfect!!

So thorough and just the pep talk I needed! I’m doing my year of zone 2 training and I’m almost halfway through the base building program! Thank you!

@doclyssfitness

4 ай бұрын

You're so welcome and love this for you!

Ran over here to comment after finishing listening to this on Google podcasts while completing a run/walk! Love all the information in this. I've been running for three years on and off and after setting some big goals this year that got derailed due to life + 10ish kg weight gain I had been struggling to be consistent and get anywhere with my running. Only giving myself grace in the last two weeks and realising that simply moving the desired km/time despite how many times I felt I needed to stop and walk has progressed me much further than the past few months. Listening through this just reinforced those thoughts and reassures me I'm on the right path. Thanks Lyss! You got me started running three years ago and I continue to run due to your inspiration and education.

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

Keep at it! 🤍

I've been talking about zone 2 a lot with clients lately so this will be perfect to share with them!

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

Love to hear it!

I am more of a hitt and weightlifter trainer now so need to learn to slowdown to improve…very helpful. And now I know I don’t have to stress about it or be perfect!

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

Yes! No stress and perfection isn't a thing!!

I learned from this, thanks 😊

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

You betcha!

This is all so fascinating-and really new information for me! Haven’t thought about cardio this way before, so I really feel like I learned a lot (I personally found the graphs really helpful-paused the video at that point to get a closer look haha).

@doclyssfitness

5 ай бұрын

Glad the visual graphs helped and that you found value in this!

Great episode When I was training for marathons, I used a variation of the breath method. Four steps/breath was easy and in zone 2, 3 steps/breath was entering tempo range and 2 steps/ breath was 1 mile pace…

I’m one of those with a low aerobic capacity! Coming back from having 4 kids and not sticking with running for a long time. Thanks for the info, it is helpful!

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

You are very welcome!

This is so helpful- my dad has been calling me discouraged with his marathon training because he feels he just can’t stay in zone 2 training. I’ll be sending this to him and telling him to keep going… slowly.

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

Slow and steady!

Great episode. i am a newer runner (1 year consistent training) and I have been so tempted to give up on zone two lately because like you said, it's HARD. I appreciated getting to learn the science behind this, and I am curious to try the run/walk!

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

Keep at it! Yes!

Could you please consider doing an episode on running shoes, specifically heel drop, stack height and how to choose or various types of runs/terrains

@doclyssfitness

Ай бұрын

Hi Emily! I can add it to the list of possible future videos, but I do already have an older podcast (Messy Middle Podcast) on running shoes. Running shoes are super unique to people and I think it's best to head to your local running store & get an assessment done to ensure the shoes works best for you! 🥰

Thank you for making this! I always thought it was only for high volume/distance runners (which I’m not) so I’d written it off, but my perspective on it recently shifted with Dr. Peter Attia’s book Outlive with respect to zone 2’s benefit for metabolic health. As a Type 1 Diabetic, I’ve decided to start working on zone 2 fitness to see if it can improve the efficiency of my utilization of fuel sources. And perhaps stabilize my blood sugars during my trail runs too! I didn’t realize how challenging it’d be to keep my HR down despite effort being low, but this video gave me hope!!

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

Glad this was helpful and helped shift your perspective!

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

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This video was very reassuring! I’m a powerlifter, I also do boxing/circuit training twice a week but I think some kind of steady state cardio needs to go into my program…

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

👏👏👏

Great advice! Curious of your thoughts about having caffeine before working out?

What’s your thought on treadmill pacing? I use a treadmill to learn my body responses and behavior, then use that information to observe my efforts in outdoor run training. At least for me I’ve seen an improvement in what a low effort pace looks like now.

I honestly didn't know the importance of zone 2 before this video! I lift 3 days a week and do cardio 2 days a week. It's difficult to make time for zone 2 training in there, as my heart rate is always high during my cardio days. But I trust my body is building fitness and I will get there eventually. Maybe adding an additional cardio day is what I need.

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

Yay! Glad I could help with a better understanding of Zone 2!

Saw you at MNU and am now an avid follower. In desperate need of mastering my HR as anything above a brisk walk pushes me into zone 3 & above despite being a CrossFitter and relatively fit (but am terrible at running)

@doclyssfitness

7 ай бұрын

AWESOME!!! Welcome and hope this was helpful for your zone training!

Watching a video on zone 2 cardio while I'm doing zone 2 cardio... So meta 😂

The trouble that I'm having is that my heart rate doesn't really go up❤😡 I've done cardio jump rope for a long time (so I have some adaptation) but I don't know if you can call what I've done "zone 2". I got an exercise bike a couple of months ago and I can do 'talk test' and 'nasal breathing' up to 140 bpm but the stress and strain it puts on my quads to get over 130bpm is really taxing. And with jumping rope getting to 130-140 burns my shoulders. It feels like I'm doing something wrong

Great reminder that a lower volumes… it’s not that serious

So confused, Dr. Stacy Sims is saying not to do zone 2 its for men. Also that it will make you gain weight.

@doclyssfitness

4 ай бұрын

I can’t speak to the specific claims or person without more context or details but that isn’t fully correct. My latest podcast interview on @theproof goes into this topic, part 2 tomorrow as well.

@doclyssfitness

4 ай бұрын

I also have covered this more on my IG as well.