Have you ever wondered when you might use Zone 5 training? Is Zone 5 cardio valuable? Let’s find out what it means and why you should indeed include it in training at every age.
Heart rate training zones are ranges of heart rate between our resting and maximum heart rate. There are five of them. In order to determine our zones, we have to know both of those other numbers first.
These zones then correspond to different intensities.
Here I’m going to focus entirely on Zone 5, but we have talked extensively about these numbers in a variety of articles. You can learn how to train by heart rate, how to calculate your maximum heart rate and what is a good resting heart rate.
But where does Zone 5 fit in to everything? As you can see by the percentages below, this is going to be a small range of 90-100% of our MHR. This correlates to a maximum, all-out effort or what you might be hitting late in a 5K and 10K.
You’re probably wondering when we would use this? Should we ever be in Zone 5? Is it even possible for us mere mortals to get there? Are there any benefits to hitting Zone 5?
Keep reading to learn more!
What is Zone 5 Heart Rate Training?
Zone 5 is 90-100% of our maximum heart rate. That sounds intense, doesn’t it? Well, that’s because it is.
As I said, there are five…
