{"id":21728,"date":"2024-03-10T14:19:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T18:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasee.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=essay&#038;p=21728"},"modified":"2024-03-20T14:19:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T18:19:27","slug":"benefits-of-zone-2-cardio","status":"publish","type":"essay","link":"https:\/\/sasee.com\/ro\/essay\/benefits-of-zone-2-cardio\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Zone 2 Cardio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zone 2 is a slow and steady method of cardio in which you keep your heart rate between 60-70% of your max heart rate. Think a pace you could maintain while holding a conversation with someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The benefits of Zone 2 cardio are abundant and include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improved heart health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved mood<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved insulin resistance and blood sugar levels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved performance when lifting and exercising<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduced risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helps you keep up with your kids and grandkids<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Biking, rowing, or briskly walking on an incline treadmill are usually the best options for Zone 2 cardio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Try doing 20-30 minutes 2-3x\/week in addition to some strength training. Your body will thank you!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zone 2 is a slow and steady method of cardio in which you keep your heart rate between 60-70% of your max heart rate. Think a pace you could maintain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":21729,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_gspb_post_css":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"essay_type":[],"essay-category":[91],"class_list":["post-21728","essay","type-essay","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","essay-category-health-beauty"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasee.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/essay\/21728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasee.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/essay"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasee.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/essay"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasee.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasee.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sasee.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/essay\/21728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasee.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasee.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"essay_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasee.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/essay_type?post=21728"},{"taxonomy":"essay-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasee.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/essay-category?post=21728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}