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Understanding heart rate zones when exercising helps to guide your fitness
development. Each zone stresses your body in dierent ways, leading to dierent
eects on your physical fitness.
ZONE 1: EASY
Exercising in zone 1 is relatively easy on your body. When it comes to
fitness training,
intensity this low is
significant mainly in restorative training and improving your basic
fitness when you are just beginning to exercise, or after a long break. Everyday
exercise – walking, climbing stairs, cycling to work, etc. – is usually performed within
this intensity zone.
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