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The closer a cross training activity replicates running motion, the more it carries over to your fitness.
Three ways to calculate your heart rate zones: age-based, Karvonen, and lactate threshold. Coach Greg McMillan shows which works best, with examples.
Calculate your max heart rate with 4 formulas, then validate with the McMillan Field Test. Coach Greg McMillan shows what’s accurate and what’s not.
Calculate your Zone 2 heart rate using max HR and resting HR. Coach Greg McMillan on why Zone 2 builds your aerobic engine — and what to run there.