#112: How to Find Your Ideal Heart Rate Zones (Step-by-Step Guide)

Very excited to announce that my new book Running Breakthroughs is available now as audiobook, hardcover, paperback and ebook. Get incredible Book Launch Bonuses when you order now at https://florisgierman.com ! Getting your heart rate zones wrong can stall progress or worse, lead to burnout and injury. In this video, I walk you step-by-step through 6 ways to set your HR zones correctly, who it's for, pros and cons and troubleshooting tips.

We compare each calculation from MAF Method, Zone 2, Karvonen and more. This is a deep dive that hopefully answers many questions about how to find your ideal training zone on the day to day basis.

Watch this full video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1AxKtpNXl8E

CHAPTERS:

• 0:00 – Get Your Heart-Rate Zones Right: Methods That Actually Work
• 0:27 – I wrote a book, it's available now!
• 1:41 – Method 1: The Talk Test
• 3:26 – Talk Test: Troubleshooting
• 4:11 – Talk test: Advantages and limitations
• 4:56 – Method 2: Nasal Breathing
• 5:29 – Andrew Huberman on Nasal Breathing
• 7:36 – Nasal Breathing: Advan