Zone 2 training
Zone 2 training has been studied in 16 papers since 1989: 9 trials in people, 2 in animals, 5 reviews; 2 in the past year. The newest paper, Jun 27, 2026: “Hypothesis-Generating Brief: Zone 2 training — full paper”.
16 papers study it1 findingUpdated
- Human trial9
- Animals2
What is Zone 2 training linked with?
1Studies link Zone 2 training with 1 measure, most often cardiometabolic and muscle-function endpoints (1 study).
Cardiometabolic and muscle-function endpoints
mixedin humans1
1 study
Cardiometabolic and muscle-function endpoints
mixedin humans1
Zone 2 training is associated with cardiometabolic and muscle-function endpoints in humans.
“the curated evidence does not yet support a uniform superiority claim for any single intensity zone”
Review
Hypothesis-Generating Brief: Zone 2 training — full paper
Preprint
Latest
2 papers in 12 monthsScandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
Effects of Low-Intensity Endurance Training on Aerobic Fitness and Risk Factors of Cardiometabolic Health in Working-Age Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis of randomized trialsInterventions
European Journal of Applied Physiology
Why low-intensity endurance training for athletes?
ReviewInterventions
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
What Is "Zone 2 Training"?: Experts' Viewpoint on Definition, Training Methods, and Expected Adaptations
CommentaryInterventions
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Physiological, Perceptual, and Performance Responses to the 2-Week Block of High- versus Low-Intensity Endurance Training
Non-randomized trial in 30 peopleHigh-intensity interval training
International Journal of Fertility & Sterility
Effect of Low-Intensity Endurance Training and High-Intensity Interval Training on Sperm Quality in Male Rats with Fatty Liver
Experiments in 40 ratsHigh-intensity interval training
Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation
Hemorheologic effects of low intensity endurance training in type 2 diabetic patients: A pilot study
Non-randomized trial in 22 peopleInterventions
Nephron Clinical Practice
Complete low-intensity endurance training programme in haemodialysis patients: improving the care of renal patients
Non-randomized trial in 40 peopleEndurance training
Journal of Applied Physiology
Regional effects of low-intensity endurance training on structural and mechanical properties of rat ventricular myocytes
Experiments in ratsInterventions