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The Peter Attia Drive #201 · March 28, 2022 · 135m
Deep dive into Zone 2 training
San-Millán — coach to Tour de France winner Pogačar — on why Zone 2 is the most important training zone for both elite athletes and longevity seekers. Mitochondrial function, lactate clearance, fat oxidation, and metabolic flexibility.
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Zone 2 training is the most important exercise modality for longevity
San-Millán: Zone 2 training (the intensity where lactate stays at ~2 mmol/L) specifically improves mitochondrial function — the cellular machinery that declines with age and drives metabolic disease, cancer, and neurodegeneration.Was this useful?