Zone 2 v Zone 4

7481339 29 days ago

I have been running my easy runs in Zone 4. (This is the pace that Garmin is giving me.) I know I should be running in Zone 2 so why does Garmin give me a Zone 4 running pace for Easy Runs. Is there something/somewhere I can change this?

0 Garmin-Tracy 29 days ago

Hello!

Take a look at Setting Your Heart Rate Zones for information on how to modify the current settings.

By default the assumption is Max HR = 220 -Current Age

Zone 5 = 90-100% of Max HR

Zone 4 = 80-90% of Max HR

Zone 3 = 70-80% of Max HR

Zone 2 = 60-70% of Max HR

Zone 1 = 50-60% of Max HR

0 7481339 29 days ago in reply to Garmin-Tracy

This was so helpful. Garmin has my max at 170, I’m not sure what I should put here? I put resting on average.