Zone 2 vs Zone 2 Buddy

Zone 2 app tracks how much of your weekly workout time is performed in the zone 2 heart rate range, typically between 60-70% of your maximum heart rate.  Aiming for 150 minutes or more of weekly exercise in zone 2 is recommended, as it optimizes endurance, enhances fat-burning efficiency, and fosters sustainable fitness gains by maintaining a balance between intensity and recovery. The optimal number of minutes to spend in zone 2 per week can vary based on individual fitness levels. _____________________ If you do not have an Apple Watch, you can connect common Bluetooth heart rate monitors, such as the Polar H10, Garmin chest strap, and new Garmin watches, to view your heart rate zone progress live during a workout. If you have an Apple Watch, use the Apple Watch app to see zones live on your wrist with haptic feedback, Siri announcements, and health metrics. If you already have a different app you like for tracking workouts, no worries; Zone 2 uses all workouts saved to your device with heart rate data to calculate your weekly zone minutes. *** Features Include *** • Weekly, monthly, & daily zone tracking based on your weekly goal with multiple chart viewing options • Strava connectivity to upload Zone 2 created distance workouts to your Strava profile • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for weekly Zone 2 goal progress • Compatibility with common Bluetooth heart rate monitors for live zone reporting during workouts with optional audio feedback • Apple Watch app with live zone total calculations, multiple workout screens, and optional haptic feedback and alerts • Apple Watch to iPhone mirroring during live workouts to see heart rate on the larger iPhone screen • Zone goal or open goal modes for tracking workouts • Heart rate zone calculator • Live activities on the Dynamic Island or Lock Screen _____________________ What is zone 2 heart rate training? Zone 2 training refers to exercise performed at a moderate intensity that keeps your heart rate in a specific heart rate zone, typically between 60-70% of your maximum heart rate. This is the heart rate zone where your body is able to utilize oxygen most efficiently, which can lead to a range of benefits for your fitness and health. Zone 2 training is important for a number of reasons, including: • Improved aerobic capacity: By training in the zone 2 heart rate range, your body becomes more efficient at using oxygen to produce energy, which can improve your overall aerobic capacity. • Increased fat burning: During moderate-intensity exercise, your body relies more on fat as a source of fuel, which can help to improve your body composition and reduce body fat. • Improved cardiovascular health: Regular exercise in the zone 2 heart rate range can help to strengthen your heart and improve blood flow, which can reduce the risk of heart disease. • Increased endurance: Training at a moderate intensity can help to improve your endurance and stamina, which can be particularly helpful for endurance athletes such as long-distance runners or cyclists. _______________ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Zone 2 training only works if you actually stay in Zone 2. Zone 2 Buddy taps your wrist the moment you drift — down-taps to ease off, up-taps to push — so your easy days build an aerobic base instead of turning into junk miles. Start a workout on your Apple Watch, put your phone in your pocket, and train by feel. No account. No sign-up. Your health data never leaves your devices. HOW IT WORKS • Set your zones in under a minute — percentage of max heart rate, or the Karvonen (heart rate reserve) method using your resting HR straight from Health • Pick your sport — 82 workout types, from outdoor and indoor cycling to running, rowing, hiking, swimming, strength training, and skiing • Train — distinct haptics for too-high and too-low, plus optional spoken alerts that duck your music instead of stopping it • Every session saves as a real Apple Health workout with heart rate, calories, distance, and GPS route. It closes your rings and shows up in Fitness. FREE • Real-time zone alerts on Apple Watch — haptic and spoken • All 82 workout types with GPS route recording • Workouts written to Apple Health • Five-zone setup with two formulas • Workout history with time in zone for every session ZONE 2 BUDDY PRO • LIVE DASHBOARD — mount your iPhone on the handlebars for big, glanceable heart rate, zone, speed, and distance streamed live from your watch • WEEKLY TRENDS — time-in-zone charts week over week, so you can watch your aerobic base build instead of guessing • WEEKLY RECAP — a plain-English read on your training week, generated entirely on your iPhone with Apple Intelligence. Nothing is uploaded. • CUSTOM ZONES — tune every zone boundary to your own physiology • LIVE ACTIVITY — heart rate and zone on your iPhone Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while a watch workout runs WHY ZONE 2 Most endurance adaptation comes from long, easy efforts. The hard part isn't the training — it's the discipline to keep the effort low when you feel good. Zone 2 Buddy is the thing on your wrist that keeps you honest. PRIVACY There is no Zone 2 Buddy account and no analytics server. Heart rate and workout data stay on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Requires an Apple Watch. Weekly Recap requires an Apple Intelligence-capable iPhone. Zone 2 Buddy Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/zone2buddy/privacy