There’s a common myth that if you aren’t gasping for air and drenched in sweat, the workout “doesn’t count.” In reality, treating every gym session like a gold-medal sprint is the fastest way to hit a plateau or get injured.

Know Your Zones

Your heart rate is the dashboard for your metabolism. To get the best results for weight loss and heart health, we categorise your movement into two main categories:

  • Zone 2: This is steady, manageable effort where you could still hold a conversation. It teaches your body to use fat as fuel and builds endurance without spiking your stress hormones. Elite athletes spend 80% of their time here.

  • Zone 4/5 : This is high-intensity effort. It’s great for power, but it places a massive strain on the body. You only need to visit this zone for about 20% of your weekly training.

If you spend all your time in the middle of the two zones – not hard enough to be intense, but too hard to be recovery, you end up chronically tired without the fat-burning benefits.

How We Help

Virty looks at your heart rate data to make sure your “easy” days are actually easy enough to promote recovery, and your “hard” days are truly pushing you. We take the guesswork out of the gym so you can stop grinding and start progressing, try Map My Workout.