Fitness
Zone 1 Cycling Recovery
Zone 1 cycling recovery is very easy spinning—usually under roughly 55% of FTP—to aid circulation without adding meaningful training load.
Zone 1 cycling recovery is very easy riding—often below roughly 55% of functional threshold power or the lowest heart-rate band—used to spin out soreness between hard days without adding training stress. Sessions stay short to conversational; resist creeping into tempo because gray-zone minutes steal recovery.
Pair with sleep and fueling after blocks.
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How long should a zone 1 recovery ride be?
Often thirty to sixty minutes—long enough to loosen legs, short enough that heart rate and power never drift into tempo.
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