What to Do Instead of Zone 2 | Mike Joyner, Mayo Clinic

<p>If you’re a serious recreational athlete but you have a job and a life, and only five hours a week to train — what should you be doing? This week, Stu and Marty provide the answer with the help of one of the world’s foremost experts on aerobic conditioning and the limits of human performance, Dr. Michael Joyner of the Mayo Clinic. </p><p>Dr. Joyner is a legend of the exercise science field and an elite runner himself, who back in 1991 conducted the first analysis establishing the physiologic possibility of a sub-two-hour marathon. Since our conversation with Joyner happened to fall just days after Sabastian Sawe achieved the first official sub-2:00 marathon times earlier this spring, the conversation begins with a discussion of Joyner’s 1991 analysis. </p><p>Then Marty and Stu challenge Joyner to get specific about what amateur athletes should be doing, if they want to achieve the best possible aerobic fitness for health. How much vigorous training should we all be doing, relative to moderate- and low-intensity training? Plus a listener question asking how to know when you’re training too much. </p><p>Have a listener question? Email us at realexercisescience@gmail.com</p><p>Exercise Science is powered by EverMe, the longevity intelligence app. Exercise Science listeners get a free two-month trial to EverMe <a href="https://www.everme.ai/exercisescience" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">at this link</a>. You can also download EverMe for free at your favourite app store. </p><p><strong>SHOW LINKS</strong></p><p>Follow or subscribe at your favourite platform @realexercisescience: <a href="http://realexercisescience.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@realexercisescience" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>. <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/realexercisescience" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realexercisescience" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exercise-science/id1885632210" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>. On X you can find us <a href="https://x.com/realexscience" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@realexscience</a>. </p><p>Stu is everywhere, too, but mostly on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mackinprof" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="htt