Viral Zone Zero, Effective Light Sports Reduces The Risk Of Kronis Disease

JAKARTA - Recently the concept of sports called zone zero went viral. This concept is different from usual sports in sports centers or sports applications, which tend to be fast and high intensity.

Zone zero is a practice that moves quite slowly, so you can chat comfortably throughout the time you do it. The zone zero movement tends to have low intensity.

"zone zero training is a term that may sound foreign, but it's actually just about gentle and low-intensity movements that keep the heart rate below 50 percent of the maximum heart rate," said fitness coach Kate Rowe Ham, quoted by Women's Health, on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

In the terminology of endurance training, zone 1 usually means about 50-60 percent of the maximum heart rate. Zone zero is below that number.

Although not all scientists agree on this definition, the term has become popular outside research circles as a very light activity and surprising benefits.

Zone zero exercises are a form of movement that is easily accessible and externally accessible to most people. Research also shows people who do these exercises have increased health, reducing the risk of chronic illness.

"Research shows that people who build more of these light movements into their days tend to live longer and reduce the risk of cronic disease," he added.

Some of the exercises included in the zero zone are leisurely walking, yoga, mobility exercise, leisurely cycling, stretching, and gardening or doing light household work. This type of exercise keeps the heart rate below 50 percent of the maximum heart rate.

Zone zero is a type of movement that feels almost without effort, can breathe normally, have full conversations, and barely realizes you're exercising. In fact, you may have done it while walking casually or roaming around the house, "concluded Rowe-Ham.