Zone 2 (60–70% VO2 Max) is the only zone that recruits purely Type I slow-twitch fibers with no contribution from faster motor units. This isolation makes it the cleanest stimulus for mitochondrial density and fat oxidation, since contamination from higher-threshold fibers is absent. It's the purest form of base-building work in the aerobic toolkit.
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