Maybe he hasn’t been following the news?

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) on Sunday complained President Donald Trump “could hire out more TSA agents” to help alleviate the chaos at airports nationwide.

There’s just one problem: Trump can’t do that during the partial government shutdown.

Frey seemed oblivious to that fact, as well as his fellow Democrats thwarting legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security — which funds the TSA — during an appearance on MS NOW’s The Weekend.

Frey’s bogus recommendation came after co-host Jonathan Capehart asked him about the “incredible threat” Trump made a day before, when he said he would deploy ICE agents to help with long airport security lines on Monday. The mayor said Trump’s plan won’t help one bit.

“When he says that he’s going to do security like no one has ever seen before, he doesn’t actually mean that he’s going to keep people secure. If the goal here was safety at airports, he could hire out more TSA agents that do an incredible job at keeping our airports safe,” he said.

None of the MS NOW talking heads jumped in to tell Frey he was misinformed.

Frey continued:

If the goal was keeping our streets safe and our cities [safe], he would work with cities around hiring additional police officers and creating the kind of safety infrastructure that we need to keep people safe.

But of course, we all know that’s not the goal. The goal is to terrorize people. And for someone that states that they care so much about bringing the economy back — causing a ton of fear in airports, preventing the kind of safe air travel that we need for commerce, is not a good mechanism to do it.

Senate Democrats on Friday voted to block House-passed legislation to fund TSA and other agencies — marking the fifth time a funding bill has been shot down by Dems in recent months. Democrats have countered by offering proposals to fund TSA and other agencies by using funds from the parts of Homeland Security which are responsible for immigration enforcement, but Republicans have objected.

In response to the hours-long lines at many airports, Trump shared his plan to use ICE agents to speed up security on Saturday. That plan came as the New York Post reported thousands of TSA employees have been calling out sick each day as the partial shutdown stretched to Day 36 on Sunday; another 376 have quit their jobs, leaving around 50,000 TSA employees to deal with the recent madness at airports.

Watch above via MS NOW.

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Trump Transportation secretary Sean Duffy pleaded for “grace” for President Donald Trump Sunday as Americans continued to struggle with the high cost of living.

Duffy appeared on ABC News’s This Week where Jonathan Karl asked if Americans should hold off on buying airline tickets now that oil prices are skyrocketing due to the Iran war.

United Airlines’s CEO said last week that he’s bracing for $175 a barrel for crude oil, which could make the cost of an airplane ticket prohibitive for average Americans.

“Well, we haven’t seen a significant spike in tickets because of this conflict,” Duffy said. “Now, Scott Kirby from United said he could see oil prices go up to $170. I think airlines do well when they plan for the worst and hope for the best. So, that’s what I think is happening there.”

“But I think we have to offer the president grace,” Duffy said, continuing:

We know the president cares about the economy, gas prices for the American people. He’s talked about that frequently and often. He also cares about peace, and a lot of people don’t give him credit for that. But he’s proud of the conflicts that he resolves and he doesn’t want to see conflict. I hear him talk behind closed doors about the number of young men and women who are lost in battles around the world. He cares about that.

So, I think, again, he cares about the economy, but also we can’t have Iran shooting at American bases like they have for the last several years. They can’t hold the economy hostage where 20% of the oil comes through the Strait of Hormuz. I think when you look in the long run, he’s trying to make life better for America, more secure for America, especially when you have Iran that has now missiles that we saw a couple days ago that can travel 2,500 miles and hit European capitals, and if they had nukes, even worse.

Duffy added, “So, again, this is a long-term strategy that’s going to make everyone better off and, I think, the economy stronger.”

Watch the clip above via This Week on ABC.

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Fox News host Sean Hannity encouraged Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) to sue the hometown restaurant that asked her to leave because its employees and guests felt “uncomfortable” with her presence.

The Croissanterie restaurant in Little Rock told local news station THV 11 in a statement that they felt compelled to act after employees and other diners “raised questions” about the governor and her team.

“Allowing her to stay risked being perceived as a lack of support for the community that makes up the majority of our team, as well as their families and friends,” the statement said. “Ultimately, we made the decision to support our employees and guests who expressed they were uncomfortable.”

On his Friday show, Hannity noted it wasn’t the first time Sanders was kicked out of a restaurant.

“You might remember a few years back when the owner of a Virginia restaurant asked the White House press secretary at the time to leave because she worked for president Donald J. Trump. That press secretary was Sarah Sanders. She is now the governor of Arkansas. And that restaurant, by the way, has long since closed down. But just last week, it happened again,” he said.

Hannity claimed the recent incident was evidence of the left “becoming more violent, less tolerant, and to top it all off, more antisemitic.”

Sanders told Hannity, “Unfortunately, I was there with two other moms, and as you know as well as anybody, Sean, the battle in this country is no longer between the left versus the right. It’s the normal versus the crazy.”

“But the good news is that the vast majority of people across this country, they love God, they love their families, they love America, and they do not represent that small group that we had to experience and endure last week,” she added.

Hannity posited that had Trump been asked to leave a restaurant, “they’d probably be slapped with a lawsuit probably for about $1 billion. Just guessing there are laws on the books against these practices.”

“That’s called discrimination!” he exclaimed. “I think the law would be on your side. It doesn’t sound like you’re thinking about it, but maybe you should. I mean, they’re not allowed to discriminate, are they?”

“You know, I think the market will take care of this on its own,” Sanders responded, adding, “As you noted when you started this story, the Red Hen is no longer in business. You know, I certainly don’t wish that for anybody, but we’ll see what happens.”

Watch above via Fox News.

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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told MS NOW host Chris Hayes that President Donald Trump and his people are in a “panic” over gas prices and the war in Iran, and that will help Democrats “make sure that Trump is neutered in 2026.”

Sanders was a guest on Tuesday night’s edition of MS NOW’s All In with Chris Hayes, during which Hayes asked him about legislation aimed at reining in the war. The senator said he believed the administration is vulnerable because of out-of-control spending, gas prices, and disapproval of the war:

HAYES: You, as I mentioned, there were three resolutions introduced today to try to force votes that would restrain the war both in terms of the U.S. war in Iran, arm sales to Israel as well. What are those resolutions? And is there any hope of success as the war — were the war to drag on?

SANDERS: Is there hope of success? I would like to think so. I wouldn’t bet the farm on it. You got a lot of people here in Congress who are under the thumb of AIPAC and other special interests. The bottom line is that to give another 20,000 bombs to a country which committed genocide in Gaza happens to be among many other things. Forget the moral issue. It happens to be in violation of American law.

You don’t sell arms according to American law to countries that violate international law and human rights. Clearly, Israel has done that. Israel talked, Netanyahu, who for 40 years has wanted a war with Iran finally got a president to go along with them, started this war.

And it’s not only the horror that’s taking place in Iran right now. Something like 15 percent, a million people, in Lebanon have been displaced. Israel is moving aggressively in the West Bank killing people, displacing people, making the idea of a two-state solution virtually impossible. Why anybody in their right minds would want to continue funding Israel is beyond me.

HAYES: It’s not just, of course, funding Israel which is a partner in this war. And I should note the International Court of Justice has allowed for that international law case of accusing them of genocide to go forward though there has not been a determination on that. But there’s also, of course, the U.S. spending. The word today that it’s going to be $200 billion, $200 billion war supplemental request coming from the White House to the Senate.

I got to say, and maybe I’m a cockeyed optimist. I think that’s going to be a tough vote for them to win, but maybe I’m crazy.

SANDERS: Look, this is, Chris, on top of a $1 trillion appropriation. They want another $200 billion. You got people all over this country, 20 percent of households spending 50 percent of their income on housing. People can’t afford health care. People can’t afford childcare. And this guy, in addition to giving tax breaks to billionaires, now wants to spend another $200 billion on a war that should never have been fought.

So, I think, you know, clearly, I think the Trump people are in a bit of panic. They’re losing ground. Gas prices are soaring. There is massive discontent against this war. It’s got to end and we got to make sure that Trump is neutered in 2026.

Watch above via MS NOW’s All In With Chris Hayes.

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I'm routinely surprised by just how much technology Apple has managed to pack into the iPhone that I can carry in the palm of my hand. What's even more surprising is that there's even more to it than meets the eye. There's a better, faster way to use the keyboard and a faster way to select unread emails to archive. There are better ways to browse the web than just the usual Safari experience, and you can get way better photos out of the iPhone Pro cameras than what the stock Camera app shows you.

The iPhone has become such a default product in all our lives that we just take it for granted. Yes, it's a great way to stay in touch with friends and coworkers, to capture moments, and to doomscroll the night away. But spend some more time, and there's a whole new iPhone experience just waiting for you that will truly transform how your iPhone looks and works.

Automate small, redundant tasks on your iPhone with Shortcuts

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Apple installs the Shortcuts app on every device and even offers pre-built shortcut automations that you can install from the Gallery. But the fun starts when you explore the very active Shortcuts community online and start to integrate Automations into the mix.

Apple’s Shortcuts app lets you create automations that automatically follow pre-defined steps. They can be used to resize images, compress files, convert data, and even control aspects of your smartphone. For example, you can create an automation that automatically enables a VPN when you step out of your home, or sends a message to your partner when you leave work. Looking to get started? We have a list of seven automations that I feel every iPhone user should install.

Add custom widgets to your iPhone Home Screen

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I’m a huge fan of custom widgets. Whenever someone picks up my iPhone, the response is usually something like, "Your iPhone doesn’t look like a regular iPhone." That’s down to custom widgets that show the time, day, my appointments, the weather, my tasks, and more. The world of custom iPhone widgets is huge, and if you just want to dip your toes in, I would suggest you start with the Widgetsmith app, which lets you customize multiple widgets with the same theme and fonts. All together, it looks really aesthetically pleasing. When you’re ready, you can dive in with the Widgy app, where you can import and customize thousands of interactive widgets.

Hide any Home Screen pages to quickly clean up the clutter on your iPhone

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While we're on the home screen, here's another time-saving hack. If you've been using your iPhone for years, your home screen might be cluttered with apps. You can go to Settings > Home Screen & App Library and choose the App Library Only option in the Newly Downloaded Apps section to make sure that newly downloaded apps don't show up on your home screen by default.

But what about the dozens of apps already there? Well, you can quickly hide them in bulk. The iPhone has a hidden manager for home screen pages. Tap and hold on any empty part of the home screen, tap the Edit button from the top-left, and choose the Edit Pages option. You will now see a list of all your home screen pages at once. Simply uncheck the pages that you want to hide. If you would like to delete the page (along with all the apps and widgets in it), tap the Minus button in the top-left corner of the screen review, and from the popup, tap on Remove. Then tap Done to save your setup. Ah, see, much cleaner!

Access features quickly using your iPhone's hidden Back Tap gesture

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The iPhone has a hidden button, and it’s on the back of your iPhone. It’s an accessibility feature that you can access via Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap. You can then assign any app, shortcut, or action to either the Double Tap or Triple Tap gesture. It’s a great way to trigger Shortcuts automations, or to simply bring up the selfie camera. I, personally, find that the double-tap gesture has a tendency to misfire sometimes, and the triple-tap gesture is a lot more reliable.

Use Voice Isolation to block out background noise during calls on your iPhone

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If you live in a noisy city, or if you take calls during your commute, you'll appreciate this hidden feature. Voice Isolation is one of those features that Apple chooses to bury that, honestly, should be better placed. As the name suggests, Voice Isolation works in the background during calls (and when recording audio in Voice Memos, and some third-party apps), methodically removing distracting and loud background noises, and ambient noise. It can cancel out construction noise, or a loud hum of an AC unit. It works on any iPhone starting with iPhone X, but the best way to use it might be with the AirPods. The combination of the noise-canceling mode, with the boost of Voice Isolation leads to some of the clearest call quality you can get, especially when paired with the FaceTime Audio call.

When you're on a call, open the Control Center, tap the Phone Controls button up top to reveal all options. Here, switch to Voice Isolation mode.

Enhance the Safari iPhone browser using extensions

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If you don’t use Safari extensions, you’re sleeping on unrealized potential. Just like on the Mac, the Safari browser on the iPhone also supports extensions. And you can use extensions to do some really cool things, like blocking all ads and trackers (of course), but also to force every website to be in dark mode, all the time. You’ll also find extensions to improve the Reddit browsing experience and to take complete control of all the elements on the websites you use frequently.

Use this gesture to drag and drop anything between iPhone apps

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The iPad popularized the drag and drop gesture that lets you transfer multiple items from one app to another with just one swipe. But here's the secret: it's not limited to the iPad. Even though you can't have two apps open at the same time on iPhone, you can still use iPhone's clever multitasking features to drag and drop anything between two apps. Things come in super handy when you want to drag multiple photos to the Files app, or to an email. First, select the files or photos you need. Select one file first, and move your finger to "pick" it up. Then use another finger to add more files or photos to the pile. It will all stay planted underneath your finger. Don't let go of it just yet. Use your other hand to go back to the Home screen and open the app where you want to drop it off. Open the email, or the notes, and simply release your finger. The data will end up right where you let go of your finger.

Switch to a third-party browser on your iPhone

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Using a third-party browser, like Vivaldi, is a very power-user move. All third-party browsers on iOS are technically variations of Safari, as Apple forces developers to build their browsers on Safari's WebKit platform. However, these third-party browsers can include unique features that Safari doesn't. Vivaldi, for example, offers desktop-class tab browsing, including tab groups and pinned tabs. Then there’s Orion, which can run desktop-class extensions from Firefox and Chrome Web Store on your iPhone (something that Safari can’t do). And if you don’t like Safari’s new interface, try out Quiche, which is a completely customizable browser.

Use iPhone Focuses to make your phone look and function differently based on where you are

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Focuses have the potential to transform how your iPhone looks and works, based on your location, time, day, or the task at hand. It’s time to go beyond Do Not Disturb and embrace everything that Apple's Focuses can do.

It would be a good idea for you to set up Focuses for Work, Personal Time, and Sleep. In each Focus, you can decide which apps can send notifications, and which friends or family members can contact you. You can even choose which home screens to show in particular Focus, choosing to hide widgets and apps depending on the Focus (no work stuff at all in Personal Time Focus, for example). Focus also integrates with Shortcuts and Automations, so you can trigger a Focus when you start a video call on your Mac or reach a particular location (like your workplace). Go to Settings > Focus to get started.

Copy text and run actions directly from images or the camera app on your iPhone

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The iPhone has a built-in OCR technology (Apple calls it Live Text) that lets you copy text from an image, but you can also use it to take actions with that text—whether it's captured from an image, in a video, or out in the real world. When you're viewing an image with text on it in the Photos app, you'll see a little "Text" icon in the bottom-right corner. Tap on it, and all the text will be highlighted. If there's a phone number in there, or an address, you can tap on it to directly place a call, or open the location in Apple Maps. This also works in the Camera app: Just point the camera towards the text, and tap the "Text" button in the bottom-right corner.

Use the hidden swipe gestures everywhere on your iPhone

You’ll be familiar with all the usual iPhone gestures, like swiping up from the Home bar, or tapping the top edge of the iPhone to instantly scroll to the top. But the iPhone has a lot more hidden gestures that can really speed things up, and they work throughout the operating system. If you see a long list, try to swipe down with two fingers to instantly start selecting items. This works really well in Mail, Phone, and other Apple apps, but is also supported by third-party apps. Next, in iOS 26, Apple added back gesture support—just swipe in from anywhere on the left edge of the screen to quickly go back. You can also cut, copy, and paste with a three-finger gesture. To copy something, pinch it with three fingers. To cut, do it twice. To paste something, do a three-finger spread gesture (opposite of the pinch).

Use text shortcuts to speed up the iPhone keyboard

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The iPhone keyboard is hiding some robust functionality under the hood, including a built-in Slide to Type feature where you can glide your finger over the keys to type words. It works really well, especially when using the phone one-handed. There’s a virtual trackpad built in, too—just tap and hold the Space bar and move your finger to move the cursor around.

If you find your keyboard too large to type on, you can also enable the one-handed keyboard from the Keyboard Settings button (tap and hold the Globe icon). From here, you can go to Keyboard Settings to try out Text Replacement, where you can create shortcuts for expanding your frequently used text snippets. For example, you can type “adrs” to expand to your full home address. You can set these sorts of text shortcuts for any oft-types phrase—for example, you can set "@@@" to auto-populate your email address.

Use this hidden Files feature to scan documents without a third-party app

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If you've been relying on third-party document scanning apps, it's worth knowing that there’s a really neat document scanner built into both the Notes app and the Files app on your iPhone. I prefer to use the Files app for this because it allows me to quickly save a PDF directly in the folder that I want. Here's how to do it: pen the Files app, go to any folder, tap the three-dotted Menu icon, and choose the Scan Documents feature. There’s an Auto Shutter feature, enabled by default, that will automatically scan each new page you put in front of your camera (if you find this annoying, you can disable it as well). Scan as many pages as you want, and tap the Done button. Then, give the document a name and it will be stored as a PDF in the folder. You can now send it to where it needs to go, or back it up using iCloud Drive.

Use Guided Access to lock your iPhone apps

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If you're handing over your iPhone to a family member for playing a game or to watch some YouTube, iyou might not want them browsing your other apps. You can stop them from doing so using your iPhone's Guided Access feature. When activated, it locks a user in the app that's currently open, unless you press the Side button three times and you enter your passcode.

To set this up, go to Settings > Accessibility > Guided Access and enable the Guided Access option from the top. From Passcode Settings, you can either enable Face ID lock or set a custom passcode. Now that the feature is enabled, open the app that you want to lock and press the Side button three times. From the popup, choose Guided Access. You can draw over part of the screen to disable the functionality. The Session Settings button will give you options to disable access to keyboard, touch, or volume buttons. You can also set up an automatic time limit here. When you're ready, tap Start and enter your passcode. You can now hand over your phone to anyone, without stressing about your private data. When you're done, press the Side button thrice, and enter the passcode to disable the feature.

Upgrade your photos and videos on iPhone Pro

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The cameras on the iPhone Pro are truly stellar. But the Camera app is not. The default Camera app does too much computational photography for my taste, and has trouble focusing on elements exactly when I need to capture something small. Plus, the Pro cameras can shoot in Log in ProRes, and to fully take control of the visuals from your iPhone, you’ll need to step out of the Camera app.

For shooting video in the best light, Blackmagic is a great choice. Here, you get full manual control over both photos and videos, with film-grade presets (including the ability to create your own custom ones).

If that feels a bit too Pro, try using a third-party app to capture much better photos. My colleague Pranay has highlighted a couple of great options, with Halide Mark II topping the list (I agree, as well). Halide gives you a lot more control over the look of your photos. There’s also a Process Zero feature that removes all of Apple’s computational processes from the photos.

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A contact phone number for the Department of Health and Human Services temporarily played an unexpected message seemingly from a pizza chain, because a “rogue” staffer changed it after an influx of calls protesting animal testing.

The kerfuffle began when White Coat Waste Project, a group that advocates against taxpayer-funded animal testing, posted on its social media accounts urging its supporters to call HHS and ask them to “cut funding for cat testing” at a National Institutes of Health-funded lab at the University of Missouri.

The post specifically mentioned HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. by name and listed two phone numbers for supporters to call.

 

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In another post, WCWP accused NIH of “approv[ing] $126 MILLION of taxpayer dollars for new beagle experiments since RFK Jr. took office,” and described what happened after their supporters began flooding HHS’ phone lines with angry calls:

But when taxpayers caught on to their deception and flooded HHS phone lines, officials responded in the most childish manner possible.

They changed their voicemail recording to say: “Thank you for calling Domino’s Pizza.”

This is how HHS officials are responding to their betrayal of MAHA and their complete failure to shut down Fauci’s legacy of puppy abuse.

To be absolutely clear:

We will never stop exposing this taxpayer-funded animal abuse, and we will never back down from our fight to shut it all down.

WCWP senior vice president Justin Goodman told Politico Pulse that when his organization first posted the phone number, “a human was answering,” then the number went straight to voicemail on Friday, and by this Tuesday, the number played the Domino’s Pizza message.

“Torturing puppies with our tax dollars isn’t funny, but people at HHS apparently think it is,” Goodman denounced the prank at a hearing Wednesday for the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Reached for comment by Politico, HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon provided a statement that the Domino’s Pizza voicemail was “an unauthorized action by a rogue employee and not representative of HHS,” and added that the phone number was now back to normal.

WCWP members also played the voicemail message for Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), who replied that it was “not okay” and “actually makes my stomach turn.”

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Cardio zones aren't real—not in the way your fitness app makes them sound, anyway. Yes, heart rate zones are a way to describe how hard you're working during a cardio workout, like running or cycling. But the cardio zones everyone's always buzzing about are just a way of bucketing exercise intensity into digestible categories. They're a useful shorthand, but there are no physiological lines in the sand where your body suddenly switches from "zone 2" to "zone 3." It's a spectrum, and the specific cutoffs vary depending on who you ask (or what app you're using), what formula they rely on, and whether they measured your lactate threshold in a lab or just guessed based on your age.

So when "zone zero" started circulating in wellness circles, my instinct was to roll my eyes. Relying on the zone framework in this way seems to add a layer of pseudoscience to what is essentially just...moving around more. To be fair, the underlying idea of "moving around more" certainly is a positive one, so allow me to break down what "zone zero" cardio even means, and how you can incorporate it into your routine.

What is "zone zero" cardio?

"Zero" sounds like nothing, or if not "nothing," then at best, it sounds like rest. But rest is already informally called "zone 1" in many popular frameworks (never mind that it's arguably not a real zone, since sitting still is in no way a cardio zone). So, we now have zone zero slotted below zone 1 (rest), which means we've invented a category below doing nothing.

The semantic confusion is worth calling out, because it reveals how the wellness industry tends to work: take something intuitive, give it a technical-sounding name, and suddenly people feel like they need an app, a heart rate monitor, and a six-week program to understand what they were already doing, or should have been doing all along.

Strip away the branding, and zone zero is a way to call out the sort of movement that falls between "workout" and "total inactivity." This might mean your 10-minute walk after lunch, taking the stairs instead of the elevator, or pacing while on a phone call. These movements might not register as strict exercise, but cumulatively, across a day—across a life—they can make a real difference.

The research behind this practice is solid, even if the zone label itself is flimsy. Prolonged sitting is independently associated with health risks, even in people who exercise regularly. One way to think about it is that the body doesn't bank fitness like a savings account; it responds to the totality of how you move (or don't) throughout the day.

Who zone zero cardio is for

Armed with this understanding of what zones are and are not, zone zero can be a great framework. For instance, if you're an all-or-nothing exerciser, then zone zero is a way to remember that light movement still counts for something. Or if you're someone recovering from injury, illness, or burnout, or for whatever reason structured cardio isn't accessible to you right now, then zone zero is a great way to remember that you haven't failed by not hitting the gym. Gentle movement—even the kind that barely registers on a heart rate monitor—is still movement, and it still has value.

But if you're someone with a robust, consistent approach to cardio, zone zero is probably not a concept you need to think about at all. There's no need to add yet another source of noise in the fitness world.

The best fitness trackers for tracking your zones

If you want to monitor cardio intensity—whether that's the coveted zone 2 work, harder efforts, or just making sure you're moving enough throughout the day—here are the trackers that do it best:

Garmin Forerunner 570

Garmin's heart rate zone tracking is among the most accurate on the market for wrist-based monitors, and as my colleague Beth Skwarecki writes in her review, the Garmin Forerunner 570 has shockingly good heart rate accuracy. Unfortunately, the price (currently on sale for $496.97) might be a dealbreaker for casual users.

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Apple Watch Series 10

This is the best Apple Watch for most people, and it gets the job done for most people's heart rate zone tracking. Plus, it's the most seamless option if you're already in the Apple ecosystem.

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Fitbit Charge 6

When it comes to heart rate, the Fitbit is a perfectly solid budget option. If you want more than a minimalist approach, you might find yourself longing for a proper fitness watch, like the Garmin or Apple options above.

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For more, I recommend reading this piece from Beth to see how Apple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin, Oura, and Whoop all compare on measuring heart rate variability (HRV).

The bottom line

To put it bluntly: You don't need to track so-called "zone zero" cardio. You don't need a new metric for it, a dedicated workout, or a wearable that vibrates to remind you to stand up (though your existing wearable might already do that, and it can certainly be useful). The whole point is that it's supposed to be below the threshold of effort.

What is worth taking seriously is the underlying behavior change this concept encourages. Take a look at your day and honestly ask yourself whether movement is woven through it, or confined to a scheduled block. If it's the latter, consider incorporating some walking and stretching breaks into your day. Maybe zone zero didn't need a name, but now it has one, and if knowing about it helps you move more, that's a win.