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No time to get fit? Just 1 minute of intense exercise produces health benefits
- js2 10y agoMcMaster press release ("No time to get fit? Think again"): http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/article/no-time-to-get-fit-think-again/ http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/article/no-time-to-get-fit-thin... Study ("Twelve Weeks of Sprint Interval Training Improves Indices of Cardiometabolic Health Similar to Traditional Endurance Training despite a Five-Fold Lower Exercise Volume and Time Commitment"): http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0154075 http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal....
- CuriouslyC 10y agoOne minute? Try an all-out set of 5 reps on the deadlift, killer full-body workout in ~12-14 seconds. That being said, though time is the most frequent excuse people make for not being fit, the reality is that most people are really bad at making themselves do things that are uncomfortable, so it really doesn't matter how long a workout takes.
- geoelectric 10y agoTo be clear, three 20 second all-out intervals interspersed within 9 minutes total of warm-up, cool-down, and easy intervals.