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Can 4 Seconds of Exercise Make a Difference?
- sp332 6y agoDr. Coyle has equity in the company that manufactures the bicycles Plausible result, but I'll wait for the replication before taking it too seriously.
- jjeaff 6y agoExactly my thought when I saw that line. I appreciate the disclosure though. They did also give some ideas for alternative workout methods at the end of the article.
- MuffinFlavored 6y agoI did a quick skim for the details. Here they are for anybody else: > At first, they sprinted for four seconds, with Dr. Allen calling out a second-by-second countdown, followed by 56 seconds of rest, repeating that sequence 15 times, for a total of 60 seconds of intervals. > At the end of eight weeks, the scientists retested everyone and found substantial differences. On average, riders had increased their fitness by about 10 percent, gained considerable muscle mass and strength in their legs, reduced the stiffness of their arteries and outperformed their previous selves in activities of daily living, all from about three to six minutes a week of actual exercise.
- alisonkisk 6y agoWhy would anyone do this, instead of running for 1 minute and then being done? Or at least 4x 15sec if you are in terrible shape. Also, what are the units of "fitness" that increase 10%? That smells fake. The article doesn't mention a control, either. Talking to a doctor might be enough to motivate increased activity (and better eating), regardless of the minute of activity during the meeting.
- maybenotafart 6y agoNow thats my kind of optimization
- kyleShropshire 6y agoI would try it but I can't find the time.
- aaron695 6y agoThe One Minute Workout has been well documented. Is one minute of exercise all you need? (2016) https://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/23/health/one-minute-workout/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/23/health/one-minute-workout... This study is just bringing down the 20 seconds to 4 seconds, as per the article, The increased rest time means a longer work out.