One Minute of ‘Intense’ Exercise May Equal 45 Minutes of Moderate Exercise

Saying you do not have time to exercise may no longer be an excuse, according to one researcher. Writing in the journal PLOS One, researchers from McMaster University in Canada say that just one minute of intense exercise “produces health benefits similar to longer, traditional endurance training.” “This is a very time-efficient workout strategy,” says Martin Gibala, a professor of kinesiology at McMaster and lead author on the study. “Brief bursts of intense exercise are remarkably...

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