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Taking two-minute exercise ‘snacks’ twice a day can boost fitness
A meta-analysis of 414 inactive adults showed that brief exercise bouts, called exercise snacks, improved cardiorespiratory fitness with 91% adherence across studies.
- Exercise snacks, defined as short bursts of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity lasting five minutes or less, can boost fitness levels, according to researchers.
- Research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine reviewed data from 414 sedentary adults, highlighting the benefits of short exercises.
- Short, intense exercise sessions lasting five minutes significantly improved cardiorespiratory fitness for participants in a pooled data analysis.
- The authors recommend incorporating exercise snacks into public health policies to promote movement throughout the day.
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Exercise snacks may help improve heart and lung health in sedentary adults
Exercise snacks-intentional short bursts of physical activity-may be an effective way of boosting the cardiorespiratory fitness of physically inactive adults, finds a synthesis of the available research, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Lack of time as an excuse? Sometimes exercise doesn't have to take much longer than a short snack. So you can't run a marathon – but you can change a lot.
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