With people around the country stuck at home, and gyms closed due to the coronavirus, many are looking for ways to stay healthy. However, working from home has led some to extreme laziness, and finding the motivation to exercise has become harder than ever. Luckily, a new study found that long workouts aren't necessary to counteract a day full of sitting.
More people need to aknowledge the absurdity of this study
How much exercise (Sprinting) do you need to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease?
4 seconds, 5 times an hour. That's it.
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Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found that doing intense four second workouts periodically throughout the day can cancel out the effects of sitting all day. Over the course of three days, the study looked at eight young, healthy men and women. On the first day, researchers tracked the individuals as they sat all day. The next they had the participants eat a high-fat breakfast consisting of melted ice cream to study the metabolic response.
On the final day, participants were asked to sit all day, but instead each hour they peddled a stationary bike for four seconds, rested for 45 and peddled again, repeating that routine five times, over the course of eight hours. Researchers saw a change in their metabolic response, showing short bursts of exercise is enough to affect the body. Lazy people everywhere no longer have to worry about long workouts.
Via Men's Health
