Too Busy to Exercise? This 10 Minute Workout Could be the Solution

Complete three of these per week...leading to 30 minutes of weekly exercise.

We all know exercise is important to our health and yet we tend to give excuses that we don’t have the time or it’s too costly for a gym. But, you don’t need either time or a gym to get great results…with this latest report on the 10-minute-workout. In one study, overweight, sedentary volunteers completed this 10-minute workout three times a week — for a total of 30 minutes of exercise weekly. After six weeks, the volunteers had improved their endurance by 12 percent. So, if you like to run, bike, row or swim — but only in small doses — this workout is a great option for you. the best part? There’s really only a total of one minute of intense exercise scattered in this 10-minute workout.

Each session consisted of three 20-second “all-out” intervals, during which riders pushed the pedals absolutely as hard as they could, followed by two minutes of slow easy pedaling. The riders also warmed up for two minutes and cooled down for three, for a grand total of 10 minutes of total exercise time, with one minute of that being the intense interval training. Complete three of these per week…leading to 30 minutes of weekly exercise.