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Three Minutes of Hard Exercise Boosted Fitness in Six Weeks
Original: Three Minutes of Exercise Improved Fitness in Six Weeks. But They Were Not Easy Minutes
A workout approach built around just three minutes of intense exercise per session reportedly improved participants' fitness over six weeks. The catch is intensity: those minutes were extremely demanding sprints rather than gentle activity, making the short duration deceptive. Coverage in health and fitness outlets is highlighting the findings as evidence that very short, high-effort sessions can deliver measurable aerobic gains, while stressing the program is far from easy.
Why now: New coverage of research showing tiny but intense workouts can improve fitness challenges assumptions about how much exercise is needed.
Evidence
- Three Minutes of Exercise Improved Fitness in Six Weeks. But They Were Not Easy Minutes · Yahoo Health
- Three Minutes of Exercise Improved Fitness in Six Weeks. But They Were Not Easy Minutes · Men's Fitness
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