The truth about exercise.....

[Lord Alfred]

BBC2 Horizon tomorrow at 9pm.

Suggesting that you you can improve health markers in your body with as little as 3 minutes of high intensity training a week.

I've been doing HIIT training for a while now and feel much better than i used to when training an average one and a half hours a day for triathlons. No more sore joints and better resistance to bugs.

I think 3 minutes/week is a bit extreme but apparently they have data to show that it improves health markers such as circulating blood fats etc.

Should be interesting viewing for those of us who like a bit of exercise.......and even for those who don't.......you won't have any excuses about not having the time any more.

[Bishop Mackem]

Are they saying three minutes exercise would be better than say, going on three 10k runs a week?

Because three minutes a week is obviously slightly better than doing nowt a week

[chriswallace85]

Can we now expect an increase in the number of fatties windmilling their way to the front of the queue in Greggs then?

[pork pie and a pint]

Originally Posted by chriswallace85

Can we now expect an increase in the number of fatties windmilling their way to the front of the queue in Greggs then?

Does this mean I can't lounge around in my duds and slanket all day anymore?

[Lord Alfred]

Originally Posted by Bishop Mackem

Are they saying three minutes exercise would be better than say, going on three 10k runs a week?

Because three minutes a week is obviously slightly better than doing nowt a week

It's 3 minutes split up into 1 minute a day 3 x a week.......and the minute split up into 3 maximal bursts of 20 seconds (on an exercise bike). I guess it's a very small time period designed to prove a point.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00pd6rv

[Stevie Freestein II]

Diet is loads more important than exercise.

When you run for 30 mins and only lose about 200 calories you may as well do about 20 press ups and a few sprints at home but skip a chocolate bar.

[Teed]

fucking hell man! do you have to do it for the whole three minutes like?

[Cheesy Feet]

Originally Posted by Teed

fucking hell man! do you have to do it for the whole three minutes like?

One good sherman a day should just about cover that like.

[chriswallace85]

In seriousness, I want to be exercising again very soon but I really don't fancy the 60-90 minute long runs I was doing 2-4 times a week that worked well for my weight loss before.

I'll never be a gym goer but if there's other options I'd be interested to hear them. I can't do weights very well (plate in my arm which can hurt) but have thought about getting a couple of dumbells that aren't too heavy to use for short while each or every other day.

[Tommasi]

The evidence has been around for years. Look up the Tabata IE1 protocol-that was like 15 years ago or something.