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Getting fit has never been easier. All you need is 15 minutes a day.
By Robert Reames
Photos by Kathryn Gamble
For millions of time-crunched Americans, exercise takes a back seat to life’s many obligations. It’s so easy to let a couple of days, weeks, even months go by without including exercise and movement somewhere in your daily routine. Some people never get back on track. Maybe it’s time to take a new approach.
Think quality, not quantity.
New exercise research shows that it’s the intensity of the work—not the duration or time put in—that matters most in measuring the quality of your cardiovascular workout. This applies to both weight control and increasing your cardio capacity. In other words, if you can work in some short bursts of high-level exercise, you won’t need to set aside 45–60 minutes or more during your busy day for a workout.
The workout on these pages takes only 8–15 minutes a day. The concept is to do short, high-intensity bursts of physical activity. The best part? After you are done exercising, your body will continue to burn calories at an elevated rate throughout the day. So turn up the music and let’s go!
Robert Reames is the official trainer and nutrition consultant on The Dr. Phil Show and is a contributor to the Fox News Channel.
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