The good news is: You can get the benefits of cardiovascular and aerobic exercise in just 60 minutes a week.
Here's how to do it. You exercise intensely for one minute and leisurely for another minute. Work up to a total of 20 minutes three times a week.
The American College of Sports Medicine recommends getting moderate exercise for 30 minutes five days a week. But that comes to two-and-a-half-hours!
The good part of the One-minute deal is that after 30 to 60 seconds of pushing yourself, you keep moving but at a leisurely pace. If you want to do more, you can rest for between 30 and 60 seconds, then push toward the intense phase again.
New studies show the program is as effective as more minutes of exercise and can be equally safe.
