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The Scientific 7-Minute Workout

Exercise science is a fine and intellectually fascinating thing. But sometimes you just want someone to lay out guidelines for how to put the newest fitness research into practice.

An article in the May-June issue of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Health & Fitness Journal does just that. In 12 exercises deploying only body weight, a chair and a wall, it fulfills the latest mandates for high-intensity effort, which essentially combines a long run and a visit to the weight room into about seven minutes of steady discomfort — all of it based on science.

Want the most effective exercise per minute?

This is a good candidate: 7-min.com

See on well.blogs.nytimes.com

Author Description

Louie Helm is a Machine Learning Engineer

2 Responses to “The Scientific 7-Minute Workout”

  1. August 26

    Matthew Fallshaw

    This doesn’t seem like high quality science to me.
    Tabata sprints, on the other hand, are strong magic!
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_interval_training#Tabata_regimen

    • August 26

      louiehelm

      I’m jealous that these classic HIIT regimens work for you! I tried doing intense sprinting routines for a few weeks but kept injuring my IT band. I’m starting to think Aussie genetics is magic!