Study: Just Four Minutes of Intense Exercise Each Day Slashes Cardiovascular Risk
University of Sydney researchers, analyzing data from 103,000 people that used a fitness tracker for years, found that just 1.5– to 4–minute bursts of daily high intensity exercise (whether taking the stairs instead of the elevator or carrying groceries) dramatically lowered risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). The impact was much greater on women than men: 3.4 minutes of intense bouts of exercise per day lowered MACE risk by 45% in women and 16% in men. Women with no exercise regimen who recorded 3.4 minutes a day were 51% less likely to have a heart attack and had 67% decreased risk for heart failure.
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