

Now imagine what can happen if you push hard for all 10 of those minutes. Indeed, even just a single minute of all-out effort within a brief, 10-minute workout, performed 3 days a week, is all it takes to boost cardiovascular endurance and reap the physical rewards of much longer sweat sessions, according to a recent study at McMaster University in Canada. When it comes to building muscle and losing weight, the science is clear: Exercise density and intensity are much more important for weight loss than workout duration. That’s faster than most warm-ups and less time than it takes many people to order lunch.Īnd the way most people work out - plodding through endless sets of 8 to 10 reps with plenty of rest and water breaks - you’d be right.Įven a 10-minute ab workout probably seems like it wouldn’t do too much… unless you do it the right way. We know what you’re thinking: There’s no way you can get in a heart-pounding, fat-incinerating workout in just 10-minutes.
