The One-Minute Workout

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Finally,thesolutiontothe#1reasonwedontexercise:time.Everyonehasoneminute.
Adecadeago,MartinGibalawasayoungresearcherinthefieldofexercisephysiologywithlittletimetoexercise.Thatcriticalpointinhiscareerlaunchedapassionforhigh-intensityintervaltraining(HIIT),allowinghimtostayinshapewithjustafewminutesofhardeffort.ItalsopromptedGibalatoconductexperimentsthathelpedlaunchtheexplodingscienceofultralow-volumeexercise.Nowthathestheworldwideguruofthescienceoftime-efficientworkouts,Gibalasfirstbookanswerstheultimatequestion:Howlowcanyougo?
Gibalasfascinatingquestfortheanswermakesexerciseexpertsofusall.Hisworkdemonstratesthatveryshort,intenseburstsofexercisemaybethemostpotentformofworkoutavailable.Gibalabustsmyths(itsonlyforreallyfitpeople),explainsastonishingscience(intensitytrumpsduration),laysouttime-savinglifehacks(exercisesnacking),anddescribesthefascinatinghealth-promotingvalueofHIIT(forpreventingandreversingdisease).Gibalaslateststudyfoundthatsedentarypeoplederivedthefitnessbenefitsof150minutesoftraditionalendurancetrainingwithanintervalprotocolthatinvolved80percentlesstimeandjustthreeminutesofhardexerciseperweek.
Includingtheeightbestbasicintervalworkoutsaswellasfourmicroworkoutscustomizedforindividualneedsandpreferences(youmaynotquitewanttogoallouteverytime),TheOne-MinuteWorkoutsolvesthenumber-onereasonwedontexercise:lackoftime.Becauseeveryonehasoneminute."