Unlock the Cardiologists’ Secret: How 4-Minute Workouts Are Shocking the Fitness World and Turbocharging Heart Health!
IN THE GOOD intentions vs. reality smackdown that is everyday life, reality usually hits you with the low blow. A rough night’s sleep. A stressful week at work. One of those months when you dined out more than you worked out. Surprise: All this stuff happens to cardiologists too—and they know how it can lead to weight gain, lost sleep, hardened arteries, and heart disease. But they also know how to pivot. Here are some of their go-to-plan B strategies.
The Problem: No Time for the Gym
The Fix: Push the Intensity
If I can’t do a full workout, I go for four to five minutes of high-intensity intervals (30 seconds effort, 30 seconds recovery) on whatever equipment is available, such as a treadmill, stationary bike, rowing machine, or elliptical, plus two sets of compound exercises, like squats or pushups. If I’m away from the gym, I’ll do the intervals outside, alternating running with steady jogging. These microworkouts offer many of the same cardiovascular benefits as longer sessions—ideal for busy days.
—Jonathan Fisher, MD, Cardiologist and the author of Just One Heart
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