4 Seconds of Exercise for Your Triglycerides

May 7, 2020

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Yes, you read that right...4 SECONDS.

A May 6th article in the NY Times:

showed that not only are our sedentary habits during COVID quarantine raising triglyceride levels in our blood:

but that single bouts of exercise are not lowering them:

BUT....there is hope, 4 seconds at a time:

The REAL LESSON HERE...the benefits of exercise come from intensity, NOT duration. The more you can get your heart rate to fluctuate, the longer you'll burn fat after you stop exerising. That is why H.I.I.T. training (High-Intensity Interval Training) has become so popular.

The harder your exerise, the less time you have to spend exercising!

Stay well - Dr. Arnold