how do you workout when you don't have much time? - eviltoast

are there days where you only train certain parts of your body / only do certain exercises because you simply don’t have the time for a full workout?

my ideal workout means stair climbing, running-walking and stretching. It can well last 2 hours.

Some days I don’t have enough time to do all that. Would it be better to do less of each kind of exercising or just to fixate on one kind?

  • Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works
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    25 days ago

    I think it’s important to note that any amount of exercise appears to be better than none at all [1][2][3].

    References
    1. Title: “How much should the average adult exercise every day?”. Author: “Edward R. Laskowski”. Mayo Clinic. Published: 2023-07-26. Accessed: 2024-12-02T23:55Z. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/expert-answers/exercise/faq-20057916.
      • ¶7

        […] Any activity is better than none at all. […]

    2. Title: “11 minutes of daily exercise could have a positive impact on your health, large study shows”. Author: “Kristen Rogers”. CNN. Published: 2024-03-01T11:45Z. Accessed: 2024-12-02T23:59Z. https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/28/health/moderate-physical-activity-cancer-death-risk-wellness/index.html.
    3. Title: “A little movement is better than none: How small micro-workouts can have a big impact”. Author: “Maria Misiura”. Society of Behavioral Medicine. Accessed: 2024-12-03T00:00Z. https://www.sbm.org/healthy-living/a-little-movement-is-better-than-none-how-small-micro-workouts-can-have-a-big-impact.
      • §“Micro-Workouts”. ¶1-2.

        Have a spare 5 minutes? Why not try a micro-workout (smaller, short bouts of exercise)? Although traditional exercise sessions may last 20-30 minutes, recent research shows that high intensity exercise lasting as little as 1 minute can have cardiovascular and insulin resistance benefits.

        Micro-workouts have proven to have many positive benefits. In one study, a 10-minute workout three times per week increased endurance by nearly 20 percent and participants had increased insulin resistance at the end of the study. A large study linked longer life spans with running as little as 5 minutes a day. High blood pressure seems to be more easily controlled with three 10-minute walks rather than one 30-minute walk. The overarching theme seems to be that some movement is better than no movement, and that every little of movement bit counts.