New Study: How Often Should You Exercise for Optimal Benefits? - eviltoast
Everybody talks about the numerous benefits that come with exercising, but just how often do people need to exercise for them to experience these benefits? It’s no surprise if you have been thinking about this too. When it comes to the best workout plan as a medical student, one has to argue over the right time and level of exercise to take, always. After all, new research from ECU sheds some light into it. The Study Setup Imagine doing a single activity that only takes three seconds – like slow

Edith Cowan University research revealed that muscle strength benefits are seen with consistent, short exercise sessions. Participants performing a three-second eccentric bicep contraction thrice weekly saw strength improvements. Daily 20-minute exercises might be more beneficial than a single 2-hour weekly session. Regularity, even in short durations, is key to health benefits.

  • possibly a cat@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Mm, social-media-centric “health & wellness” industry clickbait. My favorite.

    Nosaka suggested that a 20-minute daily exercise might be more effective than a single 2-hour weekly workout.

    That’s not investigated in their study or the other studies mentioned, although it has been the consensus in the field for a long time (depending on the individual’s goals of course - endurance is an important criteria for some, it just doesn’t lead to the same changes in muscle mass and torque).

    this does not imply that working out every day will yield even more benefits.

    It doesn’t mean this is necessarily the case, but there is a clear trend so far in the 1/3/5-day data that is presented. An increase in frequency leading to an increase in benefits is more supported here than the lead’s opinion in the previous quote.

    The study is probably just fine (and maybe the lead’s quotes are taken out of context) but it in no way was designed to answer the question in the headline. The problem is the article article which is just clickbait that misrepresents a tangential reference in order to have an excuse for content.