25 Aug 2024

What’s the least amount of exercise we need to do?

From Sunday Morning, 9:44 am on 25 August 2024
Woman hand holding a stopmatch, outdoors. (Photo by Pierre Sabatier / Photononstop / Photononstop via AFP)

Photo: PIERRE SABATIER

Official Guidelines from the World Health Organisation say we should be aiming for at least 150 minutes of vigorous activity each week to live healthy lives. But Martin Gibala, the author of The One-Minute Workout, says we can save time and still reap the benefits by doing shorter and more rigorous bursts.