Fitness
Fit in five minutes? The simple workout that can transform your health
If you’re worried that you’re too sedentary or too short on time to exercise, scientists have good news for you. Researchers have discovered that a workout of just five minutes a day can give a significant boost to your physical and mental health.
Exercise scientists at Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Australia have shown that eccentric training, where you work against gravity to perform the lowering phase of a movement in a slow and controlled way, has many benefits including boosted muscle strength and better mood. They have now devised a simple routine of the exercises that requires only a few minutes of your time and can be done as you go about your day — they can be performed at separate times and no