Thirty minutes is all you need (…if you push yourself)

The results of a large exercise study have just been published in the leading journal ‘Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise’ and have shown that just thirty minutes of exercise, three times a week, can have significant effects on our health, but only if you work hard!

The researchers, who studied 1,150 young adults over a period of 15 weeks, asked participants to exercise for thirty minutes a day, 3 days a week, at 65-85% of their maximum heart rate (which represents the higher end of the effort scale). It was seen that those people who stuck to the protocol and exercised effectively for the full thirty minutes not only had a better BMI (body mass index) to those who didn’t, but they also lowered blood pressure, cholesterol and resting heart rate.

The key point of the study was that, whilst just three half hour exercise sessions a week was effective at improving people’s health, it only had significant results if for the thirty minute sessions people pushed themselves.

Make the most of your thirty minutes

The study shows that you really can’t use the excuse of ‘but I don’t have time to exercise’ any longer and now, thanks to the new T3 programmes from fitness-fx, there’s no excuse not to push yourself hard for the full thirty minutes either.

fitness fx is one of the UK’s leading producers of fitness programmes and DVDs, and the T3 series of workouts offer high intensity exercise sequences featuring dynamic, athletic moves created by some of the world’s top  fitness presenters – the same experts who train fitness instructors around the globe. These workouts cut straight to the point with effective regimes to get you in shape quickly and effectively.T3 stands for Train, Track and Transform – you’ll train smarter, track your results and transform your body. T3 is featured in the latest 13.1 jump fx, fight fx, stomp fx, pump fx and blast fx DVDs.

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