Podcast: 'Bite Sized' Workouts — Exercise for the Chronically Time-Crunched

By Cameron English and ChuckDinerstein — Aug 22, 2024

If you're too busy for an hour-long gym session, "exercise snacking" – short bursts of intense activity over several minutes – may help you stay fit despite your jam-packed schedule. That's according to a new study, but how compelling are the results? Let's take a look.

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Join Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein on Episode 87 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:

Can Bite-Sized Exercise Save Your Life?

Introducing exercise snacking: tiny bursts of vigorous exercise that can fit into even the busiest schedules. While it may sound like a lazy person’s dream, recent studies suggest these mini-workouts can significantly boost your health, making them the ultimate life hack for the chronically time-crunched.

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Cameron English

Director of Bioscience

Cameron English is a writer, editor and co-host of the Science Facts and Fallacies Podcast. Before joining ACSH, he was managing editor at the Genetic Literacy Project.