Fuyoo exercise!

Many people would most probably ask “what is the minimum amount of exercise per week they can “get away with” and still be healthy?”, while I believe that a minimum of 1 hour per week is already ideal, a new study by British researchers says that exercising much less than that will do the trick, and it can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.

The study, which was published in the BioMed Central Endocrine Disorders journal, showed that just 7 minutes of vigorous exercise per week is enough to keep you healthy and greatly decrease your risk of type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes affects nearly 250 million people worldwide and accounts for about 6% of worldwide deaths.

The key to this 7 minute per week workout is that the exercise must be vigorous. Not a nice little 7 minute walks on a treadmill, but more like an all-out sprint or vigorous cycling for 7 minutes. The 7 minutes can be divided up throughout the week, so you don’t need to sprint for 7 minutes straight. For instance, you could sprint for 1 minute straight once per day. It is totally perfect for those people who say they don’t have time to workout!

The whole idea may sound crazy, but the effects of this new workout regiment have been rather astounding. Researchers have found that it can improve your blood sugar levels, and how effectively your body uses insulin to clear glucose (blood sugar) from your bloodstream, by as much as 23% in some of the test patients.

I personally like the idea of a 7 minute per week workout, because it eliminates anyone from saying that they don’t have enough time to workout! And if this type of workout can help reduce or reverse the effects of type 2 diabetes, it would not only help save lives and help people live healthier, but it would also greatly lower health care costs by lowering overall instances of diabetes. Well, it’s a win-win situation if you ask me!


Think about it...