There’s been a lot of talk about how long you need to work out each day (or if you’re like me, each week) to make it worth it. Whether you run, ride, lift weights at the gym, or take classes, there are days when you just want to do it for the minimum amount of time to burn off that donut you had (or will have) for breakfast. The New York Times has published several articles recently about how short high-intensity workouts can benefit you as much, if not more, than longer moderate level workouts. First there was the 10-minute workout, then the 7-minute workout, now there are 4-minute and even 1-minute workouts that they claim, through various studies, to be just as impactful as a 30-minute + workout.
Whatever your school of thought are on the perfect length for a workout, you need a good listen for those few minutes, or even few hours, of exercising. Here are sample clips based on the short workout lengths the NYTimes references. You can also spread your listening out across several workouts, motivating you to go back to the gym so you can find out what happens next.
10 minutes:
7 minutes:
4 minutes:
