Why 1-Minute Workout is Taking Fitness Freaks by the Storm

There are many gyms and workout centers that swear by the effectiveness of HIIT. Even though it is not exactly a new idea, still many fitness professionals are calling it a new thing. Many athletes and professionals across the world use this technique to maintain their peak performance with as little wear and tear as possible. There are many ways to incorporate quick bursts of exercise into your workout routine. However, HIIT as a phenomenon is gaining a lot of traction lately, thanks to the supportive research that validates its use and benefits.

According to several studies and researches, such regimens can have similar health benefits as longer workouts, even if one does it an interval of 60 minutes. Obviously, that doesn't mean that people will work out hard only for one minute in an entire day. The whole idea is about alternating it for a minute within your existing workout.

A recent study published in PLOS One, by exercise scientists Martin Gibala, McMaster University chair of kinesiology, who has dedicated years of study chronicling the benefits of interval training, discovered that even as little as one minute of intensive exercise could have same health benefits for respiratory fitness, heart and muscles, just like 45 minutes of continuous workout at the same pace over a period of three months.

Needless to say, these 60-seconds have to the best you have got, sprint-like pace, as if you are running for your life, pumped by adrenaline rush. But the good thing is, it is only 60-seconds. "I think there is good evidence that shows you can see comparable benefits despite the fact that intervals require less total exercise and reduced time commitment," says Gibala.