FORGET toiling away for hours in the gym – an extra five minutes of exercise each day will help reduce blood pressure and lower the risk of a heart attack or stroke. But how easy is it to boost your health in just 300 seconds? 7 We reveal five-minute wonders that can keep you in good shape Credit: Getty Dr Jo Blodgett, of University College London, says: “It doesn’t take long to have a positive effect on blood pressure .” From balancing to boogying, and even writing down your personal thoughts, we reveal five-minute wonders that can keep you in good shape.
Have a ‘movement snack’ 7 Movement snacks are short, quick and frequent sessions of physical activity Credit: Getty MOVEMENT snacks are short, quick and frequent sessions of physical activity that are meant to interrupt those long periods of sitting down throughout your daily routines. A 2022 study in the Journal of Applied Physiology suggested that bite-sized bursts of moderate-intensity exercise can help the body use amino acids from what you eat, which aids in the building of muscle. READ MORE ON EXERCISE EVERY MINUTE COUNTS Extra 5 mins of exercise daily could 'cut heart attack or stroke' risk You could try doing 20 squats while your spuds cook, or running up and down the stairs – anything to get that heart rate up.
Hanging on the telephone AS we get older, physical strength and bone density is lost. Researchers have found that our balance begins to deteriorate around the age of 50, leaving us more at risk.