Everyone agrees that exercise is important but is it better to work out a lot a few times each week or a little bit each day? So, should I work out for longer once a week or a little bit each day? It's a conundrum that many health-conscious people face, and a new study from Edith Cowan Universit
The study found that it is better to spread out your exercise throughout the week than to do it all at once.
Edith Cowan University Exercise and Sports Science Professor Ken Nosaka. Credit: Edith Cowan University “People think they have to do a lengthy session of resistance training in the gym, but that’s not the case,” he said. “Just lowering a heavy dumbbell slowly once or six times a day is enough.” Professor Nosaka said it may relate to how often the brain is asked to make a muscle perform in a particular manner.“In this study, the 6×5 group had two days off per week,” he said.
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