 Poster: A snowHead
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A few relatively short bursts of intense exercise, amounting to only a few minutes a week, can deliver many of the health and fitness benefits of hours of conventional exercise, according to new research, says Dr Michael Mosley.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17177251
Tonight Michael Mosley presents Horizon: The Truth About Exercise is on BBC Two at 21:00 GMT on Tuesday 28 February 2012
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It's true and anyway, "Every little helps".
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I'm sure Boris can add some expert commentary on this one.
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Sweet, I'm going to run upstairs three times a week and compete in Rio in a few years!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I'd say not. Unless you were training to hold your breath!
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If three minutes a week is enough to get me set up for my next MTB transalp then I'm gonna be surprised...
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I'm trying to sign up for one of these HIT research programmes. I'll tell you how it goes if I get in. It's not 3 mins a week I can tell you that much! It's also not aimed at your waist line or marathon times. What they are measuring is your body's insulin handling capacities and your VO2 max changes over time. There is apparently a genetic profiling element as well which is partially what I am interested in. I don't think it has any direct relevance for skiing but it would certainly help your recovery times.
Since I think that VO2 max change is the best indicator of fitness improvements, I think the whole issue is very interesting.
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They blew me out! Would have had to go to London -> Nottingham x 3 per week - not feasible I'm afraid. 
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It is a repeat, they thought 9 minutes extreme "spinning" once a week was equal to other regimes and proved it on presenter's metabolic results. BUT you miss the placebo of going to the gym, showing off to the masses, posing and having a shower after in your favourite environ; if you pay nothing and it appears so easy pschologically you will not keep it up.
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