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Those who have no time or inclination to crushed daily in a gym are in luck: According to a group of British scientists, three minutes of intense exercise every other day may be the best way to protect against diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

That is, at least, the effect was achieved on the metabolism of 16 male volunteers who lived a sedentary lifestyle, according to a study conducted by Professor James Timmons and researchers from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh which is published in “BMC Endocrine Disorders.”

According to the study, a table of three-minute workout performed with intensity and regularity has a significant effect on the ability to process sugar metabolism.

“We found a few exercises that make muscle of 30 seconds each with intensity dramatically improves the metabolism in just two weeks,” says Timmons.

With this, the British researchers claim not detract from the benefits of the practice of sport for several hours each week, but to find “an alternative” for those who can not.

It is well known that the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes substantially reduced with regular practice of physical exercise.

However, according to Timmons, the guidelines are currently designing exercise programs to improve health may “not be optimal and require further reflection.

“The training of low volume and high intensity used in our study substantially improved the action of insulin and glucose disposal in young men who lived a sedentary life, indicating that does not fully value the traditional relationship between exercise and diabetes, “he said.

During the experiment, volunteers used exercise bikes to make a sprint to the greatest possible intensity, but any strenuous activity carried out several times a week will cause the same metabolic protective effect, according to the study.

“This new perspective can help people lead healthier lives, improve the health of the population and save the health system millions of pounds, simply by making it easier to find time for sport,” said Timmons

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