Body by Science by John Little & Doug McGuff Summary
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Revolutionize your fitness in just 12 minutes weekly. "Body by Science" challenges conventional wisdom with research-backed, high-intensity training that outperforms traditional cardio. Dr. Sarah Myhill recommends it for chronic fatigue patients - could the shortest workout be your most effective?
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The Revolution of Minimal Exercise
What if just 12 minutes of exercise per week could transform your body more effectively than hours of traditional workouts? This isn't an infomercial claim but the evidence-backed conclusion of "Body By Science" by Dr. Doug McGuff and John Little. Their approach has attracted everyone from Tim Ferriss to professional athletes seeking maximum results with minimal time. Drawing from over 60,000 supervised workouts and groundbreaking research, they've created what many consider the most efficient exercise protocol ever developed - one that's changing how we think about fitness in our time-starved world. The most striking revelation? Participants performing just 2-3.5 minutes of all-out cycling bursts three times weekly nearly doubled their endurance capacity in just two weeks. Even more remarkably, when researchers compared this approach with traditional endurance training, they found identical improvements despite the high-intensity group spending 97.5% less time exercising. The high-intensity group covered less than 10 miles weekly compared to the endurance group's 150 miles, yet both showed equal improvements in performance, muscle oxidative capacity, insulin sensitivity, and muscle glycogen content.
Debunking the "Cardio" Myth
The Metabolic Truth Behind Exercise
Redefining Health and Fitness
The Big-Five Workout: Maximum Efficiency
The Remarkable Benefits Beyond Muscle
The Science of Fat Loss: Beyond Calories
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