He added: “Many of us don’t meet the UK physical activity guidelines, and finding two-and-a-half hours each week can be a challenge, and during the pandemic it got worse.”
During this time, the nation’s step count dropped by an astonishing 50 percent, and this has not been helped by the move to home working and Zoom meetings for so many.
“In 2019, a large review of studies found that breaking your exercise into bite-sized chunks was just as beneficial as a single bout of exercise, for both cardio-respiratory fitness and blood pressure,” said Dr Moseley.
“But what was surprisingly good news is that it was even better for reducing weight, body fat and LDL cholesterol – the bad cholesterol.”
source: express.co.uk