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In my traipsing around social media I often see advertisements for 7 minute a day gentle Tai Chi exercises and the like promising the world in exchange for little effort.<\/p>\n
The world does not work that way.<\/p>\n
I think back over all the fad diets and exercise regimes and mentally classify the Tai Chi videos as somebody with yet another fad, trying to make a quick buck and not caring that it leads people down the garden path.<\/p>\n
Perhaps that is a bit harsh. Perhaps they think that getting people to do something is better than letting them sit there doing nothing. While there is some truth in that I prefer full rather than partial truths.<\/p>\n
Here Dr Rhonda Patrick shares the results of a survey that found moderate intensity exercise yielded 4 times the results of low intensity exercise.<\/p>\n
High intensity exercise yielded in one minute what you would obtain from 53-94 minutes of low intensity exercise. (Variation based on which health issue measured.)<\/p>\n
Important caveat: My personal opinion is that the single most important word on exercise is gradient. Start with a really small increase on what you are doing and build it very gradually. That way you do not risk overexertion and self injury.<\/p>\n
It’s how I got up to doing 2,100 dips and 2,100 pushups one night.<\/p>\n