Research
Adherence
Short bouts of exercise (less than 10 minutes) are effective and sufficient for health benefits, replacing the previous requirement for continuous 10-minute bouts.
You don't need to find a solid block of time. Break your 150 minutes of moderate activity into 10-minute chunks or even shorter bouts throughout the day. They all count toward your weekly goal.
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According to new evidence, one bout of any exercises can be shorter than 10 minutes. Previously, physical activities were recommended for more than 10 minutes.
Why this rating
Cited as 'new evidence' in guidelines, implying strong consensus but less granular data than the main volume recommendations.
Source
An Overview of Current Physical Activity Recommendations in Primary Care
Yun Jun Yang · Korean Journal of Family Medicine · 2019
DOI 10.4082/kjfm.19.0038
narrative_reviewCited 193×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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