LAZINESS is at the root of 12.4million Brits being in danger of deadly conditions due to a failure to do a crucial 22 minutes of exercise daily, experts have warned. The World Health Organisation says the workout is essential to ward off the risk of Type 2 diabetes , heart attacks, stroke , cancer and dementia .
But around 31 per cent of people – 1.8billion adults – worldwide fail to move enough. Personal trainer Jenny Francis tells Nikki Watkins how to combat laziness the lazy way, by incorporating 22 minutes of activity a day – two and a half hours a week – into your normal routine.
1 MINUTE: On waking up sit on the edge of your bed and lean from side to side with your arms in the air. This stretches and works the core. When you stand up, sit back down, and repeat “getting out of bed” from seated ten times.
You’ll wake up those glutes, the group of muscles that make up the buttock area, and get the blood pumping immediately. 2 MINUTES: While the kettle boils for your morning cuppa , do bodyweight squats. Just two minutes of these will raise your heart rate and seriously work your glutes.
2 MINUTES: While brushing your teeth step side to side. This sounds low intensity but actually raises your heart rate significantly and gets those extra steps in towards your 10k a day. 2 MINUTES: Got kids to get ready for school? Every morning put on their favourite bop and do an energetic dance together i n the kitchen before breakfast .
Not only will you get a two-minute wo.
