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Get Fit — Faster: This 22-Minute Workout Has You Covered

To stay healthy, we need at least 150 minutes of exercise weekly. This routine, created with a celebrated trainer, hits this goal in 22 minutes a day — cardio, weight training and stretching included.
Bryant demonstrates jumping jack intervals, going back and forth between slower and faster speeds.

Hard to fit exercise into your day? Then, maybe this workout is for you. It covers everything you need — from cardio to strength-training to stretching.

"You can get a fantastic work out in 22 minutes," says Tim Church. He's a physician and researcher who's spent his career studying exercise.

Why 22 minutes? Compared with 1960, Americans today burn about , on average, per day due to our sedentary jobs. To offset the damages of sitting, we need to move. The latest call for at least 150

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