Spending extra hours working out in the gym can be a waste of time according to new research. A University of Glamorgan study found the amount of time spent at the gym could be cut by up to two thirds with the same level of fitness achieved.
The study involving male weightlifters found it was unproductive to spend large amounts of time training.
The researchers said the results were good news for those who have little time to exercise.
People still battling to the gym every night to stick to New Year resolutions could be wasting their time according to report author Dr Julien Steven Baker.
He said: “This study indicates that it is counter-productive to spend hours at the gym and that a shorter work-out can achieve exactly the same results.”
The university’s Health and Exercise Science Unit looked at male recreational weight lifters over eight weeks with some doing three times as much exercise as others.
