A new study claims that a 10-minute work-out is enough to keep the people fit. One need not waste time and money at gyms and health clubs for maintaining their body. Staying in shape does not need hours of commitment to exercise, but a few minutes quick, energetic stints.

Government has recommended an exercise of 30 minutes a day for five days a week. Only 46% of men and 36% of women exercise at all. One out of every 20 people follows the guidelines of the Government experts.

The advantages of high intensity interval training, known as HIT is well known to the researchers now. They share that small duration energetic stints are far more beneficial than time- consuming bouts of exercise.

As a part of experiment, volunteers rode a stationary exercise bike in stints lasting just 60 seconds, and peddled at around 95% of their heart rate.

It was concluded that their muscles improved as much as if they did comparatively longer training.

Professor Martin Gibala, from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, said, "We have shown that interval training does not have to be 'all out' in order to be effective".