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If you don’t have time for a 30 minute workout, stop feeling guilty. In a recent study of former couch potatoes, ten minutes of exercise done three times a day lowered fat and triglyceride levels more effectively than the full half-hour blast.

Researchers aren’t sure why, but it may be that short sessions throughout the day keep metabolism slightly higher. Participants in the study ran on a treadmill, but fast walking around the mall for ten minutes should work, too, as long as you squeeze in the shorties several times a day.