It’s one of my favorite clips from the movie “There’s Something About Mary”.
Ben Stiller picks up a hitchhiker, and his passenger begins to tell him about his idea for the next great exercise video = “7 Minute Abs”. He tells Stiller that if someone goes into a store and sees a video for 8 Minute Abs and right beside it is a video for 7 Minute Abs, everyone will pick the 7 Minute Abs video
Stiller then asks the hitchhiker what would happen if somebody came out with a 6 Minute Ab video.
It’s at that point that the hitchhiker starts to get a bit rattled, and tells Stiller that such an idea is ridiculous.
Here’s the clip:
I thought of this video while I was reading an article in The New York Times about six-minute workouts.
The story contains videos for three different, full-body workouts, each of which can be completed in six minutes.
I watched each workout, and they look like a nice change of pace from my usual workout recently which has been 30 minutes on an exercise bike. So I think I’m going to give these workouts a shot for at least the next two weeks to see if they are effective. I plan to work out six days a week, which means I’ll be cycling through each video twice a week.
I’ll report back in a couple of weeks with my impressions of the workouts.
One final note, and it’s a bit ironic.
The workouts were created in partnership with Chris Jordan, Director of Exercise Physiology at Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute.
Jordan is also the creator of the widely-known 7 Minute Workout… I guess Stiller was on to something…
Looks a bit boring for me haha š but movie aside, I’m now working out. Pilates 40 min a day. Very effective to shake depressions away. š
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I’ve heard great things about Pilates; glad it’s working well for you!
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I struggle to last out for five minutes. (Although are we including the stretches afterwards? I don’t count those; I quite enjoy them.)
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the yoga stretches at the end are not part of the six minutes, but I agree, they are the best part of the workout!
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Who works out in six minutes? Likely, the same people who write stories in six words. All kidding aside, if done consistently, I can’t imagine they won’t have an impact on overall physical fitness. You may still need the bike on occasion to maintain your aerobic fitness. Looking forward to your updates report. What are you going to do with all that extra time in a day?
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well played with the six-word stories! š
I just finished my first one; it wasn’t too bad. I am sure it will do something for my fitness. I’m thinking about using the extra time to really study my stats… š
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Of course!
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Kudos to you, Jim! Happy exercising. šš»
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well, let’ wait and see if there are any kudos to be given… š
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Haha. Good intentions gotta count for something! š
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the scale will be the judge… š
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I think daily six minute work outs will make a difference, Jim. I do my exercises for about 10 minutes every day and I am walking 5 000 steps a day and I am passably healthy, I think. I can’t go back to manic exercise as I just don’t have the interest any more.
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Iām sure any exercise is good. Iāll just be curious what my stats say after a couple of weeks.
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Is there a zero minute workout? I could manage that one š
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It seems like thatās where this is all headed. You just got there before everyone else! š
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If I could move quickly Iād trademark it š
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I think you should just share it with the world…
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ironic and funny. keep us posted. i loved that movie, by the way
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It was ironic. And that is a great movie.
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There is no such thing as a bad workout. The six-minute workout may be getting close. Since you are a former gym owner, your evaluation will be interesting.
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But I also come into this pretty heavily biased as to what I think a workout should be. š
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It will be interesting to read the results.
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I am curious as well…
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Good luck with the training!
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thanks; two days in. I do like how quickly it’s over!
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That is such a hysterical movie! I never remembered that part. Thanks for the laugh.
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it is a classic movie, so many good scenes…
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Jim, you are one ambitious guy. Six minutes? Wow!
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Yes. A whole six minutes a day devoted to exercise! š
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