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Getting Fit

Michael Mosley teams up with scientists whose latest research is turning common knowledge about fitness on its head to separate fact from fiction.

By the middle of January many people struggle to keep up their resolutions to be more active. The result is that the UK wastes nearly £600 million a year on unused gym memberships.

But new science has the answers.

Medical journalist Michael Mosley teams up with scientists whose latest research is turning common knowledge about fitness on its head.

They reveal why 10,000 steps is just a marketing ploy and that two minutes of exercise is all a person needs each week. They discover how to get people to stick to their fitness plans and what exercise can actually make everyone more intelligent. Whether it is for couch potatoes who hate the thought of exercise, someone too busy to consider the gym, or even for fitness fanatics who are desperate to do more - science can help everyone exercise better.

57 minutes

Last on

Fri 26 Mar 2021 00:25

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Michael Mosley
Executive Producer Paul Overton
Producer Kate Pringle
Producer Emma Hatherley

Broadcasts

  • Wed 31 Jan 2018 20:00
  • Sun 4 Feb 2018 13:15
  • Fri 9 Feb 2018 00:15
  • Sun 12 Aug 2018 23:45
  • Mon 7 Jan 2019 21:00
  • Tue 8 Jan 2019 02:20
  • Sun 23 Jun 2019 22:40
  • Sun 23 Jun 2019 23:20
  • Wed 22 Jan 2020 21:00
  • Thu 25 Mar 2021 23:45
  • Fri 26 Mar 2021 00:25

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