That’s less time than it takes to check in and change into your workout clothes. Certainly, it can’t be enough for a workout, can it?
Turns out, it just might be.
Researchers at The Lancet, one of the most respected medical journals on the planet, just published a study covering 135,000 people across seven countries. It included device-measured data from an 8-year follow-up study.
The finding? Just five extra minutes of moderate physical activity per day could prevent up to 10% of all deaths in the general population.
Not five hours. Not five days a week. Five minutes.
And if you're among the least active people, that same five minutes could prevent 6% of deaths in that group alone. Sitting 30 fewer minutes a day, just half an hour less on the couch, could prevent up to 7% of all deaths.
Let that sit for a second (pun intended).
The fitness industry has spent decades telling you that you're not doing enough. Not lifting heavy enough. Not running far enough. Not waking up early enough. The message, buried beneath all the programs and plans and five-step systems, has always been the same.
You're not enough.
And most people hear that message and do nothing. Because if the bar is that high, why bother starting?
Here's what the science actually says. The bar isn't high. The bar is on the floor. And clearing it matters more than anyone told you.
This is the whole thing with Winsom. We didn't build an app to tell you what to do. We didn't build a tracker to measure how far you fell short. We built something that gives you a reason to show up. Because showing up, even for five minutes, even on the days you don't feel like it, is the thing.
The researchers made a point that stuck with me. Most fitness studies measure what happens when inactive people suddenly meet the full WHO recommendation of 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week. That's a big ask. Most people never get there. So most studies were measuring a fantasy.
This one measured reality. Small shifts. Realistic changes. What happens when people just do a little more than they're doing right now.
The answer is, they live longer.
You don't have to be an athlete. You don't have to wake up at 4 am. You don't have to overhaul your life. You just have to move a little more than yesterday.
That's the whole game.
Get Buff. Win Stuff.
