“Crash diets don’t work and it’s the same with exercise”—a trainer explains how exercise snacking can help you get and keep fit

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Be it box sets, booze or bagels, bingeing on one thing is rarely a recipe for success. That holds true for exercise, too.

Going all-in on a mammoth workout session is a waste of energy if you don't exercise again for two weeks. A more sensible approach, according to yoga and Pilates teacher Tina Traina, would be to adopt the principle of exercise snacking.