Why 11 Minutes a Day Is Your New Exercise Target

Guidelines tell us we should all be getting 150 minutes of exercise every week, and more if we can. But if that sounds daunting, a new study suggests a number for the amount of exercise that is better than nothing—and it works out to 11 minutes of moderate exercise, like walking, per day.
Where did the 11 minute target come from?
The study has its caveats. It doesn’t actually tell us that 11 minutes of exercise does something special that 10 minutes does not do. But it hints that we probably get a benefit from hitting just half of the recommended amount of exercise—so 75 minutes per week, or about 11 per day. 
Why 11 Minutes a Day Is Your New Exercise Target