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Meaning, you only need about 22 minutes of heart-pumping fitness a day to reap the longevity benefits.

And that proved especially true for those who tended toward the more vigorous side of the spectrum.

(So, those whoran instead of walked; or cycled instead of participating in casual bike rides).

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Thats not to say morerestorative, low-impact workoutslike yoga or Pilates dont have a spot on your workout rountine.

It just means they work better when youre using them to supplement that heart-thrumming workout routine.

Grab your sweat towel and lets get to work.

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Grab a mat and youre ready to go.

Does Dancing Count as Cardio?

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Minute 72-97: Lower Body HIIT workout

Its leg day!

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Minute 97-112: Runners HIIT workout

Time to mix things up.

Hop on a treadmill and move through a handful of intervals designed to spike your heart rate.

Minute 112-127: Dancer abs workout

Who says ab work has to happen on the floor?

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With this quick dance workout, you wont even notice youre working your center.

Minute 128-146: Lower body dance workout

Keep the beatbut lets focus on the lower body.

Minute 147-153: Runners cool down

Phew.

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Now, take a break and give yourself a well-earned high five.

You did it, fam.

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