The 7-minute workout

There's been a lot of press lately about a study from the American College of Sports Medicine that posits that we can give our bodies all that they need, exercise-wise, in a mere seven minutes. I'm skeptical. Which is why I'm compelled to give it a whirl for a month to see what all the fuss is about.

My friend Jess (she's the master of fun over at Madison-School Community Recreation) thinks that this workout has potential, but she says she needs proof. So she and I have recruited some guinea pigs to try it for a month to see if it has any impact on their fitness level. I encourage you to play along with us by doing this circuit twice (fine, it's a 14-minute workout, you're already sweaty so stop whining) every day that you don't already have a workout planned. So, if you're running three days a week, do the 14-minute workout on three other days, and take a day for rest. There's even an app to download that leads you through the workout, or you can use this nifty timer.

What have you got to lose?