The study was sparked by Time Works' fantastic claims, said Sheryl Brown, executive director of ACE. That would not-would never-be four minutes." "As supported by many other scientific studies," said Richard Cotton, ACE's chief exercise physiologist, "the energy expended after aerobic exercise is small unless the intensity is high and sustained for an extended period of time. Subjects in ACE's research also reported that although there appeared to be some heart/lung and lower-body strength benefits, there were no significant benefits for upper-body strength or joint flexibility. The total amount of energy expended was about 40 calories - hardly enough to be a major factor in body-fat loss. Study participants burned only about eight calories per minute and their metabolism returned to normal within l5 minutes of stopping exercise.
Moreover, its claim of impacting weight loss-"lose pounds – minute for minute, burn nearly three times the calories of a treadmill, rider or strider!"-was also greatly exaggerated. The study concluded that the manufacturer's various claims-that users could achieve a total aerobic workout, a total-body resistance workout and the dynamic flexibility workout of a static stretching routine in just four minutes-were simply not true. Nieman, Dr.P.H., at Appalachian State University, to conduct a research study of Time Works, and reported the results in detail in the March/April issue of ACE FitnessMatters. Since being released in early 1998, Time Works has brought in more than $60 million in sales.ĪCE, noted for its consumer watchdog studies on fitness products, commissioned David C. Time Works' claims are made in an infomercial for the exercise machine, featuring fitness personality Gilad Janklowicz and actress Leigh Taylor Young. SAN DIEGO - When Time Works boasted that its new exercise machine would achieve "full-body fitness in just four minutes a day," the American Council on Exercise (ACE) put their claims to the test. ACE Study Proves 'Four Minutes To Fitness' Claim Is No Exercise Shortcut
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