I have been exercising 4 x a day for 10 minutes each time. Is this method effective or should I just do 40 ?

Question

Is breaking up my exercise through out the day still effective or should I just do the 40 minutes all together?

Answer 1

It's better to work out 3 times a week for 30 minutes each time.  

Answer 2

That depends how you exercise (palates, jogging or chair yoga), how intense are you working out for ten minutes and what you're trying to achieve?

Do you do a warm up? Stretch? Cool down?

IMO, a 10 minute workout is a bit short, but a single 40 minute workout once a week is too much, too seldom.

Answer 3

I've noticed that short duration , high intensity workouts (running mainly) work better for me when i'm trying to cut calories.

I'm not sure what intensity you're dong your 10 minute workouts with, so i cant really help.

Answer 4

It depends what type of exercise - high or low intensity. 40 minutes low or 4 x ten minutes high.  Try and vary it.

Answer 5

I went to a dietitian just the other day, and she told me that it's better to work out for a longer period of time, because for the first 30 minutes, your body is just burning sugar and carbs. After those 30 minutes, it starts to burn fat.