Find the minimum effective dose.

I’m jazzed about a super practical and actionable article in the New York Times this week. It has videos for how to do 3 full-body workouts - and each of them is only SIX minutes long. 

Now THAT’s my kinda workout.

I know what you might be thinking:

• Six minutes isn’t enough to see real change, or

• Six minutes? I feel like I can’t even get six SECONDS to myself. (Oh, I FEEL you.)

But this article is the perfect example of the “minimum effective dose”. I love this phrase, which I first discovered in Dr. Christine Carter’s book, The Sweet Spot. 

The idea is to find the minimum effective dose for EVERYTHING.

• Don’t have 2 hours to go to the gym and back? Prop up your iPad and do a SIX-minute full-body workout.

• Been wanting to meditate but you want to do it “right?” Download the Calm app and do the Daily Calm - it’s only 10 minutes!

• Been procrastinating on sending a tricky email? Set a timer for 15 minutes and get it done.

• Feeling schlubby? (technical term) Slap on some perfume and lipstick.

• Kids are antsy and you can’t get out to a playground? Have them do laps around the house for 15 minutes with silly music.

This little concept packs a powerful punch. Once you start practicing it, you’ll find a million ways to apply it.

And with THAT, I am going to end this blog here. See?! I’m stopping at the minimum effective dose.

PS - As always, I love to hear from you! Tell me how YOU will be applying the minimum effective dose!