Dr Michael Mosley claimed one exercise routine is more effective than 30-minute workout

The late Dr Michael Mosley once shared a way to make exercise more impactful – and it's good news if you don't like working out for long periods of time.

The TV presenter, who is best-known for popularising the 5:2 diet and creating the similar Fast 800 diet, died of natural causes aged 67 after going missing on the Greek island of Symi. Before that, he was well-known for sharing health hacks on the small screen as well as online.

Dr Mosley also shared exercise tips, and in one video, claimed short bursts of activity can be even more effective than working out for long periods of time. In a clip which has made its way to TikTok, he responded to the question: "Is one 30-minute workout better than three 10-minute workouts?"

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"[There's] a bit of evidence that doing the three 10-minute exercises stretched across the day is probably slightly more beneficial," he said.

"That if you do that, it 'hoiks' up your metabolic rate three times a day. Personally I try and fit in as many sort of 10-minute chunks [of exercise] as I can."

The caption of the video read: "Here’s one of Dr Michael Mosley’s top exercise tips! If you’re wondering whether to do all your daily exercise in one go, or break it up across the day, there is a small [amount] of evidence to suggest that breaking it up is the way to go!"

The BBC reports that an analysis of several independent studies found breaking up moderate-intensity exercise into bite-sized chunks was more effective in reducing participants’ weight, body fat and their levels of LDL cholesterol.

These short, sharp bursts were also just as good for cardiorespiratory fitness and blood pressure as long workouts were. The trend for these short bursts of activity was dubbed 'exercise snacking', and could be beneficial if you want to see results but don't have time to go to the gym for long periods of time.

It could also be more effective if you find it difficult to stay consistent sticking to long workout plans. It can be easier to psychologically prepare to do a quick, 10-minute workout at home than to gear up for an hour-long gym session, run or class.

And turns out, you may not even need to do 10 minutes at a time. Dr Marie Murphy of the University of Ulster said: "We used to tell people to try to do it in 10-minute bouts.

"But looking at the more recent evidence, it seems to be that almost any length of exercise will count. The key message here is every single minute counts. And so even if you've only got a minute, you can still use that wisely to accumulate towards that 30-minute target."