Is working out throughout the day as effective as having one long workout?

[Anonymous]

On some days where I'm home mostly I have trouble motivating myself to one big workout.
I just had a baby so finding the time for it every day is another thing. But the other day I saw this
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And I thought what a great idea. So I wrote down a few exercises and every time I have a few minutes during the day I pick one or two and do them.
And in the evening when my husband is there I usually do like 15 to 20 min of yoga too

But I was wondering, it feels like much less. Is it as effective as if I were to do them all in one session?

[Tokana]

I don't think that the workouts are as effective as they would be had you done one long session. Workouts are suppose to elevate your heart rate to a certain level and push your cardiovascular system to its limits thus allowing for greater abilities in the future. You need to stress your body in order to the get the most out of your workout and taking long breaks in between is not as effective as doing them all at once.

[islands7]

Doctor shows on radio/TV suggest you are correct although cardio prefers a bunched group.

[Asker]

cardio prefers a bunched group?

[Anonymous]

Yeah, it's not as boring... or strenuous. If I worked out, I would do it throughout the day instead of just one long workout. I just feel like it gets boring and strenuous like I said. In fact, a year or so ago, I tried to set a goal for myself where I would do 100 push ups a day, every day for the entire year. I did OK but I don't think I made it the entire year. I need some real motivation... and I think I may have found it finally

[Opinion Owner]

I just spread them out evenly throughout the day, like, 10 or so per hour or whatever it was

[toutatis]

have one long session.