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Some times it is difficult to get motivated to increase activity. Its not too hard for me to do something for 5-10 minutes several times a day. So I did a quick google to see what info on this was out there. Looks like it is fairly effective. I think it maybe a good way to start out adding activity. Here are a couple links:

http://www.peakhealthadvocate.com/9...-burn-more-fat/
http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/showthread.php?t=52390
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/...ut-times-three/
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Over all, the results “are really encouraging,” he says. “For people who think that 30 minutes of exercise is too hard or takes up too much time, we can say, just do 10 minutes” three times during the day. And, conversely, if someone is tempted to dismiss a mere 10 minutes of walking as too meager to be meaningful, “it seems clear that, at least for blood pressure control, fractionized exercise is actually more effective” than a single 30-minute bout.

Other studies have found that exercising sporadically throughout the day aids in weight control, particularly for older women. It also, in a few small studies, improved aerobic fitness among previously sedentary people as much as a single, longer workout did and, as a regimen, was more likely to be maintained over the long term.

But so-called fractionized exercise has its limits. “You’re not going to make it to the Olympics” based on three 10-minute walks a day, Dr. Gaesser says. “You’ll be healthier. You won’t be an athlete.”