There is new information about exercise that will gladden the hearts of couch potatoes and never-athletes everywhere: You don’t have to engage in sweaty, grueling workout sessions to give your heart and blood vessels a boost. By alternating short intervals of exertion with short intervals of rest—a technique known as low-intensity interval training, or LIIT—you can increase your aerobic fitness and lose weight, while hardly breaking a sweat.
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