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A new study out of Copenhagen suggests that 30 minutes of daily exercise is just as effective -- if not more -- than working out for a full hour.

The surprising results were published in the American Journal of Physiology and involved monitoring the weight loss efforts of 60 heavyset, but otherwise healthy, Danish men.

Half of the men were instructed to exercise for an hour a day, while the other half would sweat it out for 30 minutes.

Participants were outfitted with a heart-rate monitor and calorie counter and were told to exercise hard enough to break into a sweat.

On average, men who exercised for just half an hour actually lost more weight than their counterparts, losing on average 3.6kg in three months, compared with 2.7kg among those who exercised for 60 minutes.

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