Monty Python’s “Ministry of Silly Walks” sketch is usually interpreted as a satire on bureaucratic inefficiency.
But could it help make your daily exercise regime more productive?
Adopting a John Cleese-style silly walk for 11 minutes a day could, a study suggests, be the key to achieving the amount of vigorous physical activity recommended for most adults by the NHS.
The findings may be tongue-in-cheek, but they echo another recent study, which found that embedding into daily life short bursts of exercise, such as running for a bus, was linked to a sharply reduced risk of heart disease and cancer.
The sketch, first aired in 1970, involves two characters: Mr Teabag, a bowler-hatted civil servant played by Cleese, and Mr Putey, portrayed by Michael
