The Minimum That Moves the Needle

We asked several AI models to build a weekly minimum exercise prescription using sources from the World Health Organization to Fitness Influencers . Then we pressure-tested their answers: cardio dose, strength frequency, balance work, and how to break up long sitting. In this episode, we show what the bots got right (simple targets you can actually hit), what they missed (context by age, recovery, and real-life constraints), and how we’d upgrade the plan for busy weeks. You’ll leave with a human-edited baseline you can live with—and three plug-and-play options (Starter / Builder / Busy Week).