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Fair enough, I don't think it changes my the conclusion though.

On that basis, I would say that someone whose entire exercise regime is doing HIIT a few times a week for 8 minutes (24 minutes in total) is not going to be hitting the 6x multipler required for an equivalent of regular 150 minutes of exercise.

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Look up Tabata intervals, used to train speed-skating Olympians.

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If that is the entirety of their training regime, I will simultaneously be amazed and change my opinion.

However, I still maintain that if someone is _only_ doing 8 minutes of HIIT 3x times a week, it is not equivalent of a getting 150 minutes of regular exercise per week.

Without further context, it's impossible to comment further.