Exercise pill a fat burner

IT’S the scientific breakthrough couch potatoes have been waiting for – the benefits of an arduous workout without even needing to break a sweat.

“Exercise in a pill” could be a step closer, with a drug that mimics the effect of training for long-distance running.

The drug, which has so far been tested only in mice, mimics the way that runners’ muscles shift from burning carbohydrates, or sugar, to burning fat.

The US research was published in the journal, Cell Metabolism.