How to say that something is doing two "parallel" actions A and B?

Question

I have a slight lexical problem - I would like to emphasize that an agent is doing/achieving two "parallel" actions/goals A and B.

My intuitive idea to say this was to use both, like in:

S both As and Bs (E.g.: I propose this method as it both solves the problem and requires less efforts...),

however, this doesn't sound right. My next attempt was:

S does both A and B (E.g.: I propose this method as it does both solve the problem and require less efforts...),

which sounds even worse.

I've also tried to come up with some alternatives, for example - changing both with simultaneously, which alters slightly the meaning, or:

S not only As, but also Bs (E.g.: I propose this method because it not only solves the problem, but also requires less efforts...),

but neither of them has been better.

I feel already that I am overthinking it, thus, I would be very grateful if anybody shares their opinion regarding the above conundrum?

Answer 1

To be perfectly honest, I don't see any problems with I propose this method as it both solves the problem and requires less effort.

It gets the message across nicely and is not excessively verbose.

A quick search on Google Books confirms that this is a normal way of expressing the idea.