'Weekend warriors' reap the same health benefits as daily exercisers, a new study found. Both weekend and regular exercisers had a lower risk of 264 medical conditions compared with those people classified as inactive.
"Weekend warriors" and regular exercisers had a lower risk of 264 medical conditions compared with those people classified as inactiveThose who are "weekend warriors" and get in their exercise in just a couple of days are still getting the same benefits as those who exercise daily, according to a new study.— analyzed nearly 90,000 people in the United Kingdom who wore an accelerometer to track their exercise patterns for a week.
Researchers found that in the years after wearing the monitors, weekend warriors had a lower risk of 264 medical conditions compared with those classified as inactive. Regular exercisers had similar results. The strongest associations were for cardiometabolic conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, obesity and sleep apnea.
“While regular and evenly spread physical activity is still beneficial, the study suggests that even if people find it challenging to exercise daily, they can still achieve health benefits by exercising just a couple of days per week," Tadwalkar added.Patrick Mahomes' Trainer Says There Are Benefits to His 'Dad Bod': 'I Don't Need Him to Look Like a Model'
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