Skipping workouts Monday through Friday and working out only on weekends isn’t just practical for those leading busy lives, it also works.
A new study of more than 350,000 adults comparing mortality rates in so-called weekend warriors to regularly active people found no significant differences. The study was published on July 5 in “JAMA Internal Medicine.”
Previously, it’s been unclear whether adults who exercise moderately for 150 minutes a week (or vigorously for 75 minutes a week) have similar benefits regardless of how they spread out their workout schedules.
It’s great news for the clients of Tyler Todt, a certified American Council on Exercise (ACE) trainer, who are mostly busy men juggling professional jobs, families, and other responsibilities. Hitting the gym five times a week isn’t always practical for some lifestyles, Todt said….