The Gains of Weekend Warriors

The Gains of Weekend Warriors
One of the best things you can do for your health and happiness is to get some solid exercise, even if it only happens on the weekend.Flamingo Images/Shutterstock
Amy Denney
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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.”
Amy Denney
Amy Denney
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Amy Denney is a health reporter for The Epoch Times. Amy has a master’s degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois Springfield and has won several awards for investigative and health reporting. She covers the microbiome, new treatments, and integrative wellness.
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