Is one approach better than the other for health? The new Journal of the American Heart Association study, published earlier this week, sets the record straight.
Good news for my fellow weekend warriors—you don’t need to work out every single day. The new study found that exercising one to two days rather than spreading them out throughout the week is enough to improve health and lower the risk of death.
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What Did the Study Find?
The goal was to explore how their exercise patterns affected their risk of dying, especially from cancer and heart disease. Movement data came from wrist fitness tracker data from people in the United Kingdom doing various activities, such as walking and cycling, to dancing and household chores.
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Both weekend warriors and regularly active individuals had a reduced risk of dying, especially from cancer and heart disease. The differences in risk reduction were minimal. Compared to weekend warriors, whose risk of death was 32% lower, regularly active people had a 26% lower risk of death.
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“Some research suggests that weekend warriors have a slightly higher risk of musculoskeletal injuries compared to those who exercise more regularly,” says Dr. Keith Diaz, Ph.D., an associate professor of behavioral medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, who was not involved in the study, in a statement to the American Heart Association.
“The benefits of exercising just on the weekend far outweigh the potential risks. If you are going to be a weekend warrior, make sure you do proper warm-ups and build up and progress to higher volumes of activity over time. This will help to reduce your risk of injuries,” advises Diaz.
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Sources
"Adult Activity: An Overview." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."Association of Accelerometer‐Derived Physical Activity Pattern With the Risks of All‐Cause, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer Death." Journal of the American Heart Association.Zhi-Hao Li, Ph.D., epidemiologist in the School of Public Health at Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, ChinaKeith Diaz, Ph.D., associate professor of Behavioral Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center in New York Read More Details
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