There are 10,080 minutes in a week. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), everyone should devote at least 150 of those minutes to moderate-to-vigorous exercise. However, the WHO doesn’t offer guidance on how to best distribute that time. Is it better to exercise in short bursts throughout the week, or finish it all in one go?
New research scores a point for those who fit into the latter category, also known as weekend warriors. Led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, a team probed data on over 89,000 people to determine whether one exercise pattern reaps more health benefits in the long run. The new paper, published today in the journal Circulation, details their findings demonstrating that weekend warriors glean full benefits.
