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The Times of India
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TOI Lifestyle Desk | etimes.in

What happens when you walk only on the weekends

Do you walk only on weekends, while skipping workouts the entire week? It's better than not moving at all, as per a new study. A recent study published in Nature Aging highlighted the many benefits of exercising during weekends for your brain health, as long as weekly physical activity recommendations of at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity per week are met.

Apparently, the body is not able to distinguish whether the physical activity is spread over the entire week or condensed to just two days of longer-duration workouts.

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