According to the American Heart Association, which just published a study, the health benefits are similar.
No more guilt: if you don’t have enough time to exercise every day, you can make up for it on the weekend, according to an American Heart Association study released April 2. According to the association, it doesn’t matter whether you spread your efforts over the entire week or just one or two days on the weekend, the key is to devote at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity each week.
According to this study, playing sports for 2 hours on the weekend has the same health benefits as 20 minutes of daily exercise. Compared to adults who do not exercise at all, the risk of all-cause mortality is reduced by 32% for sportsmen and women who exercise on weekends and 26% for sportsmen and women who exercise regularly.
That’s a comparable risk reduction, according to the researchers. And the reduction in risk of death from cancer or cardiovascular disease is also very similar, whether you exercise every day or save the exertion and sweat for Saturday and Sunday.
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