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A team of researchers has discovered that even if you only have time to exercise once or twice a week, you can still reap the same benefits as those who exercise more frequently, specifically as regards weight loss, provided you meet certain minimums for duration and intensity.
Guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO), and most governments besides, recommend that adults perform at least 150 minutes per week of moderate physical activity or 75 minutes per week of vigorous physical activity.
Plenty of people want to meet this level of exercise but find it difficult to do so because of the fast-paced and time-consuming lives many of us lead.
The study, published in the journal Obesity, found that people labeled ‘weekend warriors’—in other words, those who condense their exercise into just Saturday and/or Sunday—can lose the same amount of weight as those who exercise every day, as long as they meet the recommendations set out by the WHO.
The research team believes their findings will be especially welcomed by people whose jobs mean they sit for most of the day, such as taxi and bus drivers or office workers.
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Guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO), and most governments besides, recommend that adults perform at least 150 minutes per week of moderate physical activity or 75 minutes per week of vigorous physical activity.
Plenty of people want to meet this level of exercise but find it difficult to do so because of the fast-paced and time-consuming lives many of us lead.
The study, published in the journal Obesity, found that people labeled ‘weekend warriors’—in other words, those who condense their exercise into just Saturday and/or Sunday—can lose the same amount of weight as those who exercise every day, as long as they meet the recommendations set out by the WHO.
The research team believes their findings will be especially welcomed by people whose jobs mean they sit for most of the day, such as taxi and bus drivers or office workers.
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Even Exercising Just Once a Week Can Help You Lose Weight, Says New Study
Results showed that the ‘weekend warriors’ and the regularly active participants had lower abdominal and body fat, smaller waists.
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