The term “Weekend Warriors” describes people who exercise only in their spare time and mainly once a week.
However, the “Weekend Warriors” mentality is not just about the days of the week, explains Dr. Brendon Stubbs.
“From a research point of view, these are people who exercise for 75 minutes (intense activity) or 150 minutes (moderate intensity exercise) per week, but in one or two workouts, instead of about 30 minutes a day.”
For many people, the best time to exercise is at the weekend (hence the weekend warriors).
Is it bad to be a weekend warrior?
There has been a lot of research trying to solve this very question. For example, a 2017 study by researchers at the University of Leicester, which compared the health indicators of nearly 64,000 people into four activity categories: inactive (no moderate or intense activity), inactive (moving, but less than expected), one weekend warrior and regularly active people (who met the same activity requirements but in three or more workouts).
The researchers found that both “weekend warriors” and regularly active people had similarly reduced their risk of death from any cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer compared to other training styles.
The point of being a “Weekend Warrior” is that there is a tendency to overdo certain things during these short periods of exercise, which can lead to an increased risk of injury.
This may be due to the fact that the body is not adapted to the intense load of training.
There is -unfortunately- limited data on Weekend Warriors and possible injuries, but there is some evidence to suggest that there may be a slightly increased risk of people exercising particularly intensely for a long time once or twice a week, compared to people who they do it during the week, but with a shorter duration.
How to train a “Weekend Warrior”?
For experts, weekend warriors need to stay active as long as possible, keeping their workouts balanced throughout the week.
This may mean less training time, but more training and of course the necessary rest period for recovery and recovery.
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