Being physically active for just a couple of days a week may be the key to boosting health, researchers said Wednesday.

People who followed the “weekend warrior” approach, condensing physical activity into one or two days each week, had a significantly lower risk of death from all causes, cardiovascular disease ...

New research found that concentrating exercise to only a couple days, such as on the weekends, could have the same benefits as distributing fitness throughout the week. Experts react.

Experts agree that adults should aim for 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity and two days of muscle strengthening a week for general health. A 2024 study found that people who ...

I recommend that my clients exercise five days a week, dividing the workouts as follows: Most lower-intensity cardio sessions will only increase calorie burn during the activity itself.

They could then discuss what they do on each day of the week, creating a shared list of activities as a class using the vocabulary they have just heard. This clip is from the series Virtually ...

A 'weekend warrior' approach to physical activity -- getting 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity over one to two days instead of throughout the week -- improved health and lowered ...