Intense exercise 2 or 3 times a week can be just as beneficial for your health as shorter daily workouts, researchers have found
To maintain good health, the World Health Organization recommends regular exercise – 150 to 300 minutes of moderate aerobic physical activity, or 75 to 150 minutes of vigorous aerobic physical activity, or an equivalent combination of the two, throughout the week.
Those too strapped for time or without the energy to exercise several times a week may prefer to exercise intensely at weekends, or two or three times a week.
This “weekend warrior” pattern of exercise can be just as beneficial for health as exercise that is spread out over the week, a recent study suggests.
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, in the United States, wanted to learn if people who exercised 20 to 30 minutes most days of the week experienced greater benefits than those who went five or six days between longer exercise sessions.
