A busy working week can wreck all our good intentions. Gym classes are cancelled. Pastries are grabbed.
Trainers stay under the desk. The commitment to a brisk lunchtime walk is forgotten about. However, it’s not all doom and gloom, as scientists have been busy confirming that using our time wisely on the weekend – when we typically have more time on our hands – may be sufficient to undo our weekday sins.
Experts have shared how to utilise your Saturday and Sunday for better health (and, thankfully, it doesn’t require very much effort). 1. Not getting your eight hours? Have a weekend lie-in Sleep is often the first thing to go out of the window during a busy week.
However, you may not need to worry too much, provided that you catch up on the weekend. Researchers, who looked at sleep data provided by around 90,000 people in the UK, found that those who had at least an extra hour and a quarter of sleep over Friday and Saturday night, compared to their sleep duration in the week, were a fifth less likely to develop heart disease than those who didn’t catch up on their sleep..