Bike trips, hikes, or marathon yard work sessions crammed in over your weekend may be sufficient exercise to lower your risk of disease—even if you don’t work out the rest of the week. According to a recent study, getting the recommended amount of physical activity offers significant health benefits regardless of when you do it. Inactive: Less than 150 minutes of activity per week Regular activity : 150 or more minutes spread across multiple days Weekend warrior: 150 or more minutes in one to two days “One of the major risk factors of chronic disease is a sedentary lifestyle,” Shannon Leggett, a physical therapist and owner of Shannon Leggett Physical Therapy, told The Epoch Times.
“Sixty percent of Americans are living with a chronic condition, and over 40 percent have more than one.” “If you’re working out back-to-back days and you’re not creating rest and recovery, which is really when your body does the adaptation and gets the benefits, it’s just not going to happen,” she told The Epoch Times. “And so there are a lot of disciplines where the weekend warrior approach is just ineffective.
” Performing concentrated activity can also increase your risk of overuse injuries like sprains, stains, and stress fractures. Leggett says performing a dynamic warmup before exercising and stretching or foam rolling after a session can prevent these problems. She also recommends “a balance of strength training, cardio, and mobility [and] flexibility training as .
