- Researchers are reporting that people with little time for exercise can still lose weight with one or two sessions a week.
- They say these “weekend warriors” in fact can lose as much weight as those exercising all week if they put in the time.
- Experts say diet is a good starting point for weight loss and can be controlled all week.
It’s said a little bit can go a long way.
Researchers in China are saying, in fact, that this adage can apply to exercise.
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The study authors say their research is the first to look at the connection between patterns of physical activity and objectively measured fat tissue mass.
The authors point out the World Health Organization
However, many people find it challenging to carve out enough time to meet the recommendation because they have busy schedules.
In their study, researchers looked at data from more than 9,600 people, ages 20 to 59, in the
The researchers said they found that people they labeled as “weekend warriors” — those who jam exercise into one or two days — can also lose weight similar to those exercising on a more regular basis.
That is, if they hit the recommended time goals.
“The weekend warrior pattern is worth promoting in individuals who cannot meet the recommended frequency in current guidelines,” said Lihua Zhang, a study co-author and a healthcare scientist at Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, in a statement.
Zhang said office employees, bus drivers, and other workers who sit for many hours during the…
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