Weekend warrior exercise pattern lowers risk for death by 21%

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The weekend warrior pattern greatly lowered the risk for all-cause and cardiovascular death in adults with diabetes.

But any level of physical activity is more beneficial than inactivity, an expert told Healio.

“Weekend warrior” and regular activity patterns that met current physical activity recommendations reduced the risk for all-cause death by 21% and 17%, respectively, an analysis showed.

These patterns had an even greater impact on cardiovascular mortality, with regular activity reducing the risk for this type of death by 19% and weekend warrior by 33%.

The weekend warrior pattern greatly lowered the risk for all-cause and cardiovascular death in adults with diabetes. Image: Adobe Stock

Healio previously reported that adults who followed the weekend warrior patt