Fitness
Weekend workout: the two-day exercise rules to maximise your fitness
Found no time to work out this week? Stop feeling guilty and get your trainers on. Researchers have found that being a so-called weekend warrior and packing your physical activity into two days a week can offer similar health benefits to spreading it throughout the week. Some exercise is always better than none, of course, and according to the team of cardiologists from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, reporting this week in the journal Obesity, even if most of your physical activity takes place over the weekend it will bring big benefits for your health and your waistline.
According to NHS guidelines for aerobic activity, adults should undertake at least 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity physical exercise