‘Weekend warrior’ workouts may be as effective as daily exercise, study shows | Scientists say total amount of physical activity people get is more important than how frequently they train

From the article: If exercise takes a back seat in the working week, take heart. Cramming the recommended amount of physical activity into the weekend still has significant health benefits, research suggests.

[A study](https://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.068669) of nearly 90,000 people enrolled in the UK Biobank project found that “weekend warriors” who fit a week’s worth of exercise into one or two days had a lower risk of developing more than 200 diseases compared with inactive people.

Scientists followed people’s health for years after monitoring their exercise patterns and saw reduced risks across the full spectrum of human disease, from hypertension and diabetes to mood disorders and kidney disease.

The more concentrated bouts of physical activity favoured by weekend warriors seemed as effective at reducing the risk of future disease as regular sessions spread evenly through the week, leading researchers to suspect the total amount of exercise people got was more important than how frequently they trained.

“I think this is empowering,” said Dr Shaan Khurshid, a cardiologist at Massachusetts general hospital in Boston, who led the study. “It shows that, in terms of health benefits, it’s really the volume of physical activity rather than the pattern that matters. The key is, however you are going to get that volume, do it in the way that works for you.”

no it isn’t

studies say that for maximum muscle growth you have to do like 20-30 hard sets per muscle

you simply cannot do that in one or two days, you will be too fatigued.

Not to discourage people, you can still achieve really good results, just not as good as daily training