Weekend Warrior Routines Are More Advantageous Than Originally Thought
A JAMA Internal Medicine Study Shows That There Are Large Mortality Benefits For All Manner Of Weekend Warriors
For many years, weekend warriors have been looked down upon by medical professionals due to the higher risk of muscle strains or something much worse. They were often compared to those who shoveled snow and suffered a heart attack due to their lack of previous activity. The new JAMA study found that those who work out once or twice a week have a 30% lower mortality rate than those who didn't exercise at all (from 1994-2012). The reasoning behind the decreased mortality rate may be due to the fact that the adults in the study were exceeding the 150 minutes of weekly exercise recommended by the U.S. and World Health Organizations.
The average age of the 63,000 British and Scottish adults in the study was around 58 years old. Their cardiovascular and cancer mortality rates also ranked lower than those who did not exercise at all, and were the same in both men and women. Those in a separate group who only exercised 60 minutes a week experienced a 31% decrease in mortality rate, and those who exercised 450 minutes a week had a 35% lower mortality rate. This is promising news for many American adults, 51% of which do not meet the requirements for aerobic activity, as it shows that exercising just 60-150 minutes a week can significantly reduce your mortality rate.
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