India, April 3 -- A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggests that individuals who exercise primarily on weekends, commonly known as 'weekend warriors', can still achieve similar health benefits as those who workout throughout the week.
According to the researchers, this study is the first to explore the link between physical activity patterns, as measured by wearable devices, and the risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer.
The research analyzed data from over 93,000 participants aged 37 to 73, sourced from a large biomedical database in the United Kingdom.
Participants wore wrist accelerometers to track their activity levels, and the data was categorized into three groups: 'weekend warri...