Is it worth trying to increase your physical activity if you only have time to even think about it on the weekends? New research from Khurshid et al. suggests that yes, it is.

They find that getting at least the recommended 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week provides the same positive association with cardiovascular health whether you do most of your exercising in 1-2 days - their “weekend warrior” classification - or spread it out across the whole week.

…a weekend warrior pattern of physical activity was associated with similarly lower risks of incident atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and stroke compared with more evenly distributed physical activity.