Researchers examined data from nearly 351,000 adults who took part in the National Health Interview Survey from 1997 to 2013, followed participants for a median of 10.4 years, and found that weekend exercisers and those who worked out more often had similar all-cause mortality hazard ratios, especially when compared with people who were inactive.

Busy people may not have time during the week to fit in the American Heart Association’s recommended 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise. But “meeting the recommended weekly total exercise time threshold may be more important than what time of day individuals workout or how often.”

According to the authors, findings “reinforce the importance of reaching the recommended levels of physical activity for health.”

They continued, “for people with fewer opportunities for daily or regular physical activity during their work week, these findings are important.”

This reassuring information is from a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Full Story: The Hill.

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