weekend warrior

noun

: a person who participates in a usually physically strenuous activity only on weekends or part-time

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The researchers categorized participants as inactive, weekend warriors, or regularly active based on data from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) collected from 2011 to 2018. Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025 Keep It Fun The key to staying consistent as a weekend warrior is having fun. Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, Outside Online, 16 Jan. 2025 Researchers found that weekend warriors’ approach of going hard on their days off seemed as effective at reducing disease risk as regular exercise spaced more evenly throughout the week. Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, Outside Online, 16 Jan. 2025 Diaz agrees that one potential drawback to being a weekend warrior is the potential for musculoskeletal injury. Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for weekend warrior

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weekend warrior was in 1981

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“Weekend warrior.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weekend%20warrior. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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