weekend warrior
noun
: a person who participates in a usually physically strenuous activity only on weekends or part-time
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Overall, weekend warriors were 11 percent to 65 percent less likely to experience 264 different health conditions than inactive individuals, the study found.
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Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Similarly, the type 2 diabetes risk was 43 percent lower for weekend warriors and 46 percent lower for regular exercisers, while the risk of obesity was 45 percent lower for weekend warriors and 56 percent lower for regular exercisers.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Researchers found that in the years after wearing the monitors, weekend warriors had a lower risk of 264 medical conditions compared with those classified as inactive.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Some people in the audience are weekend warriors, others are couch potatoes, and others are hardened survivalists.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2024
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Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Similarly, the type 2 diabetes risk was 43 percent lower for weekend warriors and 46 percent lower for regular exercisers, while the risk of obesity was 45 percent lower for weekend warriors and 56 percent lower for regular exercisers.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Researchers found that in the years after wearing the monitors, weekend warriors had a lower risk of 264 medical conditions compared with those classified as inactive.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Some people in the audience are weekend warriors, others are couch potatoes, and others are hardened survivalists.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2024
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“Weekend warrior.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weekend%20warrior. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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