weekend warrior
noun
: a person who participates in a usually physically strenuous activity only on weekends or part-time
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Extending the weekend warrior approach into longer tours requires the knowledge Woods gained from decades as a traveling musician for decades, first as a member of the group Wildside and more recently as a member of Sebastian Bach’s band.
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Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024
Strategic weight placement helps maintain the face angle even when the path or contact isn’t consistent – a common fault among golf’s weekend warriors.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Salomon, Keen, and Merrell have been having particularly big years as the go-to footwear for weekend warriors who also need something cool to wear to the office, while On is also getting in on the trend with its cushy trail shoes.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2024
Of the people who were later found to have mild cognitive impairment, 26 percent were non-exercisers, 14 percent were weekend warriors, and 18.5 percent were regularly active.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024
Strategic weight placement helps maintain the face angle even when the path or contact isn’t consistent – a common fault among golf’s weekend warriors.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Salomon, Keen, and Merrell have been having particularly big years as the go-to footwear for weekend warriors who also need something cool to wear to the office, while On is also getting in on the trend with its cushy trail shoes.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2024
Of the people who were later found to have mild cognitive impairment, 26 percent were non-exercisers, 14 percent were weekend warriors, and 18.5 percent were regularly active.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Weekend warrior.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weekend%20warrior. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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