DIABETICS CUT HEALTH RISKS: TWO WEEKLY WORKOUTS

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DIABETICS CUT HEALTH RISKS:  TWO WEEKLY WORKOUTS 





If you have diabetes, getting active—even if it’s only a couple of times a week—could make a significant difference for your heart. A new study involving more than 50,000 adults with diabetes found that both “weekend warriors” (people who cram their exercise into one or two days) and those who spread their workouts throughout the week saw significant drops in their risk of dying from heart problems or any cause. The best part? As long as you hit the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise per week, it didn’t matter if you squeezed it all into the weekend or broke it up across several days.

The research, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, analyzed data from over two decades of the National Health Interview Survey. Participants were grouped by their activity patterns: inactive (no exercise), insufficiently active (less than 150 minutes per week), weekend warriors (150+ minutes over one or two sessions), and regularly active (150+ minutes over at least three days per week).

Here’s what stood out: compared to people who didn’t exercise at all, those who worked out—even if only on weekends—saw a 33% lower risk of dying from heart disease and a 21% lower risk of dying from any cause. Those who exercised more regularly throughout the week saw similar benefits.

So, if you’re managing diabetes and struggling to fit in daily workouts, don’t stress. Even a couple of sweat sessions on the weekend could help protect your heart and extend your life.

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