Less gym, more gains: the science behind the two-day workout plan

Turns out you don't need to live in the gym to stay in shape. New findings from a long-term study conducted by the University of Oxford, tracking over 90,000 adults, show that condensing your workouts into just one or two sessions per week can deliver health benefits nearly identical to more traditional training routines.

Participants who clocked at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity over one or two days - think heart-rate-raising cardio, resistance work, or high-effort yard duty - saw a 32% drop in risk of death from all causes.

Surprisingly, weekend workouts worked just as well as more frequent ones. For heart health, cancer risk, and longevity — people who trained only on weekends kept up. So, it's not about how often you train but how hard and how much effort you put in.

So, if life's too busy for daily gym sessions (or you're just not into it), no worries — as long as you train with focus when you do go.