weekend warrior
noun
: a person who participates in a usually physically strenuous activity only on weekends or part-time
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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.
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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
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.
—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
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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
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.
—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
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“Weekend warrior.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weekend%20warrior. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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