ArticlePreventive medicine reports2025
A decade of change: Increasing "weekend warrior" behavior and physical activity trends among middle-aged and older adults in China (2011-2020).
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- Weekend Warrior and other physical activity patterns: mortality and life expectancy in individuals with cardiometabolic multimorbidity.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2026Article
- Multi-trajectory patterns of ADL, cognition, and depression with fall risk: evidence from a longitudinal study in China.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- The joint association of intrinsic capacity and physical activity with cardiovascular risk in older adults: evidence from four longitudinal cohorts.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Associations of "weekend warrior" and other physical activity patterns with sarcopenia among older adults in China: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objective: As global aging accelerates, understanding physical activity trends among China's middle-aged and older adults population becomes crucial, especially considering the rising phenomenon of "weekend warriors" who concentrate their physical activities on any 1-2 days of the week. This study aims to determine the nationwide temporal trends in meeting physical activity guidelines and the proportion of "weekend warriors" among middle-aged and older adults individuals in China from 2011 to 2020. Methods: Five rounds of cross-sectional data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) were used to examine adherence to physical activity guidelines and the proportion of "weekend warriors" using logistic regression models. Results: Among 55,711 participants (mean age 61.9 ± 10.0 years; 46.4 % male), we observed a modest increase in adherence to physical activity guidelines from 2011 (55.8 %) to 2020 (57.0 %). Notably, the proportion of "weekend warriors" more than doubled, from 2.2 % in 2011 to 6.4 % in 2020 (p-trend <0.001). Conclusions: Between 2011 and 2020, adherence to physical activity guidelines among middle-aged and older Chinese adults increased slightly, concurrently, the proportion of "weekend warriors" rose significantly. This trend suggests that concentrating physical activity on 1-2 days of the week may be gaining popularity. Future research should focus on this subgroup to assess the long-term health benefits and potential risks associated with such activity patterns.
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