No time for exercise during the week? You’re not alone. Millions of adults are stretched for time and can only spare a few precious moments to work out Monday through Friday. And that makes weekends the perfect time to catch up on fitness. We call those people weekend warriors.

Although fitness experts recommend exercising at least 30 minutes each day, research suggests that those who burn a lot of calories on the weekends and not during the week are still much better off than those who do not exercise at all. Burning just 1,000 calories in one or two exercise sessions a week (or weekend) can increase your chance of living for at least 10 years longer than sedentary individuals by 60%.

In other words, don’t adopt an “all or none” attitude! Some exercise is better than none, and fitting it in on the weekends is just fine.