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ReviewExercise and sport sciences reviews2020

Consistent Morning Exercise May Be Beneficial for Individuals With Obesity.

Leah M Schumacher, J Graham Thomas, Hollie A Raynor, Ryan E Rhodes, Dale S Bond

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Review in Exercise and sport sciences reviews, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  10. Tailoring Exercise Prescription for Effective Diabetes Glucose Management.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2025
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  11. Longitudinal timing of physical activity and associated cardiometabolic and behavioral health outcomes in young adults.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025
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  20. Consistent exercise timing as a strategy to increase physical activity: A feasibility study.Translational journal of the American College of Sports Medicine · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Leah M SchumacherWeight Control and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital/Brown Alpert Medical School, Providence, RI.
J Graham ThomasWeight Control and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital/Brown Alpert Medical School, Providence, RI.
Hollie A RaynorDepartment of Nutrition, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN.
Ryan E RhodesSchool of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education/Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Dale S BondWeight Control and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital/Brown Alpert Medical School, Providence, RI.

Funding

Training in Behavioral & Preventive MedicineT32HL076134 · NHLBI · MIRIAM HOSPITAL · PI John Graham Thomas · 2006 to 2026
$5.7M
Ecological Momentary Assessment of Behavioral and Psychosocial Predictors of Weight Loss Following Bariatric SurgeryR01DK108579 · NIDDK · MIRIAM HOSPITAL · PI BOND, DALE S, THOMAS, JOHN GRAHAM · 2015 to 2017
$1.3M
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL076134NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK108579
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review explores the hypothesis that a consistent exercise time, especially consistent morning exercise, improves exercise adherence and weight management for individuals with overweight or obesity. We discuss data supporting this premise, identify limitations of current research, and outline directions for future research on exercise timing to more robustly evaluate our thesis.

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Circadian RhythmExercise TherapyFeeding BehaviorHabitsHealth BehaviorHumansIntentionObesityOverweightTime FactorsWeight Loss

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PMID32658039
PMCPMC7492403

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