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ReviewSports medicine and health science2025

Exercise snacks and physical fitness in sedentary populations.

Tutu Wang, Ismail Laher, Shunchang Li

3 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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Review in Sports medicine and health science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07362329 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Use of Resistive Exercise Snacks to Improve Upper Body Fitness in Graduate Students

TypeinterventionalSponsorNew York Institute of TechnologyRan2026 to 2026Enrolled50ConditionsMuscle Strength, Muscle Power, Physical EnduranceArmsSubmaximal Repeated Exercise Snack, Maximal One-Time Exercise Snack
NCT07609290 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Exercise Snacks on Clinical and Health Outcomes in Sedentary Populations With Chronic Diseases

TypeinterventionalSponsorChimei Medical CenterRan2026 to 2026Enrolled58ConditionsPrediabetes / Type 2 Diabetes, Sedentary Behaviors, Physical InactivityArmsExercise Snacks
NCT07718113 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Influence of Exercise Snacking on Cardiometabolic Health, Physical Activity, and Psychological Well-Being

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Wisconsin, River FallsRan2026 to 2027Enrolled60ConditionsPhysical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior, Cardiometabolic HealthArmsExercise Snacking
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  19. The Role of Snacktivity in Public Health.Iranian journal of public health · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Tutu WangInstitute of Sports Medicine and Health, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Ismail LaherDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Shunchang LiInstitute of Sports Medicine and Health, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, 610041, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physical inactivity remains a pressing global public health concern. Prolonged periods of sedentary behavior have been linked to heightened risks of non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes, while engaging in any form of physical activity can elicit favorable effects on health. Nevertheless, epidemiological research indicates that people often struggle to meet recommended physical activity guidelines, citing time constraints, lack of exercise equipment, and environmental limitations as common barriers. Exercise snacks represents a time-efficient approach with the potential to improve physical activity levels in sedentary populations, cultivate exercise routines, and enhance the perception of the health benefits associated with physical activity. We review the existing literature on exercise snacks, and examine the effects of exercise snacks on physical function and exercise capacity, while also delving into the potential underlying mechanisms. The objective is to establish a solid theoretical foundation for the application of exercise snacks as a viable strategy for promoting physical activity and enhancing overall health, particularly in vulnerable populations who are unable to exercise routinely.

Indexed as

Exercise snacksPhysical inactivitySedentary behavior

Identifiers

PMID39649791
PMCPMC11624330

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Registered trials

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