Exercise Snacks: A Novel Strategy to Improve Cardiometabolic Health

We define exercise snacks as isolated <= 1-min bouts of vigorous exercise performed periodically throughout the day. We hypothesize that exercise snacks are a feasible, well-tolerated, and time-efficient approach to improve cardiorespiratory fitness and reduce the negative impact of sedentary behavior on cardiometabolic health. Efficacy has been demonstrated in small proof-of-concept studies. Additional research should investigate this novel physical activity strategy.

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Exercise snacks are short, high-intensity bouts of exercise performed at intervals throughout the day. It is hypothesized that exercise snacks are a feasible, well-tolerated, and time-efficient approach to improve cardiorespiratory fitness and reduce the negative impact of sedentary behavior on cardiometabolic health. Small proof-of-concept studies have demonstrated efficacy.