Exercise snacks for employee health and work performance
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests whether short, intense exercise breaks ('exercise snacks') during the workday can improve health and job performance over 12 weeks.
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Who can take part
- You must work at Kaohsiung Medical University or its hospital.
- You must be willing to take part in a 12-week exercise program and fill out questionnaires and physical tests.
- You cannot be pregnant because of safety concerns with exercise intensity.
- You cannot have a diagnosed neurological disorder like stroke or Parkinson's disease.
- You cannot have severe joint pain that makes it hard to do the physical assessments.
- If assigned to high-intensity exercise, you must not have unstable heart conditions such as angina, heart attack, or heart failure.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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