Short exercise breaks for improving after-meal health in overweight adults
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study looks at how different ways of breaking up long periods of sitting (like short exercise breaks) affect your body after meals, especially in overweight adults. It may help you learn simple strategies to improve how your body handles food and sugar.
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Who can take part
- You are not regularly active (get less than 150 minutes of weekly exercise)
- You sit for more than 7 hours each day
- Your body mass index (BMI) is between 25 and 29.9 (classified as overweight)
- If you are female, you have regular menstrual cycles
- You have been cleared by a doctor to participate
- You are not taking any metabolism-affecting medicines or supplements, do not smoke, and do not have metabolic syndrome risk markers
Quick eligibility check
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