The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
Effects of exercise snacks on cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, and blood lipids in adults across different age groups: a systematic review and meta-analysis
By Lidian Meng, Yichen Li, Jiayi Chen and 1 others.
Abstract
Objective
To evaluate the effects of exercise snacks on cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, and blood lipids among adults of different age groups.
Methods
PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and Scopus were searched from inception to April 15, 2026. Randomized controlled trials evaluating exercise snacks in adults were included. Two reviewers independently performed study selection, data extraction, and risk-of-bias assessment. Subgroup analyses, meta-regression, sensitivity analyses, and publication bias assessments were conducted.
