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Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2020

Multiple short bouts of exercise are better than a single continuous bout for cardiometabolic health: a randomised crossover trial.

Philip Shambrook, Michael I Kingsley, Nicholas F Taylor, Daniel W Wundersitz, Claire E Wundersitz, Brett A Gordon

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Philip ShambrookHolsworth Research Initiative, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, P.O. Box 199, Bendigo, VIC, 3552, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7862-3222
Michael I KingsleyHolsworth Research Initiative, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, P.O. Box 199, Bendigo, VIC, 3552, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1953-4067
Nicholas F TaylorSchool of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9474-2504
Daniel W WundersitzHolsworth Research Initiative, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, P.O. Box 199, Bendigo, VIC, 3552, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7316-6373
Claire E WundersitzAngliss Hospital Community Rehabilitation Programme, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2362-9197
Brett A GordonHolsworth Research Initiative, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, P.O. Box 199, Bendigo, VIC, 3552, Australia. b.gordon@latrobe.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8864-2128

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare cardiometabolic responses to five consecutive days of daily postprandial exercise accumulated in three 10-min bouts or a single 30-min bout to a no-exercise control.

methodsTen insufficiently active adults completed three trials in a randomised order. Each trial comprised five consecutive days of 30 min of exercise either accumulated in three separate 10-min bouts (ACC) after main meals; a single 30-min bout after dinner (CONT); or a no-exercise control (NOEX). Glucose regulation was assessed from an oral glucose tolerance test. Applanation tonometry was used to assess pulse wave velocity approximately 12 h following completion of the final trial.

resultsArea under the 2-h glucose curve was similar for CONT (mean; 95% CI 917 mmol L

conclusionAccumulating 30 min of moderate-intensity walking in three bouts throughout the day is more effective at reducing markers of cardiometabolic health risk in insufficiently active, apparently healthy adults than a single daily bout. Both accumulated and single-bout walking were equally as effective at reducing postprandial glucose concentrations compared to a no-exercise control. Therefore, accumulating exercise in short bouts after each main meal might be more advantageous for overall cardiometabolic health.

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Blood GlucoseGlucose IntoleranceHumansInsulinMaleMetabolic SyndromePhysical Conditioning, HumanPostprandial PeriodPulse Wave AnalysisWalkingYoung AdultBlood GlucoseInsulinAccumulated exerciseGlycaemic regulationInsulinPhysical activityPostprandialVascular compliance

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PMID32776220

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