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Public Health"],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Background<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overweight and obesity have become increasingly prevalent among female university students, whereas conventional exercise interventions are often limited by poor adherence and time constraints. Exercise snacks (ES) may offer a flexible and time-efficient alternative; however, their effectiveness in this population remains unclear.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We compared the effects of 8\u202fweeks of ES (75\u202fmin\/week) and HIIT on body composition, cardiometabolic health, cardiorespiratory fitness, and lower-body explosive power in overweight and obese females in a real-world setting.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Thirty overweight and obese female university students were randomized to either the ES group or the high-intensity interval training (HIIT) group in an 8-week randomized controlled trial. Both groups completed 75\u202fmin of bodyweight exercise per week. Pre- and post-intervention assessments included body composition, cardiometabolic health, cardiorespiratory fitness, and lower-body explosive power. A two-way repeated measures ANOVA was used to analyze training effects, with Bonferroni\n                      <jats:italic>post hoc<\/jats:italic>\n                      tests. Effect sizes were reported as partial eta squared (\n                      <jats:inline-formula>\n                        <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\">\n                          <mml:msubsup>\n                            <mml:mi>\u03b7<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">p<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mn>2<\/mml:mn>\n                          <\/mml:msubsup>\n                        <\/mml:math>\n                      <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                      ) or Cohen\u2019s d, with significance set at\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Compared with the HIIT group, the ES group showed significantly lower RPE throughout the intervention period (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05). Significant time effects were observed for body weight (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001,\n                      <jats:inline-formula>\n                        <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\">\n                          <mml:msubsup>\n                            <mml:mi>\u03b7<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">p<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mn>2<\/mml:mn>\n                          <\/mml:msubsup>\n                        <\/mml:math>\n                      <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                      = 0.59), BMI (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001,\n                      <jats:inline-formula>\n                        <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M3\">\n                          <mml:msubsup>\n                            <mml:mi>\u03b7<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">p<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mn>2<\/mml:mn>\n                          <\/mml:msubsup>\n                        <\/mml:math>\n                      <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                      0.60), body fat percentage (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001,\n                      <jats:inline-formula>\n                        <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M4\">\n                          <mml:msubsup>\n                            <mml:mi>\u03b7<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">p<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mn>2<\/mml:mn>\n                          <\/mml:msubsup>\n                        <\/mml:math>\n                      <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                      = 0.46), standing long jump performance (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001,\n                      <jats:inline-formula>\n                        <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M5\">\n                          <mml:msubsup>\n                            <mml:mi>\u03b7<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">p<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mn>2<\/mml:mn>\n                          <\/mml:msubsup>\n                        <\/mml:math>\n                      <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                      = 0.43), V\u0307O\n                      <jats:sub>2max<\/jats:sub>\n                      (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001,\n                      <jats:inline-formula>\n                        <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M6\">\n                          <mml:msubsup>\n                            <mml:mi>\u03b7<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">p<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mn>2<\/mml:mn>\n                          <\/mml:msubsup>\n                        <\/mml:math>\n                      <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                      = 0.47), SBP (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001,\n                      <jats:inline-formula>\n                        <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M7\">\n                          <mml:msubsup>\n                            <mml:mi>\u03b7<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">p<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mn>2<\/mml:mn>\n                          <\/mml:msubsup>\n                        <\/mml:math>\n                      <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                      = 0.54), TC (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.004,\n                      <jats:inline-formula>\n                        <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M8\">\n                          <mml:msubsup>\n                            <mml:mi>\u03b7<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">p<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mn>2<\/mml:mn>\n                          <\/mml:msubsup>\n                        <\/mml:math>\n                      <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                      = 0.26), and LDL-C (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.002,\n                      <jats:inline-formula>\n                        <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M9\">\n                          <mml:msubsup>\n                            <mml:mi>\u03b7<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">p<\/mml:mi>\n                            <mml:mn>2<\/mml:mn>\n                          <\/mml:msubsup>\n                        <\/mml:math>\n                      <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                      = 0.30). A significant time \u00d7 group interaction was observed for DBP (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.02, \u03b7p\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.19), with a significant reduction in the HIIT group (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.002, d\u202f=\u202f0.86) but not in the ES group (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.86, d\u202f=\u202f\u22120.04). No significant time effects were observed for TG (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.96) or HDL-C (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.10). Weekly mean RPE was significantly lower in the ES group than in the HIIT group throughout the intervention period.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In conclusion, in a real-world remote setting, 75\u202fmin\/week of bodyweight-based ES may be a promising strategy that warrants confirmation in adequately powered randomized controlled trials.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1846870","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,15]],"date-time":"2026-07-15T06:03:58Z","timestamp":1784095438000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effects of 75\u202fmin of weekly exercise snacks on body composition, cardiometabolic health, cardiorespiratory fitness, and lower-body explosive power in overweight and obese female university students"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Naijing","family":"Jin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Journal Editorial Department, China Institute of Sport Science","place":["Beijing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xin","family":"Zheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Physical Education and Health Science, Chongqing Normal University","place":["Chongqing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ziren","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Physical Education and Health Science, Chongqing Normal University","place":["Chongqing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fangyuan","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Physical Education and Health Science, Chongqing Normal University","place":["Chongqing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhangyuting","family":"Shang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sports Coaching College, Beijing Sport University","place":["Beijing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kaixiang","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Physical Education and Health Science, Chongqing Normal University","place":["Chongqing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1027","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(23)02750-2","article-title":"Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults","volume":"403","year":"2024","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"7425","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph110707425","article-title":"Prevalence of overweight\/obesity and its associated factors among university students from 22 countries","volume":"11","author":"Peltzer","year":"2014","journal-title":"Int J Environ Res Public Health"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"141","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1749-6632.2012.06785.x","article-title":"Physical activity in obesity and metabolic syndrome","volume":"1281","author":"Strasser","year":"2013","journal-title":"Ann N Y Acad Sci"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1451","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsports-2020-102955","article-title":"World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour","volume":"54","author":"Bull","year":"2020","journal-title":"Br J Sports Med"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e0265913","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0265913","article-title":"Barriers to high school and university students' physical activity: a systematic review","volume":"17","author":"Ferreira Silva","year":"2022","journal-title":"PLoS One"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1646","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph22111646","article-title":"Motives and barriers to physical activity participation among university students","volume":"22","author":"Elmahgoub","year":"2025","journal-title":"Int J Environ Res Public Health"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"134","DOI":"10.1186\/s12966-023-01535-w","article-title":"Rates of compliance and adherence to high-intensity interval training: a systematic review and Meta-analyses","volume":"20","author":"Santos","year":"2023","journal-title":"Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act"},{"key":"ref8","first-page":"U1996","article-title":"Do snacks of exercise lower blood pressure? 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