Short bursts of physical activity, or exercise snacks, can provide significant health benefits, including improved blood sugar regulation.

“So these brief bouts of vigorous intensity exercise that are spread throughout the day, and we're running right now two randomized controlled studies at, you know, our lab in the University of British Columbia, my colleague, Professor John Little. And one of the main outcomes is measures of insulin sensitivity or blood glucose control in groups that are doing these very short one-minute bursts of vigorous effort spread throughout the day to try and get at exactly this question.”