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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/100108, first published .
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Exercise Snacks in Adults Living With Obesity: Protocol for a Randomized Feasibility Trial

Exercise Snacks in Adults Living With Obesity: Protocol for a Randomized Feasibility Trial

Seth F McCarthy   1 , PhD ;   Ella Harness   1 , BHSc ;   Noah Mulkewich   2 , BSc ;   Roderick E Sandilands   1 , MSc ;   Alexis Marcotte-Chénard   1, 3, 4 , PhD ;   Hashim Islam   1, 5 , PhD ;   Douglas L Richards   6 , MD ;   Kenneth Madden   7 , MD ;   Joel Singer   8 , PhD ;   Mary Jung   1 , PhD ;   Martin J Gibala   2 , PhD ;   Jonathan P Little   1, 5 , PhD

1 School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC, Canada

2 Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

3 Interdisciplinary School of Health, University of Quebec in Outasouais, Gatineau, QC, Canada

4 Research Center on Aging, CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

5 Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC, Canada

6 Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

7 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

8 School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Corresponding Author:

  • Jonathan P Little, PhD
  • School of Health and Exercise Sciences
  • Faculty of Health and Social Development, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus
  • 3333 University Way
  • Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7
  • Canada
  • Phone: 1 250-807-9876
  • Email: jonathan.little@ubc.ca