Effects of Exercise Snacks on Exercise Adherence in Adults With Obesity-Related Insulin Resistance: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

This protocol will be developed in accordance with PRISMA-P and registered on the Open Science Framework. We will search PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL, Web of Science, and CINAHL from inception to March 2026 and include randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Eligible participants will be adults (≥18 years) with obesity and explicitly reported insulin resistance/reduced insulin sensitivity. The intervention of interest is exercise snacks, defined as brief repeated exercise bouts with a single bout duration