Time-of-Day Effects of Fasted Exercise on Energy Intake

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

25

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 1, 2025

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2025

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2025

Conditions
HealthEnergy IntakeEating BehaviorsAppetite
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Fasted Morning Exercise (12h)

A 30-minute exercise session will take place on a treadmill in the morning (7:00, \~1h after participants' habitual wake-up time), after a 12h overnight fast. The session will consist of 30 minutes of steady state cycling at 65% of VO2max, following a 5 min warm-up.

BEHAVIORAL

Fasted Evening Exercise (6h)

A 30-minute exercise session will take place on a treadmill in the evening (19:00, exactly 12 hours after the morning session), after a 6h fasting period. The session will consist of 30 minutes of steady state cycling at 65% of VO2max, following a 5 min warm-up.

BEHAVIORAL

Fasted Evening Exercise (12h)

A 30-minute exercise session will take place on a treadmill in the evening (19:00, exactly 12 hours after the morning session), after a 12h fasting period. The session will consist of 30 minutes of steady state cycling at 65% of VO2max, following a 5 min warm-up.

BEHAVIORAL

Fed Morning Exercise (12h AMEx-Fed)

A 30-minute exercise session will take place on a treadmill in the morning (7:00, \~1h after participants' habitual wake-up time), after consuming a small pre-exercise snack (30 min before exercise). The session will consist of 30 minutes of steady state cycling at 65% of VO2max, following a 5 min warm-up.

Trial Locations (1)

80809

RECRUITING

Technical University of Munich, Munich

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Technical University of Munich

OTHER