Exercise Snacks: What They Are + Why You Should Use Them

Embrace Your Real

Julie Ledbetter

Health & Fitness, Fitness, Body, Mindset, Movement, Health, Acceptance, Macros, Love, Positivity, Nutrition, Loss, Weight

5 • 965 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

You know I’m all about keeping fitness realistic and attainable—because life can get busy, right? Sometimes it feels impossible to block out 45 solid minutes for a workout. But guess what? You don’t have to!

Today, we’re diving into the power of exercise snacks. These bite-sized bursts of movement can fit into your busiest days and still give you amazing results. If you’re ready to learn how a little movement here and there can transform your body, your mood, and your life, this episode is for you!

What I discuss:

Exercise snacks are short bursts of movement, 5 to 10 minutes at a time, spread throughout your day.

These mini sessions keep your metabolism active, burning more calories and preventing energy crashes from long periods of sitting.

Moving even briefly after meals helps stabilize blood sugar, preventing sharp spikes and crashes that lead to hunger and fat storage.

Frequent movement improves focus and reduces brain fog, helping you stay productive without feeling drained.

Endorphin boosts from exercise snacks lift your mood and lower stress throughout the day, instead of relying on a single long workout.

Taking 10 minutes to move your body every hour can add up to a full workout at the end of the day.

It’s all about consistency, not perfection—every bit of movement counts toward feeling stronger, more energized, and confident in your body.

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0:00.0	Hey there, beautiful human. You're listening to Embrace Your Real with me, Julie Ledbetter,
0:05.4	a podcast where I empower you to just be you. With each episode, I dish you a dose of real talk
0:11.4	and actionable advice for building your confidence, honoring your body, and unconditionally loving
0:16.6	your authentic self. Stay tuned if you're ready to embrace your real. Let's get and let's go.
0:26.6	Hello and welcome back to another episode on the Embrace Real podcast. I am so excited to be
0:33.2	talking about realistic, attainable fitness goals, especially as a busy mom of a seven-month-old.
0:40.5	I feel like sometimes, at least in this season of my life, it feels impossible to block out
0:46.3	like a solid 45-minute workout. And so that's why in today's episode, I just kind of want to
0:51.7	dive into the power of exercise snacks. If you've never
0:55.2	heard of this term before, these are basically just bite-sized bursts of movement that you can
1:00.2	fit into even your busiest days so that you can stay consistent with your movement and you can
1:06.0	start to see results even from little movement because little movement here and there can genuinely transform your
1:12.7	body, your mood, and your life. And so that is exactly what we're going to be talking about
1:16.4	in today's episode. But before we dive in, I want to share this review. It comes from K Whisper. She gives
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