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Exercise

Time spent active or sitting, measured with a movement sensor, and fitness on an exercise test.

2 studies · newest 2025
New: Markus 2025, 3,616 people
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What's here so far

No field note has been written for exercise yet, so this page doesn't describe what studies found. It lists the 2 studies with results for exercise microbe by microbe, which a field note will draw on.

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Who's been studied

WhereGermany · Sweden
How many2 studies · 12,032 people
HowEach person measured once
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The studies

202220242026BaldanziMarkus
● measured once■ followed the same people▲ a trialsize = people
Lower cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with an altered gut microbiome. The Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP) Scientific Reports · 2025 · Markus 2025 · PubMed ↗ 3,616 people · 2 cohorts · Germany
Each person measured once · 16S sequencing (genus level)
Per-microbe tables open · CC BY 4.0
Competing interests None declared.
Accelerometer-based physical activity is associated with the gut microbiota in 8416 individuals in SCAPIS eBioMedicine · 2024 · Baldanzi 2024 · PubMed ↗ 8,416 people · Adults aged 50 to 65, Sweden (SCAPIS) · Sweden
Each person measured once · Shotgun sequencing
Per-microbe tables open · CC BY 4.0
Competing interests One author sits on advisory boards for, and received fees from, pharmaceutical companies, stated as unrelated to this study.