Resistance training is a fundamental component of physical activity guidelines due to its established benefits for skeletal muscle mass, strength, metabolic health, and functional capacity. However, adherence to resistance training remains consistently low, particularly among individuals facing time constraints, low exercise self-efficacy, or clinical vulnerability. In response to these barriers, the concept of exercise snacks has emerged as a pragmatic strategy to promote physical activity. To date, most exercise snack research has focused on aerobic modalities, leaving the potential role of resistance-based exercise snacks (RES) insufficiently synthesized. This narrative review aims to examine the current evidence on RES, with a focus on feasibility, physiological rationale, and practical application.Existing pilot and feasibility studies indicate that RES, typically consisting of short (≤ 10 minutes) bouts of bodyweight or low-load resistance exercises performed once to three times daily, is consistently well tolerated and associated with high adherence across diverse populations, including younger and older adults, prefrail individuals, and sedentary working-age adults. While improvements in functional performance and muscle-related outcomes have been reported, findings remain heterogeneous, and long-term efficacy has not yet been established. Further rigorous trials are needed to clarify optimal dosing, long-term effectiveness, and clinical relevance.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a critical global health challenge, with frailty in older adults further exacerbating the risk of adverse outcomes. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (EBCR) offers a promising approach to improving cardiovascular function, reducing mortality, and enhancing quality of life in individuals with CVD. However, frail patients often encounter unique barriers, including reduced muscle strength, impaired mobility, and logistical challenges, which hinder their participation in traditional EBCR programs. Resistance training has been shown to improve muscle strength, balance, and functional independence while reducing fall risk, making it a key intervention for frail individuals. Aerobic exercise, when introduced gradually, further enhances cardiovascular endurance and overall resilience.Telehealth exercise strategies can provide an effective means of overcoming logistical barriers by fostering adherence and enabling real-time adjustments to exercise regimens, despite challenges such as digital literacy. This narrative review highlights innovative strategies integrating personalized exercise regimens and telehealth solutions to address the unique needs of frail patients. By prioritizing adaptable, accessible, and evidence-based strategies, an evolved EBCR approach holds the potential to significantly improve long-term health outcomes and quality of life for this vulnerable population.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a critical global health challenge, with frailty in older adults further exacerbating the risk of adverse outcomes. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (EBCR) offers a promising approach to improving cardiovascular function, reducing mortality, and enhancing quality of life in individuals with CVD. However, frail patients often encounter unique barriers, including reduced muscle strength, impaired mobility, and logistical challenges, which hinder their participation in traditional EBCR programs. Resistance training has been shown to improve muscle strength, balance, and functional independence while reducing fall risk, making it a key intervention for frail individuals. Aerobic exercise, when introduced gradually, further enhances cardiovascular endurance and overall resilience.Telehealth exercise strategies can provide an effective means of overcoming logistical barriers by fostering adherence and enabling real-time adjustments to exercise regimens, despite challenges such as digital literacy. This narrative review highlights innovative strategies integrating personalized exercise regimens and telehealth solutions to address the unique needs of frail patients. By prioritizing adaptable, accessible, and evidence-based strategies, an evolved EBCR approach holds the potential to significantly improve long-term health outcomes and quality of life for this vulnerable population.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a critical global health challenge, with frailty in older adults further exacerbating the risk of adverse outcomes. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (EBCR) offers a promising approach to improving cardiovascular function, reducing mortality, and enhancing quality of life in individuals with CVD. However, frail patients often encounter unique barriers, including reduced muscle strength, impaired mobility, and logistical challenges, which hinder their participation in traditional EBCR programs. Resistance training has been shown to improve muscle strength, balance, and functional independence while reducing fall risk, making it a key intervention for frail individuals. Aerobic exercise, when introduced gradually, further enhances cardiovascular endurance and overall resilience.Telehealth exercise strategies can provide an effective means of overcoming logistical barriers by fostering adherence and enabling real-time adjustments to exercise regimens, despite challenges such as digital literacy. This narrative review highlights innovative strategies integrating personalized exercise regimens and telehealth solutions to address the unique needs of frail patients. By prioritizing adaptable, accessible, and evidence-based strategies, an evolved EBCR approach holds the potential to significantly improve long-term health outcomes and quality of life for this vulnerable population.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a critical global health challenge, with frailty in older adults further exacerbating the risk of adverse outcomes. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (EBCR) offers a promising approach to improving cardiovascular function, reducing mortality, and enhancing quality of life in individuals with CVD. However, frail patients often encounter unique barriers, including reduced muscle strength, impaired mobility, and logistical challenges, which hinder their participation in traditional EBCR programs. Resistance training has been shown to improve muscle strength, balance, and functional independence while reducing fall risk, making it a key intervention for frail individuals. Aerobic exercise, when introduced gradually, further enhances cardiovascular endurance and overall resilience.Telehealth exercise strategies can provide an effective means of overcoming logistical barriers by fostering adherence and enabling real-time adjustments to exercise regimens, despite challenges such as digital literacy. This narrative review highlights innovative strategies integrating personalized exercise regimens and telehealth solutions to address the unique needs of frail patients. By prioritizing adaptable, accessible, and evidence-based strategies, an evolved EBCR approach holds the potential to significantly improve long-term health outcomes and quality of life for this vulnerable population.

Complications resulting from cancer therapy can significantly influence the health outcomes of breast cancer survivors, particularly regarding their respiratory system. Pilates interventions have been utilized to improve cancer-related complications in clinical settings, but the evidence has not been comprehensively reviewed to prescribe Pilates as an effective rehabilitation option to improve respiratory function in breast cancer survivors. A systematic search strategy was employed to identify relevant literature from PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science using specific keywords: Pilates, respiratory function, breast cancer. The purpose of this review is to summarize the current evidence on the effects of Pilates on respiratory function in breast cancer survivors providing a thorough overview of the specific benefits associated with Pilates within the context of breast cancer. Further, we address the unique challenges faced by breast cancer survivors when performing Pilates, as well as current knowledge gaps and future directions in the field of rehabilitation science. The primary features of Pilates include an emphasis on specialized breathing techniques in conjunction with core stability, strength, flexibility, and precise control over muscle movements and posture that can be relevant to the health of breast cancer survivors. Our findings suggest that Pilates appears as a promising rehabilitation strategy to counteract the adverse effects of cancer therapies on the respiratory system.