“…A number of short term (2 to 14 days) (2, 19–21, 31, 32, 36, 40), non-randomized (4, 5, 13, 17, 22–24, 26) and randomized trials (3, 12, 16, 28, 29, 35) have evaluated the effect of exercise training on NEEx or non-exercise physical activity (NEPA) with mixed results. Irrespective of study design (i.e., short-term cross-over, non-randomized, randomized trials) the majority of studies do not observe reductions in reported NEPA (3, 19, 20, 29, 36) or NEEx (5, 12, 16, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31, 32, 35, 40) in response to prescribed aerobic exercise. Studies that reported decreased NEEx (4, 13, 26) or NEPA (22, 23) in response to prescribed exercise utilized non-randomized designs and were generally conducted in small samples (≤15/group) of overweight or obese older adults (i.e., >55 years).…”