8 hours a day in a chair wrecks your metabolism, tightens your hips, rounds your shoulders, and drains your energy. 3 Minute Man fights back with science-backed movement breaks every hour — right inside Chrome. 3 minutes. No gym. No willpower.
Published in BMC Public Health (2026), a randomized controlled trial of 86 sedentary office workers found that hourly 3-minute exercise breaks over 12 weeks delivered measurable improvements in blood glucose, insulin resistance, energy, and work productivity.
Participants adhered because 3 minutes is short enough to actually do. Not 20 minutes, not 10 — three.
Tell us when you start and stop. We schedule 8 breaks per day, one per hour. That's it.
Your toolbar icon pulses red. A tiny bar at the bottom of every tab scrolls the message. Tap to start.
A floating window walks you through it. Visual timer, exercise demos, audio cues. Done before you'd normally check Slack.
Most users report noticeably higher afternoon energy within 5 days. Your streak tracks every workday.
In a Meet or Zoom call? We wait. The moment the meeting ends, your break fires.
Visit X, Reddit, or Instagram during work hours with a break due? We take over the page with a full-screen reminder.
Hourly hydration nudges. Every two hours, a ventilation check. Both toggleable.
The study showed 82% adherence over 12 weeks, with significant metabolic and energy improvements. 3 Minute Man follows the same protocol. Most users report feeling the difference in afternoon energy within 5 days.
No. Every exercise uses your body, your desk, a wall, or a doorframe. 12 of the 13 exercises can be done without touching the floor.
We detect Google Meet, Zoom, and Teams tabs. If you're in a meeting when a break fires, we silently queue it. The moment your meeting ends, your break pops up.
Break logs, preferences, and energy ratings sync to your account. We don't collect browsing history, keystrokes, or screen data. Payments are processed by Stripe — we never see your card. Full privacy policy.
Yes. Cancel from settings or the Stripe customer portal. 7-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked.
Chrome and Chromium-based browsers (Arc, Brave, Edge). Firefox and Safari versions are on the roadmap.
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