Physical activity, exercise, and mental health of healthy adolescents: A review of the last 5 years
May 2025
The mental health of adolescents is a priority for successful development. Physical activity (PA) and exercise can have effects on the mental health of adolescents. This review analysed the effect that...
Evolution of resistance training in women: History and mechanisms for health and performance
September 2025
Throughout history, cultural norms and stereotypes have discouraged resistance training in women. Today, as awareness and acceptance of resistance training in women has grown, supported by scientific...
Beyond physical exhaustion: Understanding overtraining syndrome through the lens of molecular mechanisms and clinical manifestation
July 2025
Overtraining Syndrome (OTS) is a condition resulting from excessive physical activity without adequate recovery, predominantly affecting elite athletes and military personnel. While overreaching can...
Exercise snacks and physical fitness in sedentary populations
January 2025
Physical inactivity remains a pressing global public health concern. Prolonged periods of sedentary behavior have been linked to heightened risks of non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular...
Physical activity, exercise, and chronic diseases: A brief review
December 2019
Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide with increasing prevalence in all age groups, genders, and ethnicities. Most chronic disease deaths occur in middle-to low-income countries...
Mechanisms of exercise against anxiety disorder: A review of the research progress
March 2026
This review aims to explore the efficacy of exercise in the treatment of anxiety disorders and its underlying mechanisms, summarizing recent research advances and focusing on the potential biological...
Does longer-muscle length resistance training cause greater longitudinal growth in humans? A systematic review
January 2026
This paper aimed to systematically review the literature regarding the effects of resistance training (RT) performed at longer-muscle length (LML) versus shorter-muscle length (SML) on proxy measurements...
Impact of nutrition on long COVID
March 2026
Long COVID is characterized by a group of persistent symptoms following the acute SARS-COV2 infection, which presented a multifaceted challenge to the healthcare systems all over the globe. The long...
Post-workout supplementation with CoQ10 and sports drink on exercise performance and muscle recovery after exercise in normal and overweight males
March 2026
Post-workout supplementation has been used in athletes and recreational exercisers; however, responses between normal and overweight individuals on exercise performance and muscle recovery are less...
Leveraging mitochondrial stress to improve healthy aging
January 2026
Aging is characterized by a progressive decline in physiological function, driven by intrinsic mechanisms (primary aging) and modifiable factors (secondary aging), ultimately leading to multimorbidity,...
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury ‘Epidemic’: A perfect storm for Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis
Available online 6 December 2025
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are increasingly common, particularly among women and adolescents participating in high-intensity, multidirectional sports. Despite being a small ligament,...
2020 WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior
June 2021
The World Health Organization released new guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in November 2020. This commentary summarises these guidelines, including the new elements. An evaluation...
Update: Is exercise-induced oxidative stress a friend or foe?
May 2026
Free radicals (radicals) are highly reactive atoms or molecules that contain one or more unpaired electrons in their outermost shell. The first evidence that muscular exercise increases radical production...
Effect of percussive massage treatment and static stretching on muscle tone, stiffness, and strength recovery after exercise-induced muscle fatigue: A randomized controlled study
Available online 26 March 2025
The aim of this study was to compare the effects of percussive massage treatment and static stretching on muscle tone, stiffness, and strength recovery following exercise fatigue. Sixty subjects were...
Exercise is mitochondrial medicine for muscle
December 2019
Mitochondria are vital organelles that provide energy for muscle function. When these organelles become dysfunctional, they produce less energy as well as excessive levels of reactive oxygen species...
Warming up to improved performance? Effects of different specific warm-up protocols on neuromuscular performance in trained individuals
Available online 22 August 2025
This study investigated the effects of varying the set number and loads in specific warm-up (SWU) protocols on resistance training (RT) session performance....
Effect of classroom-based physical activity interventions on attention and on-task behavior in schoolchildren: A systematic review
September 2021
Physical activity in children is associated with several cognitive benefits. Since children and adolescents spend an increasing amount of time engaged in sedentary behavior both at school and in their...
Gait patterns in children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review
Available online 29 November 2025
Differences in walking patterns have been observed by clinicians working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Different gait parameters have been studied and emerged through the recent...
Myocarditis – A silent killer in athletes: Comparative analysis on the evidence before and after COVID-19 pandemic
September 2024
Myocarditis is a rare cardiomyocyte inflammatory process, typically caused by viruses, with potentially devastating cardiac sequalae in both competitive athletes and in the general population. Investigation...
Combined extracorporeal shockwave therapy and exercise for the treatment of tendinopathy: A narrative review
March 2022
Tendinopathy is a chronic degenerative musculoskeletal disorder that is common in both athletes and the general population. Exercise and extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is among the most common...
Acute effects of medium-frequency electrical energy transfer (TECAR) and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on pain and flexibility in athletes with an acute hamstring injury: A randomized controlled trial
March 2026
This study compared the acute effects of electrical energy transfer (TECAR) and transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TENS) on pain and flexibility after a hamstring injury. Young athletes received...
Evaluating the effectiveness of blood flow restriction training in older adults: An overview of systematic reviews
May 2026
To synthesize evidence from systematic reviews on the effects of blood flow restriction (BFR) training on muscle strength, hypertrophy, and functional performance in older adults....
Health benefits of physical activity: What role does skeletal muscle-organ crosstalk play?
September 2025
The observation that physical activity (PA) reduces the risk of coronary heart disease dates back more than 70 years ago and it is now established that regular PA reduces all-cause mortality, in part,...
Mapping the acute trajectory of sport-related concussion outcomes across symptoms, cognition, and blood biomarkers
March 2026
Sport-related concussion (SRC) and its potential neurological sequela represent an emerging global health concern, requiring improved recovery management and strategies for return-to-play (RTP) to enhance...
Chrono-exercise: Time-of-day-dependent physiological responses to exercise
March 2023
Exercise is an effective strategy to prevent and improve obesity and related metabolic diseases. Exercise increases the metabolic demand in the body. Although many of the metabolic health benefits of...