The Biological Underlying Processes of Physical Exercise Benefits

Dear Colleagues,

Exercise is a useful tool to improve health in different populations. Recent studies highlight that different exercise modalities can increase health-related quality of life, brain-derived neurotrophic factors, or oxidative stress, among others. However, exercise must be individualized since the physiological impact depends on each person. Thus, there is a need for studies that investigate, under a physiological perspective, the processes underlying exercise in health and special populations.

We propose in this Special Issue to bridge the gap between exercise benefits and physiological processes in order to understand how exercise can improve the health of different populations. In addition, this Special Issue can be the meeting point for those multidisciplinary studies investigating the impact of exercise on physiology, exercise monitoring, physical fitness assessment, physiological evaluations, cardiopulmonary evaluations, as well as other relevant topics in exercise physiology. Progresses in this area would allow clinicians, researchers, and physical trainers to individualize trainings according to physiological advances. Randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, case reports, and study protocols are welcomed in this Special Issue.

Dr. Santos Villafaina
Guest Editor

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