Fatigue and Recovery Following Exercise

Dear Colleagues,

Fatigue following exercise is widely recognised as a complex, multidimensional phenomenon encompassing physiological, neuromuscular, and psychophysiological processes. Beyond the traditional distinction between central and peripheral fatigue, emerging frameworks emphasise the interaction between performance and perceived fatigability. These frameworks highlight the influence of cognitive, perceptual and motivational factors on performance regulation.

Similarly, recovery is now recognised as an active, multisystem process involving metabolic restoration, neuromuscular function, and the restoration of perceptual and functional capacities. Despite growing scientific interest, key challenges persist, including inconsistent terminology, methodological heterogeneity, and limited integration across disciplinary perspectives.

We invite you to contribute to this Special Issue on “Fatigue and Recovery Following Exercise”, which aims to advance understanding across basic, applied, and clinical domains. We welcome original research, reviews, meta-analysis and methodological papers that explore the mechanisms, assessment, and management of fatigue, as well as recovery strategies and their implications for both healthy and clinical populations.

By bringing together diverse perspectives, this collection aims to foster a more integrated and translational understanding of fatigue and recovery.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Ron Clijsen
Dr. Erich Hohenauer
Dr. Slavko Rogan
Guest Editors

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