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Cardio & Endurance

Cardio & Endurance: the evidence base

1,293 studies reviewed for this focus area across Cardiovascular Exercise General, HIIT, Zone 2 / Low-Intensity. The distinct papers are listed below; a paper reviewed under more than one topic appears once, with each lens noted. Blocks cite key sources from this pool.

Grade mix: A:252 · B:720 · C:266 · D:55
Evidence strength
1,238 of 1,293 studies reviewed at this grade floor · 1,041 distinct papers · showing first 100
ARui Chu, Mingming Li, Caiwei Zhu, Yinuo Du, Shouzhi Wu (2026) · Medicine · 10.1097/md.0000000000047101Reviewed under Cardiovascular Exercise General and HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AStrauss JA, et al. (2026) · The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 10.1002/14651858.cd013617.pub2Reviewed under Cardiovascular Exercise General and HIIT
AWeibao Liang, Huaxing Zhu, Lishan Zhao, Xujie Yan, Zikun Lyu, Chuannan Liu, Wenbai Huang (2026) · Frontiers in Public Health · 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1708893Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AZbigniew Jost, et al. (2026) · Frontiers in Physiology · 10.3389/fphys.2025.1733269
AXinyun Tan, Huihui Zou, Manjie Guo, Jiayu Liu, Xinjuan Huang, Ruoling Yu, Xuelian Liu, Chunxiang Qin (2026) · Journal of Sport and Health Science · 10.1016/j.jshs.2026.101125
AF. Marmondi, Marco Panascì, L. Filipas, E. Faelli, Matteo Bonato (2026) · International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching · 10.1177/17479541251375315Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AOlli-Pekka Nuuttila, Pekka Matomäki, J. Raitanen, Harri Sievänen, T. Vasankari (2026) · Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports · 10.1111/sms.70208
AVeronica Vabishchevich, Ryan T. Smith, A. Bittel (2026) · PLoS ONE · 10.1371/journal.pone.0339902
AJiuchen Yuan, Fanghui L I, Shusheng Shi, Zhijian Wu (2026) · The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 10.1093/gerona/glag030
AH. Cheng, Shiwei Song, Hao Shu, Hong Li, Meng Tao, Bei Liu (2026) · BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation · 10.1186/s13102-025-01519-2
AM. Conradie-Smit, G. Fourie, W. May (2025) · South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde · 10.7196/samj.2025.v115i9b.3603Reviewed under Cardiovascular Exercise General and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AMiguel Ángel Rodríguez, Marcos Quintana-Cepedal, Boris Cheval, C. Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Irene Crespo, Hugo Olmedillas (2025) · British Journal of Sports Medicine · 10.1136/bjsports-2025-110027
AYa. Soynikov, H. Lukyantseva (2025) · CHERKASY UNIVERSITY BULLETIN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SERIES · 10.31651/2076-5835-2018-1-2025-2-70-87
ATian Huang, Huan Feng, Zhengwei Xie, Yubo Wang, Qingchuan Wang, Zhihua Wang (2025) · Frontiers in Public Health · 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1624562Reviewed under Cardiovascular Exercise General and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
ADawid Wiczkowski, et al. (2025) · International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science · 10.31435/ijitss.4(48).2025.4448Reviewed under Cardiovascular Exercise General and HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AI. Natalia, Umi Budi Rahayu Rahayu, Mutalazimah (2025) · JURNAL KEPERAWATAN DAN FISIOTERAPI (JKF) · 10.35451/jkf.v7i2.2593
AQiu F, Li J, Gan L (2025) · PeerJ · 10.7717/peerj.19348
AKrishna teja Vemulaghat, et al. (2025) · Circulation · 10.1161/circ.152.suppl_3.4367183Reviewed under Cardiovascular Exercise General and HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AMaría López-González, Susana Priego-Jiménez, Anais López-Requena, Mar de Miguel-Brox, Celia Álvarez-Bueno (2025) · Experimental Gerontology · 10.1016/j.exger.2025.112962
AZhiduo Chen, Shudong Tian, Yuge Tian, Beibei Shi, Shangjian Yang (2025) · Journal of Sports Sciences · 10.1080/02640414.2025.2483591Reviewed under Cardiovascular Exercise General and HIIT
AAmin Azimkhani, Rasoul Kasraei̇, Hamidreza Sabeti, Ameer Almasoodi (2025) · Biological Research for Nursing · 10.1177/10998004251348605Reviewed under Cardiovascular Exercise General and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AHavva Sert, Merve Gulbahar Eren, Busra Gurcay, Ferhat Koç (2025) · BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation · 10.1186/s13102-025-01176-5
ADa Zhang, Jie Dong, Chien-Wen Hou, Jie-ping Wang (2025) · Frontiers in Physiology · 10.3389/fphys.2025.1668326
AWeibao Liang, Xujie Yan, Lishan Zhao, Shuting Xu, Chuannan Liu, Wenbai Huang (2025) · BMC Public Health · 10.1186/s12889-025-25802-6Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
ADanković G, Lazić A, Andrieieva O, Korobeinikov G, Stanković D, Trajković N (2025) · Scientific reports · 10.1038/s41598-025-11809-x
AChangzhou Chen, Chuanwen Yu, Sen Li (2025) · iScience · 10.1016/j.isci.2025.114361Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AYining Lu, J. S. Baker, Shanshan Ying, Yichen Lu (2025) · Frontiers in Endocrinology · 10.3389/fendo.2025.1481200Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
ADavid Ergas Schleef, Soraya Jadue Arriaza, Yoselyn Reyes Sanchez, Rocio Beatriz Bustos Barahona, Mauricio Tauda Tauda (2025) · Retos · 10.47197/retos.v72.116933Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AMingYue Jiao, Qingmei Li, Xianzhi Xie, Zhen Qiu (2025) · Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine · 10.3389/fcvm.2025.1573100
AFederico Zoila, F. M. Filannino, M. Panaro, Italo Sannicandro, A. Cianciulli, C. Porro (2025) · Frontiers in Aging · 10.3389/fragi.2025.1493827Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AMen J, et al. (2025) · Frontiers in endocrinology · 10.3389/fendo.2025.1526991
AM. Khalafi, S. Fatolahi, Michael E Symonds, S. K. Rosenkranz, Farnaz Dinizadeh, A. Batrakoulis (2025) · Obesity Reviews · 10.1111/obr.70052
AJin Li, Peizhen Zhang, Yuting Yang (2025) · Journal of Human Hypertension · 10.1038/s41371-025-01064-y
AWeibao Liang, Chuannan Liu, Shuting Xu, Shuhui Ma, Yue Zong, Xujie Yan (2025) · European Journal of Applied Physiology · 10.1007/s00421-025-05975-z
APeng Liu, Hao Chen, Yidi Deng, Xin Jiang (2025) · Life · 10.3390/life15040566
AS. Jagsz, Marcin Sikora (2025) · Journal of Clinical Medicine · 10.3390/jcm14041282
AAlexa M. Vinderine (2025) · Journal · 10.26685/urncst.770
AHao Chen, Peng Liu, Haibo Cai, Yidi Deng, Pu Liang, Xin Jiang (2025) · Frontiers in Medicine · 10.3389/fmed.2025.1728637
AZiqiu Guo (2025) · Theoretical and Natural Science · 10.54254/2753-8818/2025.22045
AY. Fedorchenko (2025) · Anti-Aging Eastern Europe · 10.56543/aaeeu.2025.4.4.05
AAfryna Batrisyia Md Soberi, et al. (2025) · Retos · 10.47197/retos.v75.117395
ASindre H Fosstveit, Hilde Lohne-Seiler, Jack Feron, S. Lucas, A. Ivarsson, Sveinung Berntsen (2024) · Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports · 10.1111/sms.14573Reviewed under Cardiovascular Exercise General and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AE. Poon, Hong-Yat Li, M. Gibala, S. H. Wong, R. Ho (2024) · Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports · 10.1111/sms.14652Reviewed under Cardiovascular Exercise General and HIIT
AStephanie A. Prince, et al. (2024) · Sports Medicine · 10.1007/s40279-023-01986-y
AEric Huynh, E. Wiley, Kenneth S. Noguchi, Hanna Fang, Marla Beauchamp, M. J. MacDonald, Ada Tang (2024) · Women's Health · 10.1177/17455057241290889
ABen Singh, et al. (2024) · Journal of Sport and Health Science · 10.1016/j.jshs.2024.100986
AWeibao Liang, Chuannan Liu, Xujie Yan, Yu Hou, Guan Yang, Jianmin Dai, Songtao Wang (2024) · PeerJ · 10.7717/peerj.17064Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AEliza Gaweł, B. Hall, Szymon Siatkowski, A. Grabowska, A. Zwierzchowska (2024) · Nutrients · 10.3390/nu16030355
AHuiying Wang, Ruitang Cheng, Lijun Xie, Fang Hu (2024) · Frontiers in Endocrinology · 10.3389/fendo.2023.1294362
AE. Poon, Hong-Yat Li, J. Little, S. H. Wong, R. Ho (2024) · Sports Medicine · 10.1007/s40279-024-02070-9Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AM. Griffiths, J. Edwards, J. McNamara, A. Galbraith, S. Bruce-Low, J. O’Driscoll (2024) · Journal of public health · 10.1007/s10389-024-02192-4
ABernardo Norte, James Steele, James Wright (2024) · International Journal of Strength and Conditioning · 10.47206/ijsc.v4i1.271
AP. E. Pereira, G. Esteves, Nelson Carvas, P. Azevedo (2024) · Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness · 10.23736/s0022-4707.24.15855-0Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AAdriano Oliveira, Andressa Fidalgo, Paulo Farinatti, Walace Monteiro (2024) · Archives of gerontology and geriatrics (Print) · 10.1016/j.archger.2024.105451Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AZiyi Wang, Jun Wang (2024) · European Journal of Applied Physiology · 10.1007/s00421-024-05532-0
AKnut Sindre Mølmen, N. Almquist, Ø. Skattebo (2024) · Sports Medicine · 10.1007/s40279-024-02120-2
AJianqun An, Zhanguo Su, Shangjie Meng (2024) · Archives of gerontology and geriatrics (Print) · 10.1016/j.archger.2024.105530
AZhi Du, J. Qian, Jingxin Yang, Chengkang Xue, Ziwen Xu (2024) · Proceedings of the 2024 International Conference on Biomedicine and Intelligent Technology · 10.1145/3700486.3700522
AAhmad Chaeroni, et al. (2024) · Retos · 10.47197/retos.v59.107824
AKritika Singh, Anjali Suresh, Sedhunivas. R (2024) · EPRA international journal of multidisciplinary research · 10.36713/epra17301
AQiyu Zhu, Xingyu Xiong, Qian Zheng, Qi Deng, Yun Hao, Dingbang Liu, Jiaming Zheng, Guangyue Zhang, Jiakun Li, Lu Yang (2024) · Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases · 10.1038/s41391-024-00801-7
ALewis Cowan, C. Ayre, Thomas Marshall (2024) · European Journal of Physiotherapy · 10.1080/21679169.2024.2437702
AJournal of Physical Activity and He (2024) · Journal of Physical Activity and Health · 10.1123/jpah.2024-0226
AE. Leslie, Vincent Luna, A. Gibson (2023) · International Journal of Exercise Science · 10.70252/hsvd9987
AC. Cadenas-Sánchez, et al. (2023) · European Journal of Preventive Cardiology · 10.1093/eurjpc/zwad309
AK. Clifford, John C Woodfield, W. Tait, H. Campbell, J. Baldi (2023) · JAMA Network Open · 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.20527
ARafaela Almeida Gonçalves Pessôa, Laís Campos de Oliveira, Gleice Beatriz Batista Vitor, Raphael Gonçalves de Oliveira (2023) · Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice · 10.1016/j.ctcp.2023.101772
AChun-Song Cheng (2023) · · 10.37766/inplasy2023.5.0087Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AKatsunori Tsuji, Y. Tsuchiya, Hisashi Ueda, E. Ochi (2023) · BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation · 10.1186/s13102-023-00777-2
AYang Yang, Youxiang Cao, Jiachen Chen, Guangxuan Hu, Bo Chang, Xuejie Yi (2023) · International Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine · 10.23937/2469-5718/1510256
AMingyue Yin, et al. (2023) · Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme · 10.1139/apnm-2023-0329
ASpyridon Hadjispyrou, et al. (2023) · Frontiers in Bioscience · 10.31083/j.fbl2811281
ASilvia Sanca-Valeriano, Marcos Espínola-Sánchez, J. Caballero-Alvarado, Carlos Canelo- Aybar (2023) · Heliyon · 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20402Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
APilar Labrin, Nicolò Paris, V. Torres, Humberto Castillo-Quezada, C. Hernández-Mosqueira (2023) · Archivos de Medicina del Deporte · 10.18176/archmeddeporte.00117
AZhicheng Guo, Meng Li, Jian-guang Cai, Weiqi Gong, Yin Liu, Zengming Liu (2023) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 10.3390/ijerph20064741Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AJ. Edwards, M. Griffiths, Algis H P Deenmamode, J. O’Driscoll (2023) · Sports Medicine · 10.1007/s40279-023-01863-8
AShiva Aliabbar (2023) · Clinical Medical Reviews and Reports · 10.31579/2690-8794/153
AMingyue Yin, Zhili Chen, Paula George, HengXian Liu, Hansen Li, Jianfeng Deng, Yongming Li (2023) · Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness · 10.1016/j.jesf.2023.08.001Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AEva Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, et al. (2023) · Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports · 10.1111/sms.14496
AAna Marenco Kramer, Jocelito B. Martins, Patricia Caetano de Oliveira, Alexandre Machado Lehnen, Gustavo Waclawovsky (2023) · Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness · 10.1016/j.jesf.2023.09.002
AQianqian Wu, Xiaodan Niu, Yan Zhang, Jing Song, Aiping Chi (2023) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 10.3390/ijerph20042859
APatrick Fontam de Melo Portela, et al. (2023) · Primary Care Diabetes · 10.1016/j.pcd.2023.01.009
AMadeline E. Shivgulam, M. O'Brien (2023) · Healthy Populations Journal · 10.15273/hpj.v3i4.11717
AUnknown authors (2023) · International Journal of Exercise Science · 10.70252/wgfu4000
AJuliana S Oliveira, et al. (2022) · British Journal of Sports Medicine · 10.1136/bjsports-2022-105820
AJie Zheng, Tian Pan, Yankang Jiang, Yupeng Shen (2022) · BioMed Research International · 10.1155/2022/2130993
ACorentin Scoubeau, B. Bonnechère, M. Cnop, V. Faoro, M. Klass (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 10.3390/ijerph19159559
AS. Mehmood, A. Khan (2022) · Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences · 10.53350/pjmhs22167674Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AM. Atakan, Y. Guzel, Nipun Shrestha, Ş. Koşar, J. Grgic, T. Astorino, H. H. Turnagol, Ž. Pedišić (2022) · British Journal of Sports Medicine · 10.1136/bjsports-2021-105181Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AMaría Alzar-Teruel, et al. (2022) · Frontiers in Public Health · 10.3389/fpubh.2022.992706
AM. Khalafi, M. Sakhaei, F. Kazeminasab, M. Symonds, S. Rosenkranz (2022) · Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine · 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1046560Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AJean Tamayo Acosta, Ariel Sosa Gomez, Steven Samuel, Stephanie S Pelenyi, Rachel E Acosta, Marjorie Acosta (2022) · Cureus · 10.7759/cureus.30322
AG. A. João, et al. (2022) · Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte · 10.1590/1517-8692202329012021_0005
AJ. M. Aparecido, et al. (2022) · Obesities · 10.3390/obesities2020018Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
ADaniel A. Boullosa, Boris Dragutinovic, J. Feuerbacher, Stefano Benítez-Flores, E. Coyle, M. Schumann (2022) · Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports · 10.1111/sms.14133
AJ. M. Lino Aparecido, et al. (2022) · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 10.1249/01.mss.0000877764.46282.bfReviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AMostafa Sabouri, F. Amirshaghaghi, Mahsa Mahabadi Hesari (2022) · Clinical Nutrition ESPEN · 10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.11.023Reviewed under HIIT and Zone 2 / Low-Intensity
AM. Khalafi, A. Ravasi, A. Malandish, S. Rosenkranz (2022) · Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice · 10.1016/j.diabres.2022.109815
AEmmet Crowley, C. Powell, B. Carson, Robert W. Davies (2022) · Translational Sports Medicine · 10.1155/2022/9310710
AA. Batrakoulis, et al. (2022) · Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes · 10.1161/circoutcomes.121.008243
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