| mtDNA | mitochondrial DNA |
| RET | Resistance Exercise Training |
| AET | Aerobic Exercise Training |
| mtROS | mitochondrial reactive oxygen species |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| MELAS | Mitochondrial Encephalopathy with Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-like episodes |
| mt-LSU | mitoribosomal large subunit |
| LARS2 | leucyl-tRNA synthetase 2 |
| LPAAT | lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase |
| AGPAT | acylglycerophosphate acyltransferase |