| AP | Average power |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| BMR | Basal metabolic rate |
| CPET | Cardiopulmonary exercise test |
| EE | Energy expenditure |
| EPOC | Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption |
| FM | Fat mass |
| HICT | High-intensity circuit training |
| HIIT | High-intensity interval training |
| HR | Heart rate |
| kJ | kilojoules |
| LBM | Lean body mass |
| MICT | Moderate-intensity continuous training |
| One-Way | Unidirectional analysis of variance |
| ANOVA | |
| PAR-Q | Physical activity readiness questionnaire |
| PO | Power output |
| RCP | Respiratory compensation point |
| RER | Respiratory exchange ratio |
| RPE | Rating of perceived exertion |
| RT | Resistance training |
| SD | standard deviation |
| Two-Way | Bidirectional analysis of variance |
| ANOVA | |
| UNIVERSO | Salgado de Oliveira University |
| VCO2 | Carbon dioxide production |
| VE/VCO2 | Ventilatory equivalent for CO2 |
| VE/VO2 | Ventilatory equivalent for O2 |
| VO2 | Oxygen consumption |
| VT | Ventilatory threshold |