ACTH	Adrenocorticotropic hormone
BDI	Beck Depression Inventory
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
CAE	Continuous aerobic exercise
CAR	Cortisol awakening response
CG	Control group
CIs	Confidence intervals
DASSs	Depression Anxiety Stress Scales
DIC	Deviance information criterion
GABA	γ-aminobutyric acid
GR	Glucocorticoid receptor
HIIT	High-intensity interval training
HPA	Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal
HRV	Heart rate variability
MCE	Multicomponent exercise
MCID	Minimum clinically important difference
METs	Metabolic equivalents
NMA	Network meta-analysis
PRISMA	Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
QG	Qigong
RCTs	Randomized controlled trials
SMDs	Standardized mean differences
STAI	State–Trait Anxiety Inventory
SUCRA	Surface under the cumulative ranking curve
TIDieR	Template for Intervention Description and Replication
WHO	World Health Organization