Comparison 1. All exercise interventions versus usual care.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 All‐cause mortality up to 12 months' follow‐up	27	2596	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.89 [0.66, 1.21]
2 All‐cause mortality more than 12 months' follow‐up	6	2845	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.88 [0.75, 1.02]
3 Hospital admission up to 12 months' follow‐up	21	2182	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.70 [0.60, 0.83]
4 Hospital admission more than 12 months' follow‐up	6	2691	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.70 [0.47, 1.05]
5 Hospital admission heart failure only	14	1114	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.59 [0.42, 0.84]
6 Health‐related quality of life ‐ MLWHF up to 12 months' follow‐up	17	1995	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐7.11 [‐10.49, ‐3.73]
7 Health‐related quality of life ‐ MLWHF and other scales up to 12 months' follow‐up	26	3833	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.60 [‐0.82, ‐0.39]
8 Health‐related quality of life ‐ MLWHF more than 12 months' follow‐up	3	329	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐9.49 [‐17.48, ‐1.50]