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GRADES certainty of the evidence.
| Outcomes | Direction of effect | Quality of evidence |
| Cardiorespiratory fitness | ↑↑ | ⊕⊕⊕⃝ |
| Body composition | ↑? | ⊕⃝⃝⃝ |
| Cardiovascular disease risk factors | ↑? | ⊕⊕⊕⃝ |
| Motor function (balance, strength, mobility) | ↑? | ⊕⃝⃝⃝ |
| Health-related quality of life | ↑? | ⊕⊕⊕⃝ |
↑↑ Strong for an intervention; ↑? Weak for an intervention; ⊕⊕⊕⃝ moderate quality of evidence; ⊕⃝⃝⃝very low quality of evidence.
