About the Authors

Thomas Nickolay

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

t.nickolay@hull.ac.uk

Affiliations Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom, School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, Kingston-Upon-Hull, United Kingdom

Gordon McGregor

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Centre for Exercise & Health, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom, Centre for Physical Activity, Sport & Exercise Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom, Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

Richard Powell

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Centre for Exercise & Health, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom, Centre for Physical Activity, Sport & Exercise Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom

Brian Begg

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Cardiff Centre for Exercise & Health, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom

Stefan Birkett

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom

Simon Nichols

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Nursing, Midwifery, and Paramedic Practice, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Stuart Ennis

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Centre for Exercise & Health, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom, Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

Prithwish Banerjee

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Centre for Physical Activity, Sport & Exercise Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom, Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom, Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom

Rob Shave

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Heart Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia—Okanagan, Kelowna, Canada

James Metcalfe

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, Kingston-Upon-Hull, United Kingdom

Angela Hoye

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom

Lee Ingle

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, Kingston-Upon-Hull, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.