IJES 2025 Award Winners
The International Journal of Exercise Science (IJES) is pleased to recognize the recipients of the IJES 2025 Article Award and the IJES 2025 Section Editor Award.
IJES 2025 Article Award Winner
The IJES 2025 Article Award Winner was authored by Antonio De Vera Martín, Alberto Díaz Salazar, Isidro Miguel Martín Pérez, Sebastián Eustaquio, and Martín Pérez from the Universidad Europea de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain; Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; and Universidad de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Award-Winning Article
“Effectiveness of Exercise-Based Rehabilitation in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”
The paper is a comprehensive meta-analysis that evaluated 11 clinical studies, including 7 randomized controlled trials involving 2,276 participants, to determine whether structured exercise helps manage Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
The study found that structured exercise programs—including aerobic training, resistance exercise, Graded Exercise Therapy, and mind-body therapies—have success in lowering fatigue both in the short term, with significant reductions in fatigue levels immediately following the intervention, and in providing medium-term relief.
IJES 2025 Section Editor Award Winner
The IJES 2025 Section Editor Award Winner is Dr. Shannon Siegel, PhD, FACSM, Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of San Francisco.
Dr. Siegel is the longest-serving Section Editor on the IJES Editorial Board and oversees articles submitted in the areas of pediatrics and fitness.
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 IJES Awards and thank you for your contributions to the journal and the broader exercise science community.