Marco Vecchiato is a medical doctor specialized in Sports and Exercise Medicine, with a PhD in Clinical and Experimental Sciences at the University of Padova. He is the author of several publications in international peer-reviewed journals and serves on the editorial boards of scientific journals in sports and exercise medicine. He is also the inventor of a patented algorithm for personalized hiking guidance and actively collaborates in the field of mountain medicine. Since 2023, he has been a Nucleus Member of the Primary Care and Risk Factor Management Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology and Exercise is Medicine Emerging Leader for Italy. His main research interests include cardiopulmonary exercise testing, pre-participation screening, functional evaluation, and exercise prescription in chronic diseases and special populations. He coordinates national and international projects and is actively involved in teaching activities in medical and health sciences courses in Italy and abroad.