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Aerobic exercise

1) Cardio - Aerobic exercise (Add cardio as part of the name. There is no cardio page because they are the same thing.)

2) Add that aerobic exercise has a lot of health benefits in the Lead.

3) Create a new section for drawbacks.

4) Anaerobic versus aerobic exercise section should be renamed to something like What Aerobic Exercise Does. The entire section does not highlight the differences between both aerobic and anaerobic exercise, only the first bit of information does this. The rest of the section is talking about how it affects the body.

5) Remove "Alternatives" section/ move it to a different section.

6) Considering moving the "aerobic capacity" section to the VO2 Max Page

Aerobic capacity

Main article: VO₂ max

Aerobic capacity describes the functional capacity of the cardiorespiratory system, (the heart, lungs and blood vessels). Aerobic capacity refers to the maximum amount of oxygen consumed by the body during intense exercises, in a given time frame. It is a function both of cardiorespiratory performance and the maximum ability to remove and use oxygen from circulating blood. To measure maximal aerobic capacity, an exercise physiologist or physician will perform a VO₂ max test, in which a subject will undergo progressively more strenuous exercise on a treadmill, from an easy walk through to exhaustion. The individual is typically connected to a respirometer to measure oxygen consumption, and the speed is increased incrementally over a fixed duration of time. The higher the measured cardiorespiratory endurance level, the more oxygen has been transported to and used by exercising muscles, and the higher the level of intensity at which the individual can exercise. More simply put, the higher the aerobic capacity, the higher the level of aerobic fitness. The Cooper and multi-stage fitness tests can also be used to assess functional aerobic capacity for particular jobs or activities.

The degree to which aerobic capacity can be improved by exercise varies very widely in the human population: while the average response to training is an approximately 17% increase in VO₂max, in any population there are "high responders" who may as much as double their capacity, and "low responders" who will see little or no benefit from training. Studies indicate that approximately 10% of otherwise healthy individuals cannot improve their aerobic capacity with exercise at all. The degree of an individual's responsiveness is highly heritable, suggesting that this trait is genetically determined.