Aerobic exercise has many benefits beyond aerobic capacity, below we cite a couple of them:
Health-related benefits (Brody & Hall, 2011)
- Decreased fatigue
- Improved work and sports related performance
- Improve blood lipid profile
- Enhanced immune function
- Improved body composition
- Decreased risk of osteoporosis, anxiety, depression, colon and breast cancer, hypertension, noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- Enhances transportation of oxygen to working muscles
- Increased enzyme availability for muscle endurance
- Provides ATP required to resynthesize PCR during times of low activity between high efforts.
- Liberate Free Fatty Acids for fuel (regulates body fat distribution)
- Speeds recovery between high intensity training session
- Improves cardiovascular health and function