Editing Aerobic exercise (section)

==Health effects==
Among the possible health benefits of regular aerobic exercise are:<ref name="mayo">{{cite web |date= |title=Aerobic exercise: Top 10 reasons to get physical |website=[[Mayo Clinic]] |url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/aerobic-exercise/art-20045541 |access-date= |publisher=}}</ref>

*May improve mood<ref name=mayo/><ref name=":4" />
*Strengthens and enlarges the [[heart]] muscle, to improve its pumping efficiency and reduce the resting heart rate, known as [[aerobic conditioning]]
*May improve circulation efficiency and reduce blood pressure
*May help maintain independence in later life<ref name=mayo/><ref name=":4" />
*Increases the total number of red blood cells in the body, facilitating transport of oxygen<ref>{{Cite journal | vauthors = Mairbäurl H |date=2013 |title=Red blood cells in sports: Effects of exercise and training on oxygen supply by red blood cells |journal=Frontiers in Physiology |volume=4 |page=332 |doi=10.3389/fphys.2013.00332 |pmid=24273518 |pmc=3824146 |issn=1664-042X|doi-access=free }}</ref>
*Improves mental health, including reducing stress and lowering the incidence of depression, as well as increased cognitive capacity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolved-primate/200912/cardiovascular-fitness-is-linked-intelligence/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130924092300/http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolved-primate/200912/cardiovascular-fitness-is-linked-intelligence/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2013|title=Cardiovascular fitness is linked to intelligence}}</ref>
*Slightly reduced depression may also be observed, especially if aerobic exercises are used as additional treatment for patients with a hematological malignancy<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Knips L, Bergenthal N, Streckmann F, Monsef I, Elter T, Skoetz N | title = Aerobic physical exercise for adult patients with haematological malignancies | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 1 | pages = CD009075 | date = January 2019 | issue = 1 | pmid = 30702150 | pmc = 6354325 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD009075.pub3 | collaboration = Cochrane Haematological Malignancies Group }}</ref>
*Reduces the risk for diabetes (One [[meta-analysis]] has shown, from multiple conducted studies, that aerobic exercise does help lower [[HbA1c|Hb A<sub>1C</sub>]]levels for type 2 diabetics.<ref>Snowling, N. J., & Hopkins, W. G. (2006). Effects of Different Modes of Exercise
Training on Glucose Control and Risk Factors for Complications in Type 2 Diabetic Patients A meta-analysis. ''Diabetes Care'', ''29''(11), 518–2527. http://doi.org/10.2337/dc06-1317</ref>)
*Moderates the risk of death due to cardiovascular problems<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Barha CK, Dao E, Marcotte L, Hsiung GR, Tam R, Liu-Ambrose T | title = Cardiovascular risk moderates the effect of aerobic exercise on executive functions in older adults with subcortical ischemic vascular cognitive impairment | journal = Scientific Reports | volume = 11 | issue = 1 | pages = 19974 | date = October 2021 | pmid = 34620933 | pmc = 8497597 | doi = 10.1038/s41598-021-99249-1 | bibcode = 2021NatSR..1119974B }}</ref>
*Promotes [[weight loss]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=10 great reasons to love aerobic exercise |url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/aerobic-exercise/art-20045541 |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=Mayo Clinic |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=CDC |date=2023-08-01 |title=Benefits of Physical Activity |url=https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/pa-health/index.htm |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |language=en-us}}</ref>
*Reduces the risk of [[osteoporosis]]<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Tong X, Chen X, Zhang S, Huang M, Shen X, Xu J, Zou J | title = The Effect of Exercise on the Prevention of Osteoporosis and Bone Angiogenesis | journal = BioMed Research International | volume = 2019 | pages = 8171897 | date = 2019-04-18 | pmid = 31139653 | pmc = 6500645 | doi = 10.1155/2019/8171897 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
* May improve [[episodic memory]]<ref>{{Cite journal | vauthors = Aghjayan SL, Bournias T, Kang C, Zhou X, Stillman CM, Donofry SD, Kamarck TW, Marsland AL, Voss MW, Fraundorf SH, Erickson KI | display-authors = 6 |date=2022-02-17 |title=Aerobic exercise improves episodic memory in late adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis |journal=Communications Medicine |volume=2 |issue=1 | page = 15 |doi=10.1038/s43856-022-00079-7 | pmid = 35603310 | pmc = 9053291 |s2cid=246963477 |issn=2730-664X}}</ref>