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  • Glossary item | Last updated: 03 Feb 2021

Cardiorespiratory fitness (endurance)

A health-related component of physical fitness that is the ability of the circulatory and respiratory systems to supply oxygen during sustained physical activity. Cardiorespiratory fitness is usually expressed as measured or estimated maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max).