Research

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Genetic factors account for 30-60% of the variance in cardiorespiratory fitness response to exercise training in humans.

Your genetic makeup determines a significant portion of how much your fitness will improve with exercise. This is not a failure of willpower. If one type of exercise doesn't work, try others, as genetic response to specific modalities may vary.

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This is evidence of a familial/genetic component, accounting for 30%–60% of the variance adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity and other concomitants...
Robert Ross et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine · 2019

Why this rating

Supported by twin studies, family studies, and rodent selection experiments.

Source

Precision exercise medicine: understanding exercise response variability

Robert Ross et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine · 2019

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