If Cindy wanted to increase her endurance by taking supplements or drugs, she would be attempting to increase the __________.

Endurance depends in part on how much oxygen reaches working muscles during exercise. A supplement or drug intended to improve endurance would aim to increase oxygen transport by red blood cells, matching “uptake of oxygen by red blood cells.” The other choices concern sugars, carbohydrates, or insulin rather than oxygen delivery.

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