How lung capacity increases when doing consistent cardio and what happens anatomically?

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How lung capacity increases when doing consistent cardio and what happens anatomically?

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There is a difference between actual lung volume and active lung volume. You never actually get all the air out of your lungs when you breathe out, but you can train to breathe in and out more total volume, meaning you have more “usable” capacity. There are also other effects, look at the other (very extensive) comments