Is the goal of exercise an increase in performance and conditioning or is it to get the heart rate up? How are each of the following affected during higher (70-90% VO2max) and lower/moderate (40-70%) intensity exercise – heart rate, blood pressure, cardiac output, heart rate variability, and ventilatory control? What is the ideal expectation/benefit to each of these when performing the “right intensity” (for the individual) of exercise.