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THE AMOUNT OF AIR YOUR LUNGS WILL TAKE IN EVERY MINUTE WHEN YOU EXERCISE...

It all depends upon the intensity and form of your exercise. You will be taking in MORE when you are doing a form of aerobic exercise, because oxygen is the main source of fuel in this case. Examples of Aerobic exercise are running, bicycling, and swimming- any form of exercise that requires oxygen over a longer period of time. Although, you will decrease your ability to burn fat when you do not take in enough oxygen (take enough breaths during your work out.)

On the contrary, in anaerobic exercise, you are not using oxygen as your fuel, because you are mainly using muscle power because you are exerting energy and force over a shorter period of time and therefore it will require less oxygen. An example of anaerobic exercise is weight lifting.

If you're looking for a precise answer including an accurate measurement of the amount of air you are taking in I would assume that the ratio of air taken in is greater than released air during exercise. Although I would think that the amount of air taken in would differ from person to person depending upon how great of shape they were in and other factors.

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