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Objective To compare the effectiveness of running training, swimming training and intensified cyclic training by means of morphometry and to determine the most effective training mode to develop the aerobic ability of the skeletal muscle. study the adaptability of rat skeletal muscle to different endurance training modes. Methods Twenty-five healthy male Wistar rats of 8 weeks old were divided into five groups, 10 of them having no exercise be divided into control group 1 and control group 2, others took part in running exercise, swimming exercise and intensified cyclic exercise respectively. The rats in control group1 were killed at the beginning of the exercise. The free activity group was taken as the control group 2, the rats were not given any interventions, they could move freely in the cage and be killed at the end of the exercise (n=5). The rats in running group were forced to take part in an upward-slope (+5?) running task of medium load, the rats should kept running at the speed of 16m per minute for 45 minutes. The rats in swimming group were forced to keep swimming in the pool for 45 minutes, The rats in intensified cyclic group were kept running for 30 minutes (the running mode was same to the running group), then had a rest for 15 minutes, and at last the rats were forced to keep swimming in the pool for 30 minutes. The rats in training groups were trained for 6 days every week with 1-day rest for 8 continuous weeks. We observed the change of aerobic ability of the soles muscle in different training modes. Results The three kinds of endurance training developed the aerobic metabolism ability of skeletal muscle in rats effectively. The intensified cyclic training can do better than swimming training and running training in promoting remodeling reconstruction of skeletal muscle, and developing the muscle, function. Conclusion The intensified cyclic training can shorten the period of remodeling reconstruction of skeletal muscle, and more effective in developing the aerobic ability of the skeletal muscle than other endurance training modes.