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Participants (n = 7) with mitochondrial disease and controls (n = 9) were tested (ages 18\u201354 years). Mitochondrial capacity (mVO2max) was measured using the rate constant of recovery of oxygen consumption (mVO2) after exercise in the forearm flexor muscles with near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). One MITO participant was tested before and after performing 18 forearm exercise sessions in 30 days. There were no differences between MITO and AB participants in mVO2max (MITO: 1.4 \u00b1 0.1 min\u22121; AB: 1.5 \u00b1 0.3 min\u22121; p = 0.29), resting mVO2 (MITO: \u22120.4 \u00b1 0.2%\/min; AB: \u22120.3 \u00b1 0.1%\/min; p = 0.23), or initial post exercise oxygen consumption rates (MITO: 4.3 \u00b1 1.2%\/min; AB: 4.4 \u00b1 1.4%\/min; p = 0.9). Exercise oxygen desaturation was greater in MITO (39.8 \u00b1 9.7% range) than in AB (28 \u00b1 8.8% range) participants, p = 0.02. The MITO participant who trained increased her mitochondrial capacity (58%) and muscle-specific endurance (24%) and had reduced symptoms of muscle fatigue. We found no evidence supporting in vivo impairment of forearm muscle mVO2max in genetically confirmed MITO participants. This is consistent with studies that report increased mitochondrial content, which offsets the decrease in mitochondrial function. Positive muscle adaptations to endurance training appear to be possible in people with MITOs. 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