An aerobic exercise assistance apparatus 1 includes an input/output unit 131 that, under control by a control unit, gives a user a question and accepts an input of an answer from the user to the question while the user performs the aerobic exercise. The control unit controls the load application driving unit 110, 120 to change the load applied by the load application driving unit 110, 120, based on a correct answer ratio of the user for the question and timing of the answer to the question by the user.有氧運動輔助裝置1係具備輸出/輸入部131，以在使用者進行有氧運動的期間，利用控制部的控制，對使用者提出問題，輸入來自使用者對問題的回答。控制部係依據使用者回答問題的答對率、及使用者解答問題的時間點，對負荷賦予驅動部110、120進行控制以改變基於負荷賦予驅動部110、120的負荷。
