image: Researchers tracked ultra-runner Joe McConaughey at the 2022 Cocodona 250 ultramarathon to measure how much energy the human body can...
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Study participant Joe McConaughey en route to a speed record on the Arizona Trail in 2021. Credit: Michael Dillon (CC...
Studying elite athletes in real-world endurance events offers a rare glimpse into the limits of human performance. In cycling, few...
World Health Organization. Waist circumference and waist-hip ratio: report of a WHO expert consultation. World Health Organization (2008).Zhang, C., Rexrode,...
When we sleep, the body releases its 'growth hormone', building up and repairing muscles and bones – but the details...
Participants completed strenuous mental tasks while wearing a body cooling suit. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan University Performance in endurance sports, such...
