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Low iron affects anaerobic as well as aerobic performance, because iron is a component of a lactic acid reducing enzyme in the muscles.
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Exposed buckles on a downhill skier’s boots can slow race times by .3 seconds in a one-minute descent.
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Your pain threshold can be twice as high when exercising in a group versus exercising solo.
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A simple health class activity using only a ruler that allows you to estimate reaction times.
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A 1% gradient on a treadmill most closely simulates outdoor running.
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Hitting the wall in the marathon may not be due to glycogen depletion, but to muscle ?ber damage.

The sweet spot in modern racquets is the size of four tennis balls, but only the size of a golf ball on older wooden racquets.

A study on swimmer Ian Thorpe found that he swims so fast he generates and rides his own bow waves.
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The breaststroke, not the butterfly, uses the most calories of all the swimming strokes.
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An exercise using Swiss balls that strengthens the gluteus medius muscles for the prevention of running injuries.
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Why people often sweat immediately more after exercise than during.
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Twenty minutes of aerobic activity is a false threshold. In fact, even 10 minutes of exercise will improve aerobic fitness.

Donating blood will decrease both maximal V02 and physical performance. Its not recommended for aerobic athletes during their competitive season.
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