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Sports Physiology

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A trained athlete's heart can pump nearly 40 liters of blood per minute during maximal exercise—more than twice the volume of a sedentary person's heart.

Why this is interesting

You know that feeling of your heart pounding and muscles burning during a sprint? But why can a marathon runner keep going for hours? The answer lies in how your body's systems adapt to different types of exercise.