Studying long-term energy expenditure of athletes in sporting events ranging from 0.5 to 140 days long, researchers have calculated the limits of human endurance. Based on this research, it also turns out pregnant women are endurance masters! Kristen's Headshake co-host Nathan A. Libby pays a visit.

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References and Resources

• Article: Ultimate limit of human endurance found
• • https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48527798
• Primary Research: Extreme events reveal an alimentary limit on sustained maximal human energy expenditure
• • https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/6/eaaw0341
• Textbook: Vander's Human Physiology 13th Edition

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