Jonathan Lambert
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For an athlete to work hard, their muscle cells need oxygen.
The more oxygen they can get, the harder they can go.
Scientists call the maximum amount of oxygen an athlete can use during exercise VO2 max.
Scientists have measured VO2 max across all kinds of athletes, and cross-country skiers consistently rank towards the top.
Steven Seiler, an exercise physiologist at the University of Agder, explains why.
That means their cardiovascular systems are working overtime to fuel all those muscles and fight gravity because they're upright.
Years of this training can push a skier's VO2 max towards its upper limits.
For an athlete to work hard, their muscle cells need oxygen.
The more oxygen they can get, the harder they can go.
Scientists call the maximum amount of oxygen an athlete can use during exercise VO2 max.
Scientists have measured VO2 max across all kinds of athletes, and cross-country skiers consistently rank towards the top.
Stephen Seiler, an exercise physiologist at the University of Agder, explains why.
That means their cardiovascular systems are working overtime to fuel all those muscles and fight gravity because they're upright.
Years of this training can push a skier's VO2 max towards its upper limits.
Cancer has a variety of causes.
Some people can't do anything about, like genetics.
But many cancers are caused by factors that may be somewhat under one's control, like smoking or drinking alcohol.