Scientists Have Found The Limit Of Human Physical Endurance
If you’re putting your body through a test of endurance, whether it’s running an ultramarathon or crossing Antarctica, is it “mind over matter” or is there a physical limit? A new study shows that your breaking point is not simply a matter of psychology, there might actually be a hard limit to human endurance. As reported in the journal Science Advances, even the toughest and best-trained endurance athletes are unable to burn calories at more than 2.5 times their resting metabolic rate for a sustained time. Beyond this limit, the body starts to break down its own tissues to make up for the caloric deficit. It is possible to break this 2.5 threshold for a limited period. As the study notes, some …
