Endurance sports’ physical demands explain why certain events favor different body shapes.
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Endurance sports' physical demands explain why certain events favor different body shapes.
By: Chris Gorski
(ISNS) -- Olympians competing in the many endurance sporting events have such different body shapes because the physics and physiology of moving fast -- and efficiently -- require it.
A sport's physical demands dictate the dimensions of...
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