The Tortoise and the Hare

Jon O Lundberg; Tomas Schiffer; Eddie Weitzberg; Filip J Larsen

doi:10.1016/j.tem.2023.03.003

The Tortoise and the Hare

Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Jun;34(6):317-318. doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2023.03.003. Epub 2023 Apr 14.

Authors

Jon O Lundberg¹, Tomas Schiffer², Eddie Weitzberg², Filip J Larsen³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Solna, Sweden. Electronic address: jon.lundberg@ki.se.
² Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Solna, Sweden.
³ The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, 114 33 Stockholm, Sweden.

PMID: 37062666
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2023.03.003

Abstract

Distance running requires a high absolute oxygen consumption, while for a breath-hold diver the opposite is preferable. We compared physiological exercise parameters and mitochondrial function in a competitive triathlete with those seen in an accomplished breath-hold diver and notice some remarkable differences, possibly explaining why both have become successful.

Keywords: basal metabolic rate; exercise; mitochondria; oxygen conspumption.

MeSH terms

Animals
Breath Holding
Diving* / physiology
Hares*
Humans
Oxygen Consumption / physiology
Turtles*