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This sport's athletes may be the fittest of them all, at least by one metric

NPR | By Jonathan Lambert

Published February 17, 2026 at 7:36 PM EST

Scientists have measured all kinds of athletes, and one sport consistently come out on top for maximizing the body's ability to convert oxygen to energy.

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