sport

Some specialists slide to figures typical of a Formula 1.

No less than 71 centimeters separating the giant Muresan (2.31 m) from the "canijo" Bogues (1.60 m).

On a straight downhill, physical forces are put on the side of the heaviest riders. But things change if there are curves.

We anticipate it: there is no genetic or physical reason.

After a 6-year study with 15,237 people who walk and 32,216 who run, a scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has shown that we spend less energy walking than running, and that people who usually exercise on the run are slimmer.

Swimming is one of the Paralympic sports with the longest tradition, since it has been practiced without interruption since the beginning.

Whether or not you are an athletic and athletic person could be linked to the size of certain areas of your brain, according to a University of California study coordinated by Tehodore Garland. Using magnetic resonance imaging to analyze the brains of rodents raised for generations to be "natural exercise lovers," the researchers found that their midbrain was 13% larger than normal.

Without atmosphere and with less gravity, athletes would beat any land mark on our satellite. Of course, they would need special suits.