Traumatic Experiences Community Daily Check-in Tuesday 1st May 2018

Morning all

Ever wondered why your kids wear you out...why they seem to have endless energy that leaves parents and others absolutely exhausted.

I've just been reading an interesting article that describes some research on this. Published in the journal "Frontiers in Physiology" the research compared the energy output and post-exercise recovery rates from children aged 8-12, untrained adults, and endurance athletes aged 19-27. The volunteers carried out two cycling based exercies tasks over two days, to measure their aerobic metabolism and their anaerobic capabilities. Anaerobic exercise is a high intensity but short lasting activity where the body's demand for oxygen exceeds the available supply. The body copes by using energy sources stored in muscles and produces lactic acid. Too much lactic acid results in the muscles stating to fatigue. During and after each test, heart rate, oxygen levels, acidosis and blood lactate levels were measured. This assessed how their bodies produced energy as well as how they recovered from exercise. The results were fascinatiing. In all the tests the children outperformed the adults in how much energy they had and how quickly they recovered after an activity.The conclusion being that children with this incredible source of energy will continue to exhaust the adults in their lives.Phew.. we always knew this.

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