Study says pregnancy is the equivalent of running a 40-week marathon

Study says pregnancy is the equivalent of running a 40-week marathonStudy says pregnancy is the equivalent of running a 40-week marathonIf Ironman races or marathons havent tested your physical core enough, try pregnancy.Carrying a baby to term was essentially like running a 40-week marathon, according to shocking new research that likened the amount of energy used as the same as top athletes.Researchers, which published the findings in Science Advances, looked at human endurance in some of the worlds toughest and longest endurance events. Data was collected from Race Across The USA, a 120-day, a 3,000-mile race that covers nearly a marathon a day for six days per week. Other events like triathlons and the Tour de France were included.When analyzing the data from the events, researchers looked into metabolic rates for participants in the events. For reference, the highest metabolic rate any human can handle is 2.5 times their resting rate.Pregnant women operate at 2.2 times their res ting metabolic rate daily, however, that sustains for far longer than any marathon runner as a muster term usually lasts for a duration of 270 days.Every mother who has gone through a pregnancy has experienced that effort themselves, Duke University professor Herman Pontzer toldTodays Parent. Pregnancy is the longest-duration, highest-energy-expenditure thing that humans can do. Mothers probably arent surprised by this.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people