A study of triathletes has revealed that the heart adapts to triathlon training by working more efficiently.

Triathlons are multi-sport events consisting of swimming, cycling and running various distances in succession.

“To our knowledge, this is the first study using MRI to investigate effects of triathlon training on cardiac adaptations,” said lead researcher Michael M. Lell, M.D., associate professor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Erlangen, Germany.

Dr. Lel

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