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    RECOVERY vs ADAPTATION

    Sep 21, 2018 3 minutes

    Ultramarathon runners may generate so many free radicals during a race that they can damage the DNA of a significant percentage of their cells.

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    Some have seen the exercise-induced increase in free radical production as a paradox: why would an apparently healthy act — exercise — lead to detrimental effects through damage to various molecules and tissues?

    This is a misunderstanding as exercise is not necessarily the healthy act: it’s the recovery after exercise

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