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Why do kids have more energy than adults?

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

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The Long Jump Challenge

Grown ups take longer to switch into and out of activity mode. Kids naturally have more slow twitch muscles, whereas adults have more fast twitche muscle fibres which are stronger but fatigable. Damica's mam was forty eight inches while her dad went all the way to leck 80 inches.

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