It sounds like a storyline out straight of a science fiction movie: A long, long time ago in a primordial soup far, far away, two separate entities fused in a symbiotic partnership. With their powers combined, an extravagance of living forms flourished, and life as we know it began.
But this far-fetched alien enterprise isn’t a bedtime story. Rather, it’s the science fact that drives the very origins of life on Planet Earth and how you’re able to pedal your bike up that hill.
This is the story of mitochondria, and how tending to these basic building blocks of the body can make you a better athlete—just like building on any strong foundation for training.
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What are mitochondria?
If you’re lucky enough to be able to remember back to high school biology class, you may recall being introduced to the mitochondria as…
