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Kärol Soodla explained that there are two main types of muscles in the human body. “There are glycolytic muscles, which produce a lot of force – for example in sprinting – and oxidative muscles, which help us maintain posture.” Photo: Pexels
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12.12.2025
The real reason some muscles never tire
At TalTech’s School of Science conference, early stage researcher Kärol Soodla from the Department of Cybernetics explained something most of us never think about: why some muscles get tired quickly, while others can hold us upright all day long.