Author: John Noone, Assistant Professor & Course Director BSc Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Limerick

Volodymyr Burdiak/Shutterstock.com During hibernation, brown bears spend up to six months lying almost completely still, without eating, drinking or exercising. When spring arrives, they leave their dens with their muscles largely intact. For humans, the same period of inactivity would usually mean severe muscle loss, weakness and long-term health problems. Even a few weeks in […]