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Why Runners Have Extremely Low Heart Rates—Is It Training Or Genetics? (marathonhandbook.com)
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[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And what is the answer?

[–] pturn1@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

People who have a genetic disposition to athletics, are more likely to stay doing said athletics, when they find out they're good at it.

Pretty much a perfect example of correlation does not necessarily mean causation.