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When a sportsman runs, he gets muscle cramps. Why?

When a sportsman runs, most of the energy in the body gets consumed so in order to fulfill that, the body starts anaerobic respiration. This results in the conversion of pyruvic acid to lactic acid. The further increase in lactic acid causes in its accumulation all over the muscle, and the muscle does not relax and feels cramps.


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